Review of organic and inorganic pollutants removal by biochar and biochar-based composites

L Liang, F **, W Tan, X Meng, B Hu, X Wang - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Biochar (BC) has exhibited a great potential to remove water contaminants due to its wide
availability of raw materials, high surface area, developed pore structure, and low cost …

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 …

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 …

Efficient elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants by biochar and biochar-based materials

B Hu, Y Ai, J **, T Hayat, A Alsaedi, L Zhuang, X Wang - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biochar have received multidisciplinary attention because of their extraordinary
physicochemical properties. In this review, the application of biochar and biochar-based …

Graphene and graphene oxide-based composites for removal of organic pollutants: a review

K Thakur, B Kandasubramanian - Journal of Chemical & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Graphene, graphene oxide (GO), and their composites have been prominently utilized for
wastewater purification because of their adsorption, oxidation, and catalytic properties …

Sewage sludge derived biochar and its potential for sustainable environment in circular economy: Advantages and challenges

R Khan, S Shukla, M Kumar, A Zuorro… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increase in population and wastewater generation, the management of solid by-
products, including sewage sludge (SS), has become a challenge. This article reviews …

A concise review of biochar application to agricultural soils to improve soil conditions and fight pollution

M Shaaban, L Van Zwieten, S Bashir, A Younas… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Application of biochar to soil can play a significant role in the alteration of nutrients
dynamics, soil contaminants as well as microbial functions. Therefore, strategic biochar …

Biochar-based materials and their applications in removal of organic contaminants from wastewater: state-of-the-art review

Q Huang, S Song, Z Chen, B Hu, J Chen, X Wang - Biochar, 2019 - Springer
As a class of famous carbon materials, biochars (BCs) and their derivative materials with
excellent physicochemical properties and diversified functionalities present great potential in …

Efficient adsorption of sulfamethazine onto modified activated carbon: a plausible adsorption mechanism

Y Liu, X Liu, W Dong, L Zhang, Q Kong, W Wang - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Activated carbon (AC) was modified by FeCl3. Batch experiments were carried out to
evaluate the characteristics of equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics of Sulfamethazine …

Highly efficient and selective capture of heavy metals by poly (acrylic acid) grafted chitosan and biochar composite for wastewater treatment

L Zhang, S Tang, F He, Y Liu, W Mao, Y Guan - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel poly (acrylic acid) grafted chitosan and biochar composite (PAA/CTS/BC) for highly
efficient and selective capture of heavy metals (HMs) was prepared. PAA/CTS/BC showed …