Food production generates significant amounts of waste, especially in fruits and vegetables
processing industries (FVPI), where biodegradable lignocellulosic waste (LCW) represents approx.
25-30% of processed raw materials. In most cases, this type of waste is landfilled, representing
unsustainable practices with significant environmental hazards. Biochar, a highly carbonaceous
organic material obtained from thermochemical conversion of LCW biomass, pose significant
positive characteristics with multifunctional purpose. Biochar application might remove emerging
contaminants from wastewater, and its application on soils improves soil properties such as fertility
leading to improved crop productivity, soil pH regulation and soil CEC improvement, as well as
microbial activities enhancement. In this paper, the characterization of biochar obtained via slow
pyrolysis of peach stone (PS) is done along with its possible application as a soil amendment. This
preliminary investigation revealed that the properties of the biochar produced from PS are in line with
those necessary to act as a suitable agent for soil amendment.
