ABSTRACT
The utilization of biochar produced from waste biomass with improved structural and functional features has gathered great attention toward the treatment of textile industry effluents and other environmental remediation applications. Considering the necessity of efficient and cost-effective biochar-based wastewater treatment processes for the textile industries, the present chapter discusses in detail the feedstocks, methods, and challenges for the synthesis of biochar. Moreover, the factors affecting biochar production have been critically reviewed. The present chapter also focuses on various functionalization methodologies of biochar for the adsorption and separation of toxic dyes and heavy metals from textile industry effluent. Further, the scope over improvements has been discussed for enhancing the overall efficiency of biochar for the treatment of hazardous industrial effluents.
