Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: a comprehensive review

Y Zhou, S Qin, S Verma, T Sar, S Sarsaiya… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review focuses on a holistic view of biochar, production from feedstock's, engineering
production strategies, its applications and future prospects. This article reveals a systematic …

Biofertilizers and nanofertilizers for sustainable agriculture: Phycoprospects and challenges

DM Mahapatra, KC Satapathy, B Panda - Science of the total environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Increased food demands and ceasing nutrient deposits have resulted in a great shortfall
between the food supply and demand and would be worse in the years to come. Higher …

Biochar-based composites for remediation of polluted wastewater and soil environments: Challenges and prospects

E Issaka, FO Fapohunda, JNO Amu-Darko, L Yeboah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes are the main environmental
contaminants that have serious effects on both land and aquatic lives and necessitate the …

Biogeneration of valuable nanomaterials from agro-wastes: a comprehensive review

PC Nath, A Ojha, S Debnath, M Sharma, K Sridhar… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
The exponential growth of agricultural output is a result of the increasing world population.
Agro-wastes are now acknowledged as an alternative material for the manufacture of …

Encapsulated biochar-based sustained release fertilizer for precision agriculture: A review

DHH Sim, IAW Tan, LLP Lim, BH Hameed - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The excessive use of conventional fertilizers leads to environmental issues associated with
the loss of nutrient through leaching, volatilization, denitrification and surface run-off. Biochar …

Sustainable applications of rice feedstock in agro-environmental and construction sectors: a global perspective

SM Shaheen, V Antoniadis, M Shahid, Y Yang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rice is second only to maize among the world's most important cereal crops, with a global
harvested area of approximately 158 million hectares and an annual production of more …

Biochar-based nanocomposites for industrial wastewater treatment via adsorption and photocatalytic degradation and the parameters affecting these processes

E Amdeha - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2024 - Springer
The preparation of biochar (BC) as a useful substance generated from biomass valorization
via pyrolysis has attracted much attention in recent years. Moreover, widespread worries …

Biochar role in the sustainability of agriculture and environment

M Ayaz, D Feizienė, V Tilvikienė, K Akhtar… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The exercise of biochar in agribusiness has increased proportionally in recent years. It has
been indicated that biochar application could strengthen soil fertility benefits, such as …

Preparation, adsorption performance and mechanism of MgO-loaded biochar in wastewater treatment: A review

A Li, W Ge, L Liu, G Qiu - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is a low cost, porous and solid material with an extremely high carbon content,
various types of functional groups, a large specific surface area and many other desirable …

Treatment technologies for olive mill wastewater with impacts on plants

S Shabir, N Ilyas, M Saeed, F Bibi, RZ Sayyed… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Olive mill wastewater (OMW), produced during olive oil production, contains high levels of
salt contents, organic matter, suspended particles, and toxic chemicals (particularly …