Engineered biochar for environmental decontamination in aquatic and soil systems: a review

H Chen, Y Gao, J Li, Z Fang, N Bolan, A Bhatnagar… - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Contamination of aquatic and soil systems by organic and inorganic pollutants has become
a serious issue of concern worldwide. Viable and cost-effective solutions are urgently …

A critical review of biochar-based nitrogen fertilizers and their effects on crop production and the environment

Y Gao, Z Fang, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan, D Dong… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Globally, nitrogen (N) fertilizer demand is expected to reach 112 million tonnes to support
food production for about 8 billion people. However, more than half of the N fertilizer is lost to …

Simultaneous removal of aqueous same ionic type heavy metals and dyes by a magnetic chitosan/polyethyleneimine embedded hydrophobic sodium alginate …

X Zeng, G Zhang, J Wen, X Li, J Zhu, Z Wu - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals and azo dyes caused huge harm to the aqueous system and human health. A
magnetic chitosan/polyethyleneimine embedded hydrophobic sodium alginate composite …

Manganese oxide-modified biochar: production, characterization and applications for the removal of pollutants from aqueous environments-a review

SM Shaheen, A Mosa, A El-Naggar, MF Hossain… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of manganese (Mn) oxides (MnOx) modified biochar (MnOBC) for the
removal of pollutants from water has received significant attention. However, a …

Co-composted biochar derived from rice straw and sugarcane bagasse improved soil properties, carbon balance, and zucchini growth in a sandy soil: A trial for …

IM Farid, HS Siam, MHH Abbas, I Mohamed… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable management of low fertile arid soils using carbon-rich organic amendments
such as biochar and compost is of great concern from both agricultural and environmental …

KOH-activated biochar and chitosan composites for efficient adsorption of industrial dye pollutants

X Su, X Wang, Z Ge, Z Bao, L Lin, Y Chen, W Dai… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The treatment of dye pollutants remains a challenge in the current management of the water
environment. In this study, an innovative biochar material co-modified with KOH and …

[HTML][HTML] Chitin and crawfish shell biochar composite decreased heavy metal bioavailability and shifted rhizosphere bacterial community in an arsenic/lead co …

H Chen, Y Gao, H Dong, B Sarkar, H Song, J Li… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sustainable management of ever-increasing organic biowaste and arable soil
contamination by potentially toxic elements are of concern from both environmental and …

Pros and cons of biochar to soil potentially toxic element mobilization and phytoavailability: environmental implications

SM Shaheen, A Mosa, Natasha… - Earth Systems and …, 2023 - Springer
While the potential of biochar (BC) to immobilize potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in
contaminated soils has been studied and reviewed, no review has focused on the potential …

Selective removal of Cr (VI) from solution by polyethyleneimine modified hydrochar loaded nanoscale zero-valent iron with high adsorption capacity

M Wang, Y Chen, Y Zhang, S Wei, X Zhao… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, a novel polyethyleneimine (PEI) surface-modified hydrochar (HTC) loaded
nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) adsorbent (HTCTSIP-5) was developed. HTCTSIP-5 …

Preparation of biochar@ chitosan-polyethyleneimine for the efficient removal of uranium from water environment

Y Zhang, B Mei, B Shen, L Jia, J Liao, W Zhu - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2023 - Elsevier
A novel chitosan-based composite with rich active sites was synthesized by uniformly
dispersing biochar into the cross-linked network structure formed by chitosan and …