Treatment and Potential Utilization of Contaminated Biomass After the Phytoremediation of Landfill Leachate

Abstract

The concept of linking phytoremediation approaches and thermochemical biofuel production is a potential and promising pathway towards sustainable phytoremediation processes via contaminant-free bioenergy production and compound recovery from used contaminated biomass. Successful commercialisation of the products created from contaminated biomass can lead to increased incomes, job creation and improved environmental management. The use of these methods may help reduce the prevalence of the water weeds in aquatic bodies and also help reduce the intensive use of wood fuel which usually leads to deforestation.