A critical review of the production, activation, and morphological characteristic study on functionalized biochar

CD Venkatachalam, S Sekar, M Sengottian… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass is a widely accepted renewable energy source currently generated from various
sources like agricultural wastes, forest residue, microorganisms, and solid wastes. It can be …

Utilization of biochar for remediation of heavy metals in aqueous environments: A review and bibliometric analysis

Z Phiri, NT Moja, TTI Nkambule, LA de Kock - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Biochar usage for removing heavy metals from aqueous environments has emerged as a
promising research area with significant environmental and economic benefits. Using the …

Biochar: Empowering the future of energy production and storage

V Ahuja, AK Palai, A Kumar, AK Patel… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This review assesses biochar's potential as an electrode material for energy producing
(microbial fuel cells (MFCs) and energy storage devices (supercapacitors, batteries) …

Synthesis of invasive plant biochar catalyst with carbon nitride structure for peroxymonosulfate activation toward efficient ciprofloxacin degradation

YW Lu, YH Fan, M Chen - Biochar, 2024 - Springer
In this work, an invasive plant (Aster subulatus Michx) mesopore laminar biochar loaded
with transition metal Co (CoS@ MLBC) was synthesized by a one-step hydrothermal …

[HTML][HTML] Engineered Biochar for Metal Recycling and Repurposed Applications

M Hasan, S Chakma, X Liang, S Sutradhar, J Kozinski… - Energies, 2024 - mdpi.com
Heavy metal pollution is posing significant threats to the environment and human health.
Engineered biochar, derived from various biomass sources through thermochemical …

Biomass-derived activated carbon for high-performance energy storage devices

R Haider, S Sagadevan, NR Cameron… - Journal of Power Sources, 2025 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived activated carbon (BDAC) has emerged as a promising material because of
its renewability and worldwide availability. This review explores the various production …

Hydrothermal co-processing of plastic waste with lignocellulosic biomass and its application as a supercapacitor material

S Sekar, CD Venkatachalam, M Sengottian… - Journal of Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Designing and optimizing a continuous process for hydrothermal conversion of biomass is
critical in increasing the production capacity of valuable products. This study investigates the …

[HTML][HTML] Production of hydrochar by low-temperature hydrothermal carbonization of residual biomass from cocoa production for mercury adsorption in acidic aqueous …

RO Hugo, J Naranjo, IG Alvarez, VM Cando… - Case Studies in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) of waste biomass is a promising alternative to produce
efficient and environmentally friendly sorbents. Lowering the temperature and selecting the …

[HTML][HTML] Textile effluent treatments using natural adsorbents and vapor absorption technology: A box behnken design approach

D Selvakarthi, US Ragupathy - Desalination and Water Treatment, 2024 - Elsevier
The untreated effluents from textile industries pose significant hazards to the environment
and human health, exacerbating challenges in effluent disposal management and water …

Adsorption potential of native, acid, and ionic liquid-treated biochar derived from Prosopis juliflora towards chromium removal from simulated solutions: isotherm …

K Asaithambi, M Mathivanan - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
Water resource contamination by heavy metal-ion-containing industrial effluents is a major
problem. This work highlights the potential of Prosopis juliflora biochar, an invasive weed …