Realizing United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for Greener Remediation of Heavy Metals-Contaminated Soils by Biochar: Emerging Trends and Future Directions

Mahmoud Mazarji, Muhammad Tukur Bayero, Tatiana Minkina, Svetlana Sushkova, Saglara Mandzhieva, Andrey Tereshchenko, Anna Timofeeva, Tatiana Bauer, Marina Burachevskaya, Rıdvan Kızılkaya, Coşkun Gülser and Chetan Keswani
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Mahmoud Mazarji: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Muhammad Tukur Bayero: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Tatiana Minkina: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Svetlana Sushkova: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Saglara Mandzhieva: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Andrey Tereshchenko: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Anna Timofeeva: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Tatiana Bauer: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Marina Burachevskaya: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia
Rıdvan Kızılkaya: Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun 55080, Turkey
Coşkun Gülser: Department of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Faculty of Agriculture, Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun 55080, Turkey
Chetan Keswani: Academy of Biology and Biotechnology Named D.I. Ivanovsky, Southern Federal University, 344006 Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 24, 1-12

Abstract: The remediation of heavy metals (HMs) in soil is always an important topic, as environmental contamination by HMs is of serious concern. Numerous potential advantages, especially integrated with biochar produced from various biomass, might provide an ecologically beneficial tool for achieving the UN’s sustainable development objectives for greener soil remediation. The aim of this study was to address how the soil-science professions may best successfully utilize biochar for greener remediation of HMs-contaminated soils. In this context, the biochar preparation method from different agricultural feedstock, and its use as a soil amendment for remediation of HMs-contaminated soil, were discussed. Furthermore, biochar-based nanocomposites containing functional materials have lately attracted much interest because of the unique properties emerging from their nanoscale size compartment, and present good promise in terms of reactivity and stability. The utility and potency of biochar-based nanocomposites, on the other hand, are determined by their ability to adapt to particular site circumstances and soil qualities. This overview summarized the current advances in the application for the remediation of HMs-polluted soils. Future views on the usage and possibilities for deploying biochar-based nanocomposites in polluted soils were discussed.

Keywords: biochar; nanomaterials; heavy metals; contaminated soil; soil remediation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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