Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

M He, Z Xu, D Hou, B Gao, X Cao, YS Ok… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Biochar, a carbon-rich material made from the partial combustion of biomass wastes, is an
emerging material of interest as it can remediate pollutants and serve as a negative carbon …

Current research trends on emerging contaminants pharmaceutical and personal care products (PPCPs): a comprehensive review

M Kumar, S Sridharan, AD Sawarkar, A Shakeel… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pharmaceutical and personnel care products (PPCPs) from wastewater are a potential
hazard to the human health and wildlife, and their occurrence in wastewater has caught the …

Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

AV Baskar, N Bolan, SA Hoang, P Sooriyakumar… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption is the most widely adopted, effective, and reliable treatment process for the
removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater. One of the major issues …

Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

N Bolan, SA Hoang, J Beiyuan… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional
groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements and challenges in emerging applications of biochar-based catalysts

X Yuan, Y Cao, J Li, AK Patel, CD Dong, X **… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sustainable utilization of biochar produced from biomass waste could substantially
promote the development of carbon neutrality and a circular economy. Due to their cost …

A critical review on biochar for enhancing biogas production from anaerobic digestion of food waste and sludge

M Kumar, S Dutta, S You, G Luo, S Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The conversion of food waste and sludge into biogas via anaerobic digestion technology is
gaining attention in recent years, which plays a significant role in waste valorization into …

[HTML][HTML] Antimony contamination and its risk management in complex environmental settings: a review

N Bolan, M Kumar, E Singh, A Kumar, L Singh… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimony (Sb) is introduced into soils, sediments, and aquatic environments from various
sources such as weathering of sulfide ores, leaching of mining wastes, and anthropogenic …

Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review

K Abhishek, A Shrivastava, V Vimal, AK Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global temperature, pollution load, and energy crises are serious problems, recently
facing the world. Scientists around the world are ambitious to find eco-friendly and cost …

Biochar as construction materials for achieving carbon neutrality

Y Zhang, M He, L Wang, J Yan, B Ma, X Zhu, YS Ok… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Biochar is a waste-derived material that can sequester carbon at a large scale. The
development of low-carbon and sustainable biochar-enhanced construction materials has …

Modified biochar as a green adsorbent for removal of hexavalent chromium from various environmental matrices: mechanisms, methods, and prospects

S Ambika, M Kumar, L Pisharody, M Malhotra… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) contamination has gained interest from regulatory
authorities due to its high toxicity and carcinogenicity. Different approaches have been …