A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: The significance of modification and redox reactions

R Amen, H Bashir, I Bibi, SM Shaheen, NK Niazi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered to be the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and sustainable
sorbent that has an extraordinary potential to efficiently remove toxic elements, including …

Remediation of cadmium or arsenic contaminated water and soil by modified biochar: a review

K Zhang, Y Yi, Z Fang - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar has a high specific surface area with abundant pore structure and functional groups,
which has been widely used in remediation of cadmium or arsenic contaminated water and …

Preparation, environmental application and prospect of biochar-supported metal nanoparticles: A review

J Liu, J Jiang, Y Meng, A Aihemaiti, Y Xu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a low-cost, porous, and carbon-rich material and it exhibits a great potential as an
adsorbent and a supporting matrix due to its high surface activity, high specific surface area …

Adsorption of Pb (II) from wastewater using a red mud modified rice-straw biochar: Influencing factors and reusability

W Ahmed, S Mehmood, M Mahmood, S Ali… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient environmental remediation of toxic chemicals using effective sorbents has received
considerable attention recently. For the present study, the synthesis of a red mud/biochar …

Functionalized biochars: Synthesis, characterization, and applications for removing trace elements from water

Y Hamid, L Liu, M Usman, R Naidu, M Haris… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC) has been recognized as an effective adsorbent to remove trace elements (TEs)
from water. However, low surface functionality and small pore size can limit the adsorption …

Ball milling biochar with ammonia hydroxide or hydrogen peroxide enhances its adsorption of phenyl volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

X Zhang, X Miao, W **ang, J Zhang, C Cao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Pristine biochar (CN600), ball-milled biochar (CN600-BM), H 2 O 2 modified BM-
biochar (CN600-O), and NH 4 OH modified BM-biochar (CN600-N) derived from corn stalk …

Visualizing the emerging trends of biochar research and applications in 2019: a scientometric analysis and review

P Wu, Z Wang, H Wang, NS Bolan, Y Wang, W Chen - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biochar, derived from thermal pyrolysis of biomass, has been regarded as a low-cost,
sustainable and beneficial material and widely applied in agriculture, environment and …

Pristine and modified biochar applications as multifunctional component towards sustainable future: Recent advances and new insights

F Amalina, S Krishnan, AW Zularisam… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Employing biomass for environmental conservation is regarded as a successful and
environmentally friendly technique since they are cost-effective, renewable, and abundant …

Review on arsenic removal using biochar-based materials

PK Sharma, R Kumar, RK Singh, P Sharma… - Groundwater for …, 2022 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is a ubiquitous carcinogen element, occurring due to geogenic and
anthropogenic actions and posing major global public health concerns. This review work …

Sewage sludge derived FeCl3-activated biochars as efficient adsorbents for the treatment of toxic As (III) and Cr (VI) wastewater

C Shen, L Gu, S Chen, Y Jiang, P Huang, H Li… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective utilization and resourcelization of sewage sludge into value-added by-products and
insights into its environmental impacts during the fabrication process are urgent tasks to be …