Biochar-based materials in environmental pollutant elimination, H2 production and CO2 capture applications

L Fang, T Huang, H Lu, XL Wu, Z Chen, H Yang… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Biochar and biochar-based materials have been studied extensively in multidisciplinary
areas because of their outstanding physicochemical properties. In this review article, biochar …

Heterojunction photocatalysts for the removal of nitrophenol: A systematic review

A Balakrishnan, GJ Gaware, M Chinthala - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Nitrophenols are the most widely used raw materials in the chemical, pesticide, and
pharmaceutical industries. Due to improper waste management and excessive usage …

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by single atom Co-NC catalysts for high-efficient removal of chloroquine phosphate via non-radical pathways: Electron-transfer …

X Peng, J Wu, Z Zhao, X Wang, H Dai, Y Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chloroquine phosphate (CQP) has played a role in the remission of COVID-19, but its large
use will undoubtedly pollute the water. Herein, we have designed biomass carbon-based …

[HTML][HTML] Production and characterization of biochar produced from slow pyrolysis of pigeon pea stalk and bamboo

SS Sahoo, VK Vijay, R Chandra, H Kumar - Cleaner engineering and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sustainable management of agricultural residues has gained momentum worldwide as an
environmentally benign process. This study focused on the impact of pyrolysis temperature …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of phenols and dyes from aqueous solutions using graphene and graphene composite adsorption: a review

A Abu-Nada, A Abdala, G McKay - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been growing awareness that by 2050, many countries will
experience critical issues related to water scarcity. The need to recycle/reuse wastewater …

Adsorption and catalytic degradation of organic contaminants by biochar: Overlooked role of biochar's particle size

Z **, S **ao, H Dong, J **ao, R Tian, J Chen… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC) is considered as a promising adsorbent and/or catalyst for the removal of
organic contaminants. However, the relationship between the particle size of BC and its …

Activation of persulfate by green nano-zero-valent iron-loaded biochar for the removal of p-nitrophenol: Performance, mechanism and variables effects

B Wang, C Zhu, D Ai, Z Fan - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, with the green tea extraction solution as a reducing agent and green tea
residues as a raw material of biochar, green nano zero-valent iron biochar (G-nZVI-BC) was …

Biochar and activated carbon derivatives of lignocellulosic fibers towards adsorptive removal of pollutants from aqueous systems: Critical study and future insight

A Othmani, J John, H Rajendran, A Mansouri… - Separation and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The enormous growth of industries and the increased release of untreated effluents
containing emerging pollutants are major problems that contaminate the water resources …

Adsorption of phenol using adsorbent derived from Saccharum officinarum biomass: optimization, isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamic study

UR Darla, DH Lataye, A Kumar, B Pandit… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The present research shows the application of Taguchi's design of experiment approach to
optimize the process parameters for the removal of phenol onto surface of Saccharum …

Sorption of organic contaminants by biochars with multiple porous structures: Experiments and molecular dynamics simulations mediated by three-dimensional …

J **ng, W Dong, N Liang, Y Huang, M Wu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Interactions between organic pollutants and carbon-based particles are critical for
understanding and predicting the fate of organic contaminants in the environment. However …