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 …

Biochar production with amelioration of microwave-assisted pyrolysis: Current scenario, drawbacks and perspectives

V Hadiya, K Popat, S Vyas, S Varjani, M Vithanage… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, biomass has been reported to obtain a wide range of value-added products.
Biochar can be obtained by heating biomass, which aids in carbon sinks, soil amendments …

Biochar alters microbial community and carbon sequestration potential across different soil pH

Y Sheng, L Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Biochar application to soil has been proposed for soil carbon sequestration and global
warming mitigation. While recent studies have demonstrated that soil pH was a main factor …

Advances and future directions of biochar characterization methods and applications

AD Igalavithana, S Mandal, NK Niazi… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar is a carbon-rich by-product of the thermal conversion of organic feedstocks and is
primarily used as a soil amendment. Identification and quantification of biochar properties …

Molecular insights into the transformation of dissolved organic matter in landfill leachate concentrate during biodegradation and coagulation processes using ESI FT …

Z Yuan, C He, Q Shi, C Xu, Z Li, C Wang… - Environmental …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Landfill leachate concentrate is a type of refractory organic wastewater with high
environmental risk. Identification of refractory components and insights into the molecular …

Enhanced adsorption performance of tetracycline in aqueous solutions by methanol-modified biochar

XR **g, YY Wang, WJ Liu, YK Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2014 - Elsevier
Tetracycline (TC), a commonly used personal care and veterinary drug, is produced in large-
scale, during which high concentrations of wastewater is discharged into environment and …

Chemical and structural properties of dissolved black carbon released from biochars

X Qu, H Fu, J Mao, Y Ran, D Zhang, D Zhu - Carbon, 2016 - Elsevier
Black carbon (BC) has drawn wide interest due to its important role in the global carbon
budget and pollutant sequestration. Its soluble carbonaceous component, dissolved BC, is …

Photochemical behavior of microbial extracellular polymeric substances in the aquatic environment

S Zhou, Z Liao, B Zhang, R Hou, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Microbially derived extracellular polymeric substances (EPSs) occupy a large portion of
dissolved organic matter (DOM) in surface waters, but the understanding of the …

Quantification and characterization of dissolved organic carbon from biochars

CH Liu, W Chu, H Li, SA Boyd, BJ Teppen, J Mao… - Geoderma, 2019 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic carbon (DOC) in biochars is critical to carbon dynamics and contaminant
transport in soils. This study aimed to develop a robust and easy method to characterize and …

Quantity and quality changes of biochar aged for 5 years in soil under field conditions

X Dong, G Li, Q Lin, X Zhao - Catena, 2017 - Elsevier
To better use biochar as a sustainable soil management and carbon (C) sequestration
technique, it is necessary to understand the biochar aging process in soil, as its quantity and …