Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

F Wang, JD Harindintwali, Z Yuan, M Wang, F Wang… - The Innovation, 2021 - cell.com
Global development has been heavily reliant on the overexploitation of natural resources
since the Industrial Revolution. With the extensive use of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other …

Application of biochar-based photocatalysts for adsorption-(photo) degradation/reduction of environmental contaminants: mechanism, challenges and perspective

Y Lu, Y Cai, S Zhang, L Zhuang, B Hu, S Wang, J Chen… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
The fast increase of population results in the quick development of industry and agriculture.
Large amounts of contaminants such as metal ions and organic contaminants are released …

Carbon quantum dots and interfacial chemical bond synergistically modulated S-scheme Mn0. 5Cd0. 5S/BiOBr photocatalyst for efficient water purification

S Li, C You, Q Xue, Y Zhao, F Yang, Y Liu, L Bai… - Journal of Materials …, 2025 - Elsevier
Devising robust S-scheme photocatalysts is of central importance for achieving high-efficient
micropollutant decontamination. However, the conscious optimization of S-scheme system …

Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

N Bolan, SA Hoang, J Beiyuan… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional
groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements and challenges in emerging applications of biochar-based catalysts

X Yuan, Y Cao, J Li, AK Patel, CD Dong, X **… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sustainable utilization of biochar produced from biomass waste could substantially
promote the development of carbon neutrality and a circular economy. Due to their cost …

Sewage sludge-derived biochar for the adsorptive removal of wastewater pollutants: A critical review

S Rangabhashiyam, PV dos Santos Lins… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of biochar from sewage sludge pyrolysis is a promising approach to
transform the waste resultant from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to a potential …

New notion of biochar: A review on the mechanism of biochar applications in advannced oxidation processes

X Zhou, Y Zhu, Q Niu, G Zeng, C Lai, S Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
As an economical and readily available carbonaceous material, biochar has gradually
grown into an alternative candidate in catalysis field. A general cognition has been …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis of novel mesoporous selenium-doped biochar with high-performance sodium diclofenac and reactive orange 16 dye removals

GS dos Reis, J Thivet, E Laisné, V Srivastava… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, for the first time, a selenium-doped mesoporous biochar was prepared and
efficiently employed for sodium diclofenac and reactive orange 16 dye adsorption. The …

Carbon materials in persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes: The roles and construction of active sites

H Luo, H Fu, H Yin, Q Lin - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Many researchers have paid more attention to the progress of carbon materials owing to
their advantages, such as high activity, low cost, large surface area, high conductivity and …

Rational design of AgCl@ Zr3+-ZrO2 nanostructures for ultra-efficient visible-light photodegradation of emerging pollutants

X Yu, C Zhou, Z Huang, C **n, Y Lin, F Fu, S Li… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Achieving high-efficiency charge separation and strong oxidizing capacity are of great
significance for photodegradation of organic pollutants. Herein, novel self-doped Zr 3+-ZrO 2 …