Project mission
New strategies for the bioremediation of soil polluted by heavy metals can be combined with biochar obtained from the pyrolysis of residual biomass from organic farming as a process facilitator. The full potential of this approach is achieved by functionalizing the biochar through the addition of microorganisms or nanomaterials and testing in agricultural soil on tomato and rice plants. To quantify the scalability and compare the overall effectiveness of the approach, a life cycle and cost-benefit analysis of biochar-assisted remediation in both Italy and China is conducted.
