Biochar as the effective adsorbent to combustion gaseous pollutants: preparation, activation, functionalization and the adsorption mechanisms

C Wen, T Liu, D Wang, Y Wang, H Chen, G Luo… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The massive combustion utilization of fossil fuel in human industrial activities, such as power
plants, waste incineration, and kiln combustion for cement production, would emit serious …

Review on biomass feedstocks, pyrolysis mechanism and physicochemical properties of biochar: State-of-the-art framework to speed up vision of circular bioeconomy

GS Ghodake, SK Shinde, AA Kadam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biochar is a solid carbon-rich, porous material produced by the thermochemical
conversion of a diverse range of biomass feedstocks under an inert atmosphere (ie, in the …

Persulfate oxidation of sulfamethoxazole by magnetic iron-char composites via nonradical pathways: Fe (IV) versus surface-mediated electron transfer

J Liang, X Duan, X Xu, K Chen, Y Zhang… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Despite the vital roles of reactive radical species in the coupled iron–carbon
composite/persulfate (PS) system for eliminating pollutants, nonradical contributions are …

Orange peels biochar do** with Fe-Cu bimetal for PMS activation on the degradation of bisphenol A: A synergy of SO4−, OH, 1O2 and electron transfer

J Sun, D Zhang, D **a, Q Li - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the usage of biomass wastes has attracted considerable attention, especially in
water purification. Herein, the modified orange peels biochar with Fe-Cu bimetal (FeCu/OPB …

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 …

Magnetic biochar for environmental remediation: A review

Y Yi, Z Huang, B Lu, J **an, EP Tsang, W Cheng… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
The difficulty of separating the powdered biochar from the environmental medium may lead
to secondary pollution and hinder the large-scale application of biochar as an adsorbent. An …

A comprehensive review of biochar in removal of organic pollutants from wastewater: Characterization, toxicity, activation/functionalization and influencing treatment …

H Zeghioud, L Fryda, H Djelal, A Assadi… - Journal of Water Process …, 2022 - Elsevier
The current climate and environmental challenges demand novel and cost-effective
sustainable materials with a high efficacy and eco-friendly properties. Biochar (BC) has …

[HTML][HTML] Remediation of mercury contaminated soil, water, and air: A review of emerging materials and innovative technologies

L Wang, D Hou, Y Cao, YS Ok, FMG Tack… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mercury contamination in soil, water and air is associated with potential toxicity to humans
and ecosystems. Industrial activities such as coal combustion have led to increased mercury …

Preparation and application of magnetic biochar in water treatment: A critical review

X Li, C Wang, J Zhang, J Liu, B Liu, G Chen - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, magnetic biochar has been widely used in removal of pollutants from water.
In this paper, the preparation technologies of magnetic biochar are analyzed, and the …

Mechanisms and reutilization of modified biochar used for removal of heavy metals from wastewater: a review

L Wang, Y Wang, F Ma, V Tankpa, S Bai, X Guo… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) pose serious threat to both human and environmental health and
therefore, effective and low-cost techniques to remove HMs are urgently required. Because …