Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

Application of biochar for the adsorption of organic pollutants from wastewater: Modification strategies, mechanisms and challenges

B Qiu, Q Shao, J Shi, C Yang, H Chu - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an efficient and low-cost adsorbent, biochar has been widely used in the adsorption and
removal of dyes, antibiotics and phenols from wastewater. Biochar is produced with gas and …

Engineered biochar for environmental decontamination in aquatic and soil systems: a review

H Chen, Y Gao, J Li, Z Fang, N Bolan, A Bhatnagar… - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Contamination of aquatic and soil systems by organic and inorganic pollutants has become
a serious issue of concern worldwide. Viable and cost-effective solutions are urgently …

A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: production, characteristics, and environmental applications

HKS Panahi, M Dehhaghi, YS Ok, AS Nizami… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
A sustainable management of environment and agriculture is crucial to protect soil, water,
and air during intensified agriculture practices as well as huge industrial and transportation …

Recent advances in the valorization of plant biomass

P Ning, G Yang, L Hu, J Sun, L Shi, Y Zhou… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Plant biomass is a highly abundant renewable resource that can be converted into several
types of high-value-added products, including chemicals, biofuels and advanced materials …

Adsorptive removal of cationic methylene blue and anionic Congo red dyes using wet-torrefied microalgal biochar: Equilibrium, kinetic and mechanism modeling

KL Yu, XJ Lee, HC Ong, WH Chen, JS Chang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic dyes of
methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) onto wet-torrefied Chlorella sp. microalgal …

Recent progress and future directions of biomass-derived hierarchical porous carbon: designing, preparation, and supercapacitor applications

Y Yin, Q Liu, Y Zhao, T Chen, J Wang, L Gui… - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
In the past decades, fossil energy depletion, environmental pollution, and greenhouse gas
emissions have resulted in serious health threats and ecological imbalances, which prompt …

Biochar as an eco-friendly and economical adsorbent for the removal of colorants (dyes) from aqueous environment: A review

P Srivatsav, BS Bhargav, V Shanmugasundaram… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Dyes (colorants) are used in many industrial applications, and effluents of several industries
contain toxic dyes. Dyes exhibit toxicity to humans, aquatic organisms, and the environment …

Multifaceted applications of biochar in environmental management: a bibliometric profile

A Kumar, T Bhattacharya, WA Shaikh, A Roy… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Biochar is a carbon-containing material prepared through thermal treatment of biomass in
limited supply of oxygen, and used for an array of applications including waste …

Biochar as a support for nanocatalysts and other reagents: Recent advances and applications

RP Lopes, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The transformation and use of the biomass are of fundamental energetic and ecological
interest. The general objective of this review is to provide an overview of biochar (a major …