Biochar-based composites for remediation of polluted wastewater and soil environments: Challenges and prospects

E Issaka, FO Fapohunda, JNO Amu-Darko, L Yeboah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes are the main environmental
contaminants that have serious effects on both land and aquatic lives and necessitate the …

[PDF][PDF] Biochar: A review of its history, characteristics, factors that influence its yield, methods of production, application in wastewater treatment and recent …

NS Kamarudin, FA Dahalan, M Hasan… - Biointerface Res. Appl …, 2022 - academia.edu
Biochar can alleviate several issues, and it should also be inexpensive to produce. Most
biochars have a high pore structure and diverse functional groups that assist in the …

Palm leaves based biochar: advanced material characterization and heavy metal adsorption study

IW Almanassra, A Chatla, Y Zakaria… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
The current report provides the synthesis and characterization of palm tree leaves biochar
(PL-BC) prepared by simple thermal pyrolysis at 550° C, which was then used for the …

Remote sensing, geophysics, and modeling to support precision agriculture—part 2: irrigation management

A Pradipta, P Soupios, N Kourgialas, M Doula, Z Dokou… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Food and water security are considered the most critical issues globally due to the projected
population growth placing pressure on agricultural systems. Because agricultural activity is …

Mitigation of arsenic release by calcium peroxide (CaO2) and rice straw biochar in paddy soil

HB Kim, JG Kim, DS Alessi, K Baek - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar has a great potential in the stabilization of soil heavy metals; however, the
application can actually enhance the mobility of Arsenic (As) in soil. Here, a biochar-coupled …

Real-time monitoring of organic contaminant adsorption in activated carbon filters using spectral induced polarization

SB Moshe, A Furman - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Real-time, in-situ monitoring of adsorption processes in activated carbon (AC) filters may
advance the effectiveness, reliability and economical value of such systems. In this study …

[HTML][HTML] Soils and beyond: optimizing sustainability opportunities for biochar

DL Gelardi, SJ Parikh - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is most commonly considered for its use as a soil amendment, where it has gained
attention for its potential to improve agricultural production and soil health. Twenty years of …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of arsenic on Fe-modified biochar and monitoring using spectral induced polarization

P Kirmizakis, B Tawabini, OM Siddiq, D Kalderis… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
This work demonstrates the potential of Fe-modified biochar for the treatment of arsenic (As)
simulated wastewater and the monitoring of adsorption in real-time. Specifically, we propose …

Integrated environmental characterization and assessment of an exposed historic manure repository

P Kirmizakis, HR Hinojosa-Prieto, F Bilias… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Historic manure stockpiled (active from 1935 through 2018) in a repository mound
approximately 15 m high with a 31,415.93 m 2 footprint was sampled from various depths at …

The physicochemical interacting mechanisms and real-time spectral induced polarization monitoring of lead remediation by an aeolian soil

YX Yang, LL Meng, S Zhou, M **a, B Bate - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Compared to traditional lead-remediating materials, natural-occurring paleosol is ubiquitous
and could be a promising alternative due to its rich content in calcite, a substance known for …