@Article{jrm.2020.011887,
AUTHOR = {Shuai Tang, Zixin Wang, Zhidan Liu, Yuanhui Zhang, Buchun Si},
TITLE = {The Role of Biochar to Enhance Anaerobic Digestion: A Review},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Renewable Materials},
VOLUME = {8},
YEAR = {2020},
NUMBER = {9},
PAGES = {1033--1052},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jrm/v8n9/39616},
ISSN = {2164-6341},
ABSTRACT = {Biochar, one of the products of thermochemical conversion of biomass,
possesses specific physiochemical properties such as conductivity, pore adsorption, surface functional groups, and cation exchange capacity. Anaerobic digestion (AD) as a classical bio-wastes conversion technology, suffers from
inhibitions, process instability, and methanogenic inefficiency which limit its effi-
ciency. With the advantages of pH buffering, functional microbes enrichment,
inhibitors alleviating, and direct interspecies electron transfer (DIET) accelerating,
biochar suggests a promising application as additives for AD. Herein, this paper
reviewed the noting physicochemical properties of biochar, and discussed its roles
and related mechanisms in AD. Further, this paper highlighted the advantages and
drawbacks, and pointed out the corresponding challenges and prospects for future
research and application of biochar amending AD.},
DOI = {10.32604/jrm.2020.011887}
}