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## Meet the editors

Dr. Mattia Bartoli's research output includes 82 published peer-reviewed papers in top journals. During his time at the Biorefinery Research Group hosted by the University of Alberta, which develops new materials and new technologies, he worked closely with ForgeHydrocarbon a spin-off company focusing on innovative lipid-to-hydrocarbon technology for renewable hydrocarbon production. In 2018, he joined the Car-

bon Group, hosted by the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy, where he studied the production and use of carbon from the thermochemical conversion of waste streams for materials science applications. He is particularly interested in advanced materials such as carbon nanodots and bismuth-based materials for biological and electrochemical applications. Since 2021, Dr. Bartoli has been working on CO2 electrochemical and thermochemical conversion at the Center for Sustainable Future Technologies - CSFT@POLITO.

Mauro Giorcelli, Ph.D., is a professor of applied physics and a researcher in biochar materials. He is a member of the Carbon Group in the Department of Applied Science and Technologies (DISAT) at the Polytechnic of Turin, Italy. His main research interests are the morphological, electrical and mechanical characterizations and applications of carbon-based materials and composites. He has over 100 publications in international

journals and has been an invited speaker at several conferences. Mauro Giorcelli has recently been a guest researcher at the University of Ontario Institute of Technology in Oshawa, Ontario. He also collaborates with several international universities and research centers.

Alberto Tagliaferro obtained his degree in nuclear engineering and his Ph.D. in physics at the Polytechnic of Turin. He is an Associate Professor in the Materials Science and Chemical Engineering Department at the Polytechnic of Turin. He is head of the Carbon Group, a research group founded in 2002. His research interests have moved in recent years to biochar production and applications. He is Chair Adjunct Professor at

the University of Ontario Institute of Technology and editor of *Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology* (CREST) by Taylor and Francis, *Reviews on Advanced Materials Science* by De Gruyter, and *Micromachines* by MDPI. He is Chair of the Education Committee of IUVSTA (International Union for Vacuum Science, Technique and Applications).

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Applications and Data Analysis Using Bayesian and Conventional Statistics in Biochar Adsorption Studies for Environmental Protection *by Obey Gotore, Tirivashe Phillip Masere, Osamu Nakagoe, Vadzanayi Mushayi, Ramaraj Rameshprabu, Yuwalee Unpaprom and Tomoaki Itayama*

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PAHs, PCBs and Environmental Contamination in Char Products *by Karl Williams, Ala Khodier and Peter Bentley*
