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 …

Recent advancement of biomass-derived porous carbon based materials for energy and environmental remediation applications

R Chakraborty, K Vilya, M Pradhan… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In recent times, increasing environmental pollution alongside depletion of fossil fuel
reserves has led to a rejuvenated interest in utilizing biomass and waste materials …

A review on recent advancements in extraction, removal and recovery of phenols from phenolic wastewater: Challenges and future outlook

KG Pavithra, PS Rajan, J Arun, K Brindhadevi… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Water pollution is the major problem seen in today's scenario and even pollutants at low
concentration harms our environment. In industrial sector usage of phenol is seen even at …

Simultaneous adsorption of Cr (VI) and phenol by biochar-based iron oxide composites in water: Performance, kinetics and mechanism

FX Dong, L Yan, XH Zhou, ST Huang, JY Liang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pollution of heavy metals and organic compounds has received increased attention in
recent years. In the current study, a novel biochar-based iron oxide composite (FeYBC) was …

Adsorption of micropollutants from wastewater using iron and nitrogen co-doped biochar: Performance, kinetics and mechanism studies

L Xu, C Wu, C Chai, S Cao, X Bai, K Ma, X **… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, a novel iron and nitrogen co-doped biochar (Fe/N-biochar) was successfully
prepared and employed as an efficient adsorbent for micropollutants. The maximum …

Review of phenol adsorption on transition metal oxides and other adsorbents

Y Dehmani, D Dridi, T Lamhasni… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption technology is widely used to remove specific pollutants from wastewater,
including the very problematic group of phenolic compounds. Transition metal oxides are …

Highly effective adsorption of synthetic phenol effluent by a novel activated carbon prepared from fruit wastes of the Ceiba speciosa forest species

DSP Franco, J Georgin, MS Netto, D Allasia… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Fruit wastes of the Ceiba speciosa forest species were employed as raw material for
preparing activated carbon towards removing phenol from water. Concave cavities spread …

Preparation and characterization of rice husk adsorbents for phenol removal from aqueous systems

SB Daffalla, H Mukhtar, MS Shaharun - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Rice husk is a base adsorbent for pollutant removal. It is a cost-effective material and a
renewable resource. This study provides the physicochemical characterization of chemically …

Adsorption of ammonia nitrogen and phenol onto the lignite surface: An experimental and molecular dynamics simulation study

X Liu, Y Tu, S Liu, K Liu, L Zhang, G Li, Z Xu - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ammonia nitrogen and phenol are typical inorganic and organic pollutants in the coal
chemical wastewater, respectively. In this study, the adsorption characteristics of ammonia …

Removal of ofloxacin from water by natural ilmenite-biochar composite: a study on the synergistic adsorption mechanism of multiple effects

Y Liu, Y Yuan, Z Wang, Y Wen, L Liu, T Wang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The preparation cost is one of the major constraints for adsorbent applied to practical
situations. Here, a novel, economical and eco-friendly ilmenite biochar composite (ILM-BC) …