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 …

Biocarbon materials

AK Mohanty, S Vivekanandhan, O Das… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Biocarbons are carbonaceous solids derived from renewable and sustainable feedstocks
and their combinations through thermochemical conversion at high temperatures (> 350° C) …

Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

M Hassan, Y Liu, R Naidu, SJ Parikh, J Du, F Qi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a porous, amorphous, stable, and low-density carbon material derived from the
carbonization of various biological residues. Biochars have multifunctional properties that …

Adsorption of organic and inorganic pollutants onto biochars: Challenges, operating conditions, and mechanisms

CER Barquilha, MCB Braga - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2021 - Elsevier
The presence of toxic substances in the environment has increased due to population
growth, urbanization, industrialization, as well as changes in people's lifestyles. Among …

Nanobiochar for the remediation of contaminated soil and water: challenges and opportunities

M Jiang, L He, NK Niazi, H Wang, W Gustave… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Although research on biochar has received increasing attention for environmental and
agricultural applications, the significance of nanobiochar for environmental pollutant …

Biochar as green additives in cement-based composites with carbon dioxide curing

L Wang, L Chen, DCW Tsang, B Guo, J Yang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a green material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of waste biomass
under an oxygen-limited condition. This study demonstrated a novel and sustainable …

Hydrophilic and hydrophobic materials and their applications

D Ahmad, I Van Den Boogaert, J Miller… - Energy Sources, Part …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Wettability of a material's surface plays a significant role in how fluids interact with such
surfaces. Wetting behavior is universal but can vary depending on the chemical nature of the …

Biochar preparation and evaluation of its effect in composting mechanism: A review

Y Li, MK Awasthi, R Sindhu, P Binod, Z Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article provides an overview of biochar application for organic waste co-composting
and its biochemical transformation mechanism. As a composting amendment, biochar work …

Perspectives of engineered biochar for environmental applications: A review

S Haghighi Mood, MR Pelaez-Samaniego… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Research on using biochar for environmental applications has witnessed unprecedented
advances in the past decade. Biochar is universally considered one of the best alternatives …