An overview on engineering the surface area and porosity of biochar

L Leng, Q **ong, L Yang, H Li, Y Zhou, W Zhang… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface area and porosity are important physical properties of biochar, playing a crucial role
in many biochar applications, such as wastewater treatment and soil remediation. The …

[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 …

Biomass derived functional carbon materials for supercapacitor applications

S Rawat, RK Mishra, T Bhaskar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar produced from the thermochemical conversion of biomass, provides a green and
sustainable platform for the preparation of various functional carbon materials (porous …

The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review

Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Feng - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive land use has a series consequences on the degradation of land function and
exerts tremendous pressure on the ecological environment. Farming, mining, and heavy …

Insights into biochar and hydrochar production and applications: a review

Z Zhang, Z Zhu, B Shen, L Liu - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, there is an upsurge interest of using biomass derived char products in various
fields, in order to address some of the most urgent energy and environmental problems we …

Algae as potential feedstock for the production of biofuels and value-added products: Opportunities and challenges

M Kumar, Y Sun, R Rathour, A Pandey… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The current review explores the potential application of algal biomass for the production of
biofuels and bio-based products. The variety of processes and pathways through which bio …

Recent progress in microalgae-derived biochar for the treatment of textile industry wastewater

AA Khan, J Gul, SR Naqvi, I Ali, W Farooq, R Liaqat… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Textile industry utilize a massive amount of dyes for coloring. The dye-containing effluent is
released into wastewater along with heavy metals that are part of dye structure. The …

State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production

XJ Lee, HC Ong, YY Gan, WH Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Algal biomass including macroalgae and microalgae show great potential as pyrolysis
feedstock in generating energy-dense and valuable pyrolytic products such as bio-oil …

Production, properties, and catalytic applications of sludge derived biochar for environmental remediation

R Wang, X Duan, S Wang, N Ren, SH Ho - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Environment-friendly and cost-effective disposal and reutilization of sludge wastes are
essential in wastewater treatment processes (WWTPs). Converting activated sludge into …

[HTML][HTML] Variation of lignocellulosic biomass structure from torrefaction: A critical review

HC Ong, KL Yu, WH Chen, MK Pillejera, X Bi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, torrefaction, a kind of biomass thermal pretreatment technology, has
received a great deal of attention due to its effective upgrading performance of biomass …