Roles of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter in soil amendment and environmental remediation: a critical review

Y Sun, X **ong, M He, Z Xu, D Hou, W Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar is an emerging, cost-effective, and renewable carbonaceous material with abundant
functional groups and tuneable mesoporous structure, showing a promising performance in …

Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: a review

A El-Naggar, AH El-Naggar, SM Shaheen… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar application has multiple benefits for soil fertility improvement and climate change
mitigation. Biochar can act as a source of nutrients and sequester carbon (C) in the soil. The …

Chemical and biological immobilization mechanisms of potentially toxic elements in biochar-amended soils

T Bandara, A Franks, J Xu, N Bolan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The application of biochars for the remediation of water and soils contaminated with
potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has seen a recent growing interest. The mechanisms of …

Biochar-based adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture: A critical review

PD Dissanayake, S You, AD Igalavithana, Y **a… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas contributing to global
warming, causing tremendous impacts on the global ecosystem. Fossil fuel combustion is …

Effects of microplastics on the transport of soil dissolved organic matter in the loess plateau of China

Z Guo, P Li, X Yang, Z Wang, Y Wu, G Li… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Microplastics (MPs) pollution and dissolved organic matter (DOM) affect soil quality and
functions. However, the effect of MPs on DOM and underlying mechanisms have not been …

Biochar-induced metal immobilization and soil biogeochemical process: an integrated mechanistic approach

A El-Naggar, MH Lee, J Hur, YH Lee… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The nature of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (DOM) has a crucial role in the
interactions between biochar and metal immobilization, carbon dynamics, and microbial …

Comparison of biochars derived from different types of feedstock and their potential for heavy metal removal in multiple-metal solutions

JJ Zhao, XJ Shen, X Domene, JM Alcañiz, X Liao… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Three different types of feedstocks and their biochars were used to remove Cr (III), Cd (II), Cu
(II) and Pb (II) ions from a mixture of multiple heavy metals. The effect of the initial …

Cleaner production of agriculturally valuable benignant materials from industry generated bio-wastes: A review

B Ravindran, N Karmegam, A Yuvaraj… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bio-wastes from different agro-based industries are increasing at a rapid rate with the
growing human population's demand for the products. The industries procure raw materials …

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions by biochar prepared from the pyrolysis of mixed municipal discarded material

J Hoslett, H Ghazal, N Mohamad, H Jouhara - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the adsorption of organic compounds in aqueous solution to biochar
adsorbent, using methylene blue as an indicator for adsorption. Biochar was produced by …

Municipal solid waste derived biochars for wastewater treatment: Production, properties and applications

N Li, M He, X Lu, B Yan, X Duan, G Chen… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
A huge amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) is produced with urbanization process,
posing serious threats to the surroundings and human health. The preparation of MSW …