Biochar for the removal of contaminants from soil and water: a review

M Qiu, L Liu, Q Ling, Y Cai, S Yu, S Wang, D Fu, B Hu… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Biochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate
water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio …

Review of organic and inorganic pollutants removal by biochar and biochar-based composites

L Liang, F **, W Tan, X Meng, B Hu, X Wang - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Biochar (BC) has exhibited a great potential to remove water contaminants due to its wide
availability of raw materials, high surface area, developed pore structure, and low cost …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Statistical evaluation of cow-dung derived activated biochar for phenol adsorption: Adsorption isotherms, kinetics, and thermodynamic studies

M Jain, SA Khan, A Sahoo, P Dubey, KK Pant… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sustainable and economical wastewater treatment forms a vital step towards long-term
sustainability of petrochemical refineries and industries. An affordable solution to this …

Pristine and engineered biochar for the removal of contaminants co-existing in several types of industrial wastewaters: a critical review

DCC da Silva Medeiros, C Nzediegwu… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely studied as an adsorbent for the removal of contaminants from
wastewater due to its unique characteristics, such as having a large surface area, well …

Delonix regia biochar potential in removing phenol from industrial wastewater

EC Emenike, S Ogunniyi, JO Ighalo, KO Iwuozor… - Bioresource Technology …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study investigated the ability of biochar from the agricultural waste, Delonix regia pod,
to adsorb phenol from an aqueous solution. The biochar was obtained by the carbonization …

Enhanced adsorption of phenol from aqueous solution by KOH combined Fe-Zn bimetallic oxide co-pyrolysis biochar: Fabrication, performance, and mechanism

T Pei, F Shi, D Hou, F Yang, Y Lu, C Liu, X Lin… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, impregnation combined with KOH activation with different mixing methods was
used to prepare magnetic biochar. The effects of synthetic method on biochar …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of phenols and dyes from aqueous solutions using graphene and graphene composite adsorption: a review

A Abu-Nada, A Abdala, G McKay - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been growing awareness that by 2050, many countries will
experience critical issues related to water scarcity. The need to recycle/reuse wastewater …