Char-based Composites Production, Characterization, Limitations and Emerging Applications Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering Series

Char-based Composites: Production, Characterization, Limitations and Emerging Applications provides the reader with a wide spectrum of information on char and biochar-based composites. Emphasis is placed on their production, characterization, applications, and limitations towards commercialization. The book's chapters concentrate on char/biochar as nanofillers in composite materials which are currently used in various advanced technologies including nanotechnology, environmental sectors (gas cleaning and wastewater treatments), energy storage, and solid fuel and catalysts.

This book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, as well as biotechnologists working in the development of advanced char and biochar-based composite materials.

1. Introduction to the Char, Biochar, and its Composites in Various Potential Applications – A Review
2. Char and Biochar Production: Optimal Technology, Applications and Current Limitations in the Industrial Sector
3. Char/Biochar from Plastic and Agricultural Waste as Nanofillers in Composites
4. Physical and Chemical Characterization of Char, Biochar and Its Composite
5. Characterization and Manufacturing Technology of Cellulose Nano-char as Natural Feedstocks for Advanced Carbon Materials in Soil Remediation
6. Frontier Technology of Hydrogel Biochar Composites (HBC) for Wastewater Treatments
7. Application of Char and Biochar Composites for Gas Cleaning Technology: Hydrogel Biochar Composites (HBC)
8. Emerging Development of Char and Biochar Composites for Energy Storage
9. Char as Potential Solid Fuel
10. Application of Biochar and Biochar Composites as Catalyst
11. Toxicity Screening of Char and Biochar Composites
12. Char composite-based Circular Economy

W.A.K.G. Wan Azlina is a researcher and professor of bioenergy and environmental engineering in the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM). She is also Head of the Sustainable Process Engineering Research Centre (SPERC) at UPM. Her research background focuses mainly on the sustainable chemical valorisation of biomass and wastes to bioenergy, biofuels, and biomaterials. She has published vastly in reputable journals and conference proceedings (>300), as well as book chapters and has been the recipient of many prestigious awards including Malaysia’s L’oreal Fellowship for Women in Science (FWIS) and Top Research Scientist Malaysia (TRSM 2021). She has also been actively involved in numerous professional bodies or organizations namely the Chemical Engineering Technical Division (CETD), Institute of Engineers Malaysia (2014-2016) and the Young Scientist Network (YSN) (2018-2022).
S.M. Sapuan is an ‘A’ grade Professor of Composite Materials in the Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, at the Universiti Putra Malaysia. He is also Head of the Advanced Engineering Materials and Composite Research Centre (AEMC) at UPM. He attained his BEng in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, in Australia, and then went on to receive his MSc in Engineering Design, and PhD in Materials Engineering, from De Montfort University in the UK. He is a Professional Engineer, and a fellow of many professional societies including the Society of Automotive Engineers; The Academy of Science Malaysia; the International Society for Development and Sustainability; the Plastic and Rubber Institute Malaysia (PRIM); the Malaysian Scientific Association and the Institute of Materials Malaysia. He is an Honorary Member and past Vice President of the Asian Polymer Association and Founding Chairman and Honorary Member of The Society of Sugar Palm Development and Industry, Malaysia. During the course of his career, he has pr