Emerging application of biochar as a renewable and superior filler in polymer composites

• Main Authors: Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Tengku Arisyah, Yee-Foong, Lawrence Ng, Lawal, Abubakar Abdullahi, Ahmad Farid, Mohammed Abdillah, Mohd Yusuf, Mohd Zulkhairi, Hassan, Mohd Ali, Ariffin, Hidayah
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2022
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/101238/; https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2022/ra/d2ra01897g
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Biochar is conventionally and widely used for soil amendment or as an adsorbent for water treatment. Nevertheless, the need for transition to renewable materials has resulted in an expansion of biochar for use as a filler for polymer composites. The aim is to enhance the physical, chemical, mechanic...