Novel insights into the adsorption of organic contaminants by biochar: a review

Z Luo, B Yao, X Yang, L Wang, Z Xu, X Yan, L Tian… - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
With rising concerns in the practical application of biochar for the remediation of
environment influenced by various organic contaminants, a critical review to facilitate …

Biochar for the removal of emerging pollutants from aquatic systems: a review

M Dong, L He, M Jiang, Y Zhu, J Wang… - International journal of …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Water contaminated with emerging pollutants has become a serious environmental issue
globally. Biochar is a porous and carbon-rich material produced from biomass pyrolysis and …

Biochar aging: mechanisms, physicochemical changes, assessment, and implications for field applications

L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, YS Ok… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Biochar has triggered a black gold rush in environmental studies as a carbon-rich material
with well-developed porous structure and tunable functionality. While much attention has …

How do different feedstocks and pyrolysis conditions effectively change biochar modification scenarios? A critical analysis of engineered biochars under H2O2 …

M Ghorbani, P Konvalina… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Biochar oxidation is known as a modification method to enhance the beneficial sorption
characteristics of biochar. To explore this, a comparative physio-chemical analysis of non …

Nanobiochar for the remediation of contaminated soil and water: challenges and opportunities

M Jiang, L He, NK Niazi, H Wang, W Gustave… - Biochar, 2023‏ - Springer
Although research on biochar has received increasing attention for environmental and
agricultural applications, the significance of nanobiochar for environmental pollutant …

A meta-analysis of heavy metal bioavailability response to biochar aging: Importance of soil and biochar properties

C Yuan, B Gao, Y Peng, X Gao, B Fan… - Science of the Total …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely applied to remediate the heavy metal-polluted soils, whereas
biochar aging can induce the changes of the biochar physic-chemical properties …

Quantitative analysis on the mechanism of Cd2+ removal by MgCl2-modified biochar in aqueous solutions

G Yin, L Tao, X Chen, NS Bolan, B Sarkar, Q Lin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
In this study, a pristine biochar (BC) and MgCl 2-modified biochar (MBC) were prepared
using Pennisetum sp. straw for removing Cd 2+ from aqueous solutions. Scanning electron …

Competitive adsorption behaviors and mechanisms of Cd, Ni, and Cu by biochar when coexisting with microplastics under single, binary, and ternary systems

Z Meng, J Wu, S Huang, L **n, Q Zhao - Science of the Total Environment, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In this study, the effects of coexistence with microplastics and co-ageing with the soil on
adsorption behaviors and mechanisms of biochar for heavy metals were investigated …

Agricultural strategies to reduce cadmium accumulation in crops for food safety

S Mubeen, W Ni, C He, Z Yang - Agriculture, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Cadmium (Cd) contamination in edible agricultural products, especially in crops, has raised
worldwide concerns regarding food safety consumption. This review summarizes the current …

Effect of ageing on biochar properties and pollutant management

Y Liu, J Chen - Chemosphere, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich pyrogenic material for multifunctional environmental applications
such as carbon sequestration, soil amendment, and pollutant management, etc. Owing to …