[HTML][HTML] The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications

S Bolan, D Hou, L Wang, L Hale… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar can be an effective carrier for microbial inoculants because of its favourable
properties promoting microbial life. In this review, we assess the effectiveness of biochar as …

Straw-derived biochar for the removal of antibiotics from water: Adsorption and degradation mechanisms, recent advancements and challenges

X Zhang, T Bhattacharya, C Wang, A Kumar… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics, a kind of containments with the properties of widely distributed and difficult to
degrade, has aroused extensive attention in the world. As a prevalent agricultural waste …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge derived biochar for environmental improvement: Advances, challenges, and solutions

L Zhao, ZF Sun, XW Pan, JY Tan, SS Yang, JT Wu… - Water research X, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth yield of global sewage sludge, rational and effective treatment and
disposal methods are becoming increasingly needed. Biochar preparation is an attractive …

Biochar as green adsorbents for pharmaceutical pollution in aquatic environments: A review

KHH Aziz, FS Mustafa, MA Hassan, KM Omer, S Hama - Desalination, 2024 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization and advances in drug manufacturing have led to more pharmaceuticals
in aquatic ecosystems, raising environmental concerns. However, conventional wastewater …

Effects of different feedstocks-based biochar on soil remediation: A review

M Ji, X Wang, M Usman, F Liu, Y Dan, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising amendment, biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used as a
remediation agent for diverse types of soil pollution. Biochar is mostly made from agricultural …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar modulating soil biological health: A review

S Bolan, S Sharma, S Mukherjee, M Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar can be used for multifunctional applications including the improvement of soil health
and carbon storage, remediation of contaminated soil and water resources, mitigation of …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-microorganism interactions for organic pollutant remediation: Challenges and perspectives

S Mukherjee, B Sarkar, VK Aralappanavar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous harmful chemicals are introduced every year in the environment through
anthropogenic and geological activities raising global concerns of their ecotoxicological …

A state-of-art review on the redox activity of persistent free radicals in biochar

J **e, J Latif, K Yang, Z Wang, L Zhu, H Yang, J Qin… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar-bound persistent free radicals (biochar-PFRs) attract much attention because they
can directly or indirectly mediate the transformation of contaminants in large-scale …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in biochar-based adsorbents for CO2 capture

S Guo, Y Li, Y Wang, L Wang, Y Sun, L Liu - Carbon Capture Science & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The global industrialization accelerates the use of fossil fuels and hence the excessive
emissions of greenhouse gasses, especially carbon dioxide (CO 2), which poses a serious …