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From biowaste treatment to novel bio-material manufacturing:Biomaterial science and technology based on biomass pyrolysis

  • PAN Genxing ,
  • BIAN Rongjun ,
  • CHENG Kun
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  • 1. Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Center of Biomass and Green Engineering Technology, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China;
    2. Institute of Science and Technology for Bioeconomy, Jinhua 321000, China

Received date: 2017-08-10

  Revised date: 2017-10-28

  Online published: 2017-12-16

Abstract

For green development, novel technology for biowaste treatment is urged in China. Recent development of engineered biomass pyrolysis allows separation, differentiation and valorized utilization of resources associated with waste biomass, with safe reduction of potential pollutants. Such novel green technology has competitive privileges in carbon-saving, environmental safety and overall recycling over the conventional technologies. Further development of viable engineered systems for various types of biowastes will bring about a new sector of biochar-based novel biomaterial manufacture including bioenergy, biochar fertilizers and bio-nanomaterial. Such a new sector will play the roles of natural organic matter from structure to functionality, soil aggregation, and biochar as an ecosystem engineer. The development will serve the green development of China's agriculture and environment with large amount of biochar and associated biomaterials for chemical fertilizer substitution, environment pollution control and soil improvement. A potential biochar production of 0.3 billion ton per year is anticipated in the near future, which demands new science and technology of biomass and biochar, new standardization of biowaste treatment and biomaterial as well as novel production systems. Support is urged from the central government to push science and technology development so as to lead the global trend of the new bioeconomy for green development in 21st century.

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PAN Genxing , BIAN Rongjun , CHENG Kun . From biowaste treatment to novel bio-material manufacturing:Biomaterial science and technology based on biomass pyrolysis[J]. Science & Technology Review, 2017 , 35(23) : 82 -93 . DOI: 10.3981/j.issn.1000-7857.2017.23.013

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