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| Keywords: | Forest soils, global change, greenhouse gas emissions, land reclamation, wastewater treatment |
Dr. Scott Chang is a Professor in the Department of Renewable Resources at the University of Alberta. He received his education from the University of British Columbia (Ph.D. in forest soils), the Chinese Academy of Sciences (M.Sc. in soil ecology) and Zhejiang Agricultural University (B.Sc. in soil science and agricultural chemistry).
His main research interests are in forest soils, biogeochemistry, and the application of soil science in land reclamation, agriculture, forestry, and global change. In his Future Energy Systems project, he is developing novel materials from agricultural/forestry waste products using three approaches: production of biochars through pyrolysis in a muffle furnace or in a microwave, and production of hydrochars through hydrothermal carbonization under high temperature and pressure. The feedstock type and production conditions for biochars and hydrochars are being optimized to produce novel materials that are effective for the removal of toxic metals from wastewater. The effectiveness and mechanisms of biochars/hydrochars for wastewater treatment are being studied using adsorption/desorption experiments. The stability of metals adsorbed on to biochars/hydrochars are being studied and the techniques are being scaled up for potential industrial applications (e.g., in constructed wetlands).
Dr. Chang is currently a regional editor for Biology and Fertility of Soils, and an editorial board member for Pedosphere and Forests. He served as Chair of the Soil Fertility and Plant Nutrition Commission of the International Union of Soil Science, Chair for the Forest, Range and Wildland Soils Division of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA), and Chair of the Alberta Soil Science Workshop. He was an editor for special issues for the Canadian Journal of Soil Science and an associate editor/guest editor for Journal of Environmental Quality, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Forests, Forest Ecology and Management, and the Canadian Journal of Soil Science. He is a Fellow of the Soil Science Society of America (2016), American Society of Agronomy (2016), and the Canadian Society of Soil Science (2018). FES Funded ProjectsOutputs
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| Future Energy Systems (FES) Resilient Reclaimed Land and Water Systems WorkshopFuture Energy Systems (FES) Resilient Reclaimed Land and Water Systems Workshop, University of Alberta, January 07, 2020. 7-395 Donadeo Innovation Centre for Engineering (ICE). 22 research presentations; 35 participants.T10-P04, T10-P04B, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H, T10-P04I University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-01-07 | Naeth, M., Gamal El-Din, M., Dev Jennings, Chang, S., Boluk, Y., Siddique, T., Adamowicz, V., Ullah, A., Serpe, M., Wilkinson, S., Chelme-Ayala, P., Grant K Hauer, Lingling Yang, Christopher Nzediegwu, Soliu Ganiyu, Shailesh Sable, Zuo Tong How, Muhammad Arslan, Vartuhi Tonoyan, Yihan Zhao, Irum Zahara, Stephanie Chute-Ibsen, Maggie Cascadden, Kylie Heales, Qiuyun Lu, Lingjun Meng, Monsuru Suara, Deborah Crominski da Silva Medeiros, Akeem Olawale Bello, Zhexuan An, Yue Ju, Zhanji Zhang, Huile Gu, Tam, K., Catherine Tays | | Master of Science Recruitment ScholarshipT10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2019-09-01 | Huile Gu | | Doug Penney AwardT10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2019-09-01 | Huile Gu | | Alberta Graduate Excellence AwardT10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2019-09-01 | Huile Gu | | Cadmium Stability In Spent Biochar In Electrolyte Solutions And SoilsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-12-08 | | | Adsorption Of Heavy Metals By Biochar: Experimental And Literature AnalysesT10-P04, T10-P04A | Publication | 2023-10-01 | Huile Gu | | Energy Explorers Connects Research With FamiliesT10-P04, T10-P04G, T10-P04A | Activity | 2022-11-15 | Jerico Fiestas Flores, Abhijeet Pathy | | University of Alberta Graduate ScholarshipT10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2022-01-01 | Abhijeet Pathy | | Canadian Land Reclamation Association Student Award 2023T10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2023-02-24 | Abhijeet Pathy | | Bern and Donna Kotelko Travel AwardT10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2023-09-29 | Abhijeet Pathy | | Professor JB McQuitty Graduate ScholarshipT10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2023-09-01 | Abhijeet Pathy | | Donald A Shaw Memorial Graduate ScholarshipT10-P04, T10-P04A | Award | 2023-09-01 | Abhijeet Pathy | | Resilient Reclaimed Land And Water Systems WorkshopOrganized and participated in a FES Resilient Reclaimed Land and Water Systems Theme Workshop to develop the theme's research goals and direction for the entire FES program. T10-P04, T10-P04B, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H University of Alberta | Activity | 2017-09-25 | Naeth, M., Gamal El-Din, M., Dev Jennings, Chelme-Ayala, P., Wilkinson, S., Chang, S., Siddique, T., Adamowicz, V., Boluk, Y., Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Ullah, A. | | Resilient Reclaimed Land And Water Systems WorkshopOrganized and participated in FES Resilient Reclaimed Land and Water Systems Theme Workshop to share research results achieved to date, to obtain input from others on research projects, to discuss within and between theme collaborations and to plan for future research.T10-P04, T10-P04B, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-01-22 | Naeth, M., Gamal El-Din, M., Dev Jennings, Chelme-Ayala, P., Wilkinson, S., Adamowicz, V., Chang, S., Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Siddique, T., Ullah, A., Rongfu Huang, Muhammad Arshad, Mingyu Li, Youngbin Joo, Selamawit Messele, Jin-Hyeob Kwak, Md Shahinoor Islam, Siyuan Wang, Abdallatif Abdalrhman, Stephanie Chute-Ibsen, Abimbola Ojekanmi, Rui Qin, Lei Zhang, Irum Zahara | | Reclaimed Resilient Land And Water Systems – WaterPoster presented at the Future Energy Systems (FES) Research Open House and Poster Session, October 12, 2017, University of Alberta.T10-P04 University of Alberta | Activity | 2017-10-12 | Gamal El-Din, M., Naeth, M., Dev Jennings, Adamowicz, V., Boluk, Y., Chang, S., Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Siddique, T., Ullah, A. | | Reclaimed Resilient Land And Water Systems – LandPoster presented at the Future Energy Systems (FES) Research Open House and Poster Session, October 12, 2017, University of Alberta. T10-P04 University of Alberta | Activity | 2017-10-12 | Naeth, M., Gamal El-Din, M., Dev Jennings, Adamowicz, V., Boluk, Y., Chang, S., Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Siddique, T., Ullah, A. | | Reclaimed Resilient Land And Water Systems – Success IndicatorsPoster presented at the Future Energy Systems (FES) Research Open House and Poster Session, October 12, 2017, University of Alberta.
T10-P04, T10-P04H University of Alberta | Activity | 2017-10-12 | Dev Jennings, Naeth, M., Gamal El-Din, M., Adamowicz, V., Boluk, Y., Chang, S., Lianne Michelle Lefsrud, Siddique, T., Ullah, A. | | Characterizing And Optimizing Biochars For Contaminant Removal From WastewaterT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-11-03 | | | Optimizing Biochar Properties For Environmental ApplicationsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-06-10 | | | Materials Synthesis and Development For Utilization In Land And Water ReclamationT10-P04, T10-P04B, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-10-03 | Gamal El-Din, M., Naeth, M., Dev Jennings, Boluk, Y., Chang, S., Siddique, T., Ullah, A. | | Resilient Reclaimed Land And Water SystemsT10-P04, T10-P04B, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-10-03 | Naeth, M., Dev Jennings, Gamal El-Din, M., Adamowicz, V., Boluk, Y., Chang, S., Siddique, T., Ullah, A. | | Reclamation Success Indicators, Criteria And Policy For Energy SystemsT10-P04, T10-P04B, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-10-03 | | | Effects Of Feedstock Type, Pyrolysis Temperature, And Steam Activation On Biochar Properties And Lead (II) AdsorptionT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-02-20 | | | Developing Novel Materials For Reclamation And Remediation Of Land And WaterT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-01-08 | | | FellowshipT10-P04 University of Alberta | Award | 2018-04-01 | | | Resilient Reclaimed Land And Water Systems WorkshopAnnual theme workshop held to share research results to date and discuss theme's future directions. This year we had a number of guests from Alberta Environment and Parks attend. T10-P04, T10-P04B, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-12-11 | Naeth, M., Dev Jennings, Gamal El-Din, M., Chelme-Ayala, P., Wilkinson, S., Adamowicz, V., Boluk, Y., Chang, S., Ullah, A., Zhanji Zhang, Mingyu Li, Irum Zahara, Stephanie Chute-Ibsen, Laura Bony, Yihan Zhao, Dhar, A., Selamawit Messele, Rongfu Huang, Abdallatif Abdalrhman, Lei Zhang, Siyuan Wang, Maggie Cascadden, Kylie Heales, Rui Qin, Lingjun Meng, Zhijun Luo, Chelsea Benally, Rosheen Tetzlaff, Lingling Yang, "Gary Byrtus ", "Chi Chen ", "Kyle Jones ", "Premee Mohamed ", "Natasha Page ", "Shane Patterson ", Tam, K. | | Effects Of Feedstock, Pyrolysis Temperature, And Activation On Biochar Properties And Pb (II) AdsorptionPresentationT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2018-12-11 | | | Biochar Properties And Lead(II) Adsorption Capacity Depend On Feedstock Type, Pyrolysis Temperature, And Steam ActivationT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2019-05-20 | | | Biochar Surface Complexation And Ni(II), Cu(II), And Cd(II) Adsorption In Aqueous Solutions Depend On Feedstock TypeT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-01-08 | | | Biochar Surface Complexation And Heavy Metal Adsorption In Aqueous Solution Depend On Their Feedstock TypeOral presentation at the 2019 Joint Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society of Soil Science (CSSS) and the Canadian Society for Agricultural and Forest Meteorology (CSAFM), Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, July 9-13, 2019.T10-P04 University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-07-09 | | | Effects Of Feedstock Type, Pyrolysis Temperature, And Steam Activation On Biochar Properties And Lead(II) AdsorptionPoster presentation at the 2019 Future Energy Systems (FES) Student & Post-Doctoral Fellow Colloquium, University of Alberta, May 07, 2019.T10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-05-07 | | | Modifying Biochar Properties For Environmental ApplicationsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-09-12 | | | Biochar Application In Forests: Effects On Soil Properties And ProcessesInvited keynote talk.T10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-11-11 | | | Effects Of Feedstock Type, Pyrolysis Temperature, And Steam Activation On Biochar Properties And Lead(II) AdsorptionT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-06-12 | | | Biochar Property And Lead(II) Adsorption Capacity Depend On Feedstock Type, Pyrolysis Temperature, And Steam ActivationT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-11-11 | | | Hydrochar As A Potential Adsorbent For Reclaiming Contaminated Soils: An Insight From pH And Electrical ConductivityT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-02-19 | | | Biochar Surface Complexation And Heavy Metal Adsorption In Aqueous Solution Depend On Their Feedstock TypePoster presentation T10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-05-07 | | | An Integrated Treatment System For Sustainable Clean WaterDevelopment of interdisciplinary research on integrated treatment approaches for energy systems process water. Submitted NOI to New Frontiers Research Fund Transformation program. T10-P04, T10-P04E, T10-P04F, T10-P04H University of Alberta | Activity | 2019-12-16 | Naeth, M., Gamal El-Din, M., Adamowicz, V., Chang, S., Bipro Dhar, Stafford, J., "Patrick Hanington ", "Maricor Arlos ", "Xiaoli Fan ", "Mark Servos ", "Dion Dionysiou ", "Sandra Contreras " | | Hydrochar: A Carbon-Rich Material To Treat Process WaterT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-02-20 | | | Fuel, Thermal And Surface Properties Of Microwave-Pyrolyzed Biochars Depend On Feedstock Type And Pyrolysis TemperatureT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-10-19 | | | Carbonization Temperature And Feedstock Type Interactively Affect Chemical, Fuel, And Surface Properties Of HydrocharsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-03-13 | | | Lead(II) Adsorption On Microwave-Pyrolyzed Biochars And Hydrochars Depends On Feedstock Type And Production TemperatureT10-P04, T10-P04F University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-01-29 | | | Improper Solid Waste Management Increases Potential For COVID-19 Spread In Developing CountriesT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-05-14 | | | Carboxyl And Hydroxyl Groups Enhance Ammonium Adsorption Capacity Of Iron (III) Chloride And Hydrochloric Acid Modified BiocharsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2020-04-16 | Siyuan Wang, "S Ai ", Christopher Nzediegwu, Jin-Hyeob Kwak, Md Shahinoor Islam, "Y Li ", Chang, S. | | Elemental Composition Of Biochars Is Affected By Methods Used For Its DeterminationT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2021-05-08 | | | Feedstock Type Drives Lead(II) Adsorption On Microwave-Pyrolyzed Biochars In Aqueous Solutions More Than Pyrolysis TemperatureVirtual Poster PresentationT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-02-23 | | | Coexistence Of Polyethylene Microplastics And Biochar Increases Ammonium Sorption In An Aqueous SolutionT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-12-15 | | | Biomass Conversion Method Controls Chemical, Fuel And Surface Properties Of CharsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-11-23 | | | Development Of Hydrochar For The Treatment Of Oil Sands Process WaterT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-12-08 | | | Interactive Effect Of Feedstock Type And Production Temperature On Hydrochar Adsorption Capacity For Lead In Aqueous SolutionsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2020-10-25 | | | Hydrochar And Liquid-Phase Properties Depend On Feedstock Type And Temperature Used For Hydrothermal ProcessingT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-06-07 | | | Researchers Are Refining Recipes For Biochar That Benefits Industry And The EnvironmentThe University of Alberta’s Folio featured Dr Scott Chang and Dr MA Naeth’s work on biochars in the article “Researchers are refining recipes for biochar that benefits industry and the environment” by Bev BetkowskiT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2021-03-29 | | | Effects Of Nitric Acid Modification On Hydrochar’s Combustion, Fuel And Thermal Properties Are Dependent On Feedstock TypeT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-04-30 | | | Biochar Production From Lignocellulosic And Non-Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Conventional And Microwave HeatingT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2022-05-23 | | | Production Conditions Affect Hydrochar’s Value As Solid FuelsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-10-24 | | | Pb-saturated Biochar-Soil Interactions: Contamination Risks And Release Dynamics Of PbT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2023-02-24 | | | Feedstock Type And Pyrolysis Temperature Drive Properties Of Activated And Non-Activated BiocharsT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2022-05-05 | | | Biochar Affects Compressive Strength Of Portland Cement Composites: A Meta-AnalysisT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-03-06 | Zhihao Zhao, Ali El-Naggar, "Johnson Kau ", "Chris Olson ", "Douglas Tomlinson ", Chang, S. | | Biochar And Soil Properties Affect Remediation Of Zn Contamination By Biochar: A Global Meta-AnalysisT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-12-23 | Ali El-Naggar, "Wenting Jiang ", "Ronggui Tang ", "Yanjiang Cai ", Chang, S. | | Biochar Seeding Properties Affect Struvite Crystallization For Soil ApplicationT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2023-04-13 | "Nageshwari Krishnamoorthy ", Christopher Nzediegwu, Xiaohui Mao, Zeng, H., "Balasubramanian Paramasivan ", Chang, S. | | Lead-Saturated Biochar-Soil Interactions: Contamination Risks And Release Dynamics Of LeadT10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Activity | 2023-09-06 | | | Biochar Modulating Soil Biological Health: A ReviewCollaborative peer reivewed papers which incorporated findings from FES bichar research conducted by Drs Scott Chang and Al El-Naggar. T10-P04, T10-P04A University of Alberta | Publication | 2024-03-01 | "Shiv Bolan ", "Santanu Mukherjee ", "Shailja Sharma ", "Manish Kumar ", "Srinivasa Rao ", K C Nataraj, "Gurwinder Singh ", "Ajayan Vinu ", "Arnab Bhowmik ", "Harmandeep Sharma ", Ali El-Naggar, Chang, S., "Deyi Hou ", "Jorg Rinklebe ", "Hailong Wang ", "Kadambot Siddique ", "Lynette Abbott ", M B Kirkham, "Nanthi Bolan " |
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