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 …

Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

M He, Z Xu, D Hou, B Gao, X Cao, YS Ok… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Biochar, a carbon-rich material made from the partial combustion of biomass wastes, is an
emerging material of interest as it can remediate pollutants and serve as a negative carbon …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on the biochar production techniques, characterization, stability and applications for circular bioeconomy

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Varjani, A Saravanan - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
There is an upsurge enthusiasm for utilizing biochar produced from waste-biomass in
different fields, to address the most important ecological issues. This review is focused on an …

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 …

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 …

Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

AV Baskar, N Bolan, SA Hoang, P Sooriyakumar… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption is the most widely adopted, effective, and reliable treatment process for the
removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater. One of the major issues …

Soil salinity under climate change: Challenges for sustainable agriculture and food security

R Mukhopadhyay, B Sarkar, HS Jat, PC Sharma… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil salinity is one of the major and widespread challenges in the recent era that hinders
global food security and environmental sustainability. Worsening the situation, the harmful …

Biochar aging: mechanisms, physicochemical changes, assessment, and implications for field applications

L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, YS Ok… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biochar has triggered a black gold rush in environmental studies as a carbon-rich material
with well-developed porous structure and tunable functionality. While much attention has …

Recent advances in applications of low-cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from water: A critical review

M Bilal, I Ihsanullah, M Younas, MUH Shah - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals mobilization in the environment due to the industrial revolution is of great
concern because of the noxiousness of these metal pollutants and their adverse impacts on …

Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

A El-Naggar, SS Lee, J Rinklebe, M Farooq, H Song… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Rapid industrial development and human activities have caused a degradation of soil
quality and fertility. There is increasing interest in rehabilitating low fertility soils to improve …