Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

M He, Z Xu, D Hou, B Gao, X Cao, YS Ok… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Biochar, a carbon-rich material made from the partial combustion of biomass wastes, is an
emerging material of interest as it can remediate pollutants and serve as a negative carbon …

Biochar for the removal of contaminants from soil and water: a review

M Qiu, L Liu, Q Ling, Y Cai, S Yu, S Wang, D Fu, B Hu… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Biochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate
water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio …

KOH-activated biochar and chitosan composites for efficient adsorption of industrial dye pollutants

X Su, X Wang, Z Ge, Z Bao, L Lin, Y Chen, W Dai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The treatment of dye pollutants remains a challenge in the current management of the water
environment. In this study, an innovative biochar material co-modified with KOH and …

A comprehensive review on adsorption, photocatalytic and chemical degradation of dyes and nitro-compounds over different kinds of porous and composite materials

A Haleem, A Shafiq, SQ Chen, M Nazar - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dye and nitro-compound pollution has become a significant issue worldwide. The
adsorption and degradation of dyes and nitro-compounds have recently become important …

[HTML][HTML] The removal of anionic and cationic dyes from an aqueous solution using biomass-based activated carbon

NUM Nizam, MM Hanafiah, E Mahmoudi, AA Halim… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
In this study, two biomass-based adsorbents were used as new precursors for optimizing
synthesis conditions of a cost-effective powdered activated carbon (PAC). The PAC removed …

Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

Biomass-based adsorbents for removal of dyes from wastewater: a review

TA Aragaw, FM Bogale - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dyes, especially azo dyes contained in wastewaters released from textile, pigment, and
leather industries, are entering into natural waterbodies. This results in environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and economic advantages of production and application of digestate biochar

J Maroušek, B Minofar, A Maroušková… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been repeatedly and independently proved that biochar applications brings a wide
range of environmental advantages. For these benefits to have any tangible impact on a …

Recent progress in microalgae-derived biochar for the treatment of textile industry wastewater

AA Khan, J Gul, SR Naqvi, I Ali, W Farooq, R Liaqat… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Textile industry utilize a massive amount of dyes for coloring. The dye-containing effluent is
released into wastewater along with heavy metals that are part of dye structure. The …

A comprehensive review of biochar in removal of organic pollutants from wastewater: Characterization, toxicity, activation/functionalization and influencing treatment …

H Zeghioud, L Fryda, H Djelal, A Assadi… - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current climate and environmental challenges demand novel and cost-effective
sustainable materials with a high efficacy and eco-friendly properties. Biochar (BC) has …