Municipal solid waste derived biochars for wastewater treatment: Production, properties and applications

N Li, M He, X Lu, B Yan, X Duan, G Chen… - Resources, Conservation …, 2022 - Elsevier
A huge amount of municipal solid waste (MSW) is produced with urbanization process,
posing serious threats to the surroundings and human health. The preparation of MSW …

Role of biochar as a greener catalyst in biofuel production: production, activation, and potential utilization–A review

K Velusamy, JB Isabel, S Periyasamy… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Biochar is an affordable carbonaceous product produced through a
combination of thermochemical conversion processes using organic feedstock in the …

A combined overview of combustion, pyrolysis, and gasification of biomass

A Akhtar, V Krepl, T Ivanova - Energy & Fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
From the conventional use of biomass in the form of heating to the modern day use of
biomass in the form of electricity generation and biofuel production, biomass has always …

Microwave steam activation, an innovative pyrolysis approach to convert waste palm shell into highly microporous activated carbon

PNY Yek, RK Liew, MS Osman, CL Lee… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Microwave-steam activation (MSA), an innovative pyrolysis approach combining the
use of microwave heating and steam activation, was investigated for its potential production …

Preparation and Utilization of Jute‐Derived Carbon: A Short Review

A Aziz, SS Shah, A Kashem - The Chemical Record, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This article summarizes the preparation and applications of carbon derived from jute sticks
and fibers that are low‐cost, widely available, renewable, and environmentally friendly. Both …

Evaluation of the effectiveness and mechanisms of acetaminophen and methylene blue dye adsorption on activated biochar derived from municipal solid wastes

DAG Sumalinog, SC Capareda… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
The adsorption potential and governing mechanisms of emerging contaminants, ie
acetaminophen or acetyl-para-aminophenol (APAP) and methylene blue (MB) dye, on …

Effect of dry torrefaction pretreatment of the microwave-assisted catalytic pyrolysis of biomass using the machine learning approach

R Potnuri, DV Suriapparao, CS Rao, V Sridevi… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
This study employs the Leave-One-Out cross-validation approach to build a machine-
learning model using polynomial regression to predict pyro product yield through microwave …

[HTML][HTML] Adsorption of methylene blue dye and Cu (II) ions on EDTA-modified bentonite: isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

MLFA De Castro, MLB Abad, DAG Sumalinog… - Sustainable …, 2018 - Elsevier
Dyes and metals are hazardous pollutants commonly found in industrial wastewaters
requiring complex and expensive removal technologies. This study investigated the …

Silico-manganese fumes waste encapsulated cryogenic alginate beads for aqueous environment de-colorization

MA Khan, SM Wabaidur, MR Siddiqui… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Safe and economical disposal of ultrafine silico-manganese fumes (SMF), a waste,
generated during steel production operation is a challenge for environmental chemists …

Novel low-cost activated algal biochar as a cathode catalyst for improving performance of microbial fuel cell

I Chakraborty, GD Bhowmick, D Ghosh… - Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgae derived activated biochar (ABC-900) was synthesized by thermal activation of
biochar at 900° C and the activated biochar was characterised to ascertain the applicability …