We describe the synthesis of a series of novel nitrogen- and phosphorus-enriched biochar (activated carbon, AC) nanocomposites via the co-pyrolysis of Camellia oleifera shells (COSs) with different weight ratios of ammonium polyphosphate (APP) (w(APP): w(COSs)=1-3:1). The physicochemical characteristics of these nanocomposites (APP@ACs) were investigated via X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, N(2) adsorption/desorption analysis, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results revealed that the...