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 …

A sustainable reuse strategy of converting waste activated sludge into biochar for contaminants removal from water: modifications, applications and perspectives

J Hu, L Zhao, J Luo, H Gong, N Zhu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Conversion of sewage sludge to biochar for contaminants removal from water achieves the
dual purpose of solid waste reuse and pollution elimination, in line with the concept of …

Preparation, modification and environmental application of biochar: A review

J Wang, S Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich material which can be prepared from various organic waste
feedstock, such as agricultural wastes and municipal sewage sludge. Biochar has received …

Biomass-derived activated carbons for the removal of pharmaceutical mircopollutants from wastewater: A review

J Ouyang, L Zhou, Z Liu, JYY Heng, W Chen - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived activated carbons (biochars) have attracted great attention due to their
excellent physicochemical properties such as high specific area, large pore volume, well …

Pyrolyzing pharmaceutical sludge to biochar as an efficient adsorbent for deep removal of fluoroquinolone antibiotics from pharmaceutical wastewater: Performance …

Q Wu, Y Zhang, M Cui, H Liu, H Liu, Z Zheng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study explored the impact of pyrolysis parameters and modification methods on the
characteristics of pharmaceutical sludge biochar, and investigated its capacity and …

Biochar as environmental armour and its diverse role towards protecting soil, water and air

A Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, S Kumar - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been of considerable importance for various environmental applications in
recent years. It has exhibited substantial advantages like favourable structural and surface …

A comprehensive review on the synthesis, performance, modifications, and regeneration of activated carbon for the adsorptive removal of various water pollutants

A Srivastava, B Gupta, A Majumder, AK Gupta… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rapid urbanization has led to the generation of a large quantum of complex wastewater
comprising of recalcitrant organic and inorganic pollutants. The inability of the conventional …

Designer composite of montmorillonite-reduced graphene oxide-PEG polymer for water treatment: Enrofloxacin sequestration and cost analysis

SO Akpotu, PN Diagboya, IA Lawal, SO Sanni… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Synergistically combining lower performing adsorbents may effectively enhance the
composite's aqueous contaminant uptake and reduce water treatment cost. Hence in this …

Development of Predictive Models for Activated Carbon Synthesis from Different Biomass for CO2 Adsorption Using Artificial Neural Networks

H Mashhadimoslem, M Vafaeinia… - Industrial & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Modeling the interactions between CO2 uptake and different parameters of activated carbon
(AC) adsorbent synthesis in biomass types can be a way to create efficient adsorbents for …

Synthesis optimization and adsorption modeling of biochar for pollutant removal via machine learning

W Zhang, R Chen, J Li, T Huang, B Wu, J Ma, Q Wen… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Due to large specific surface area, abundant functional groups and low cost, biochar is
widely used for pollutant removal. The adsorption performance of biochar is related to …