Recent advances in biochar application for water and wastewater treatment: a review

X Wang, Z Guo, Z Hu, J Zhang - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
In the past decade, researchers have carried out a massive amount of research on the
application of biochar for contaminants removal from aqueous solutions. As an emerging …

Typical low cost biosorbents for adsorptive removal of specific organic pollutants from water

HH Ngo, W Guo, J Zhang, S Liang, C Ton-That… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
Specific organic pollutants (SOPs) such as phenolic compounds, PAHs, organic pesticides,
and organic herbicides cause health and environmental problems due to their excessive …

Lignocellulose-based biosorbents for the removal of contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) from water: A review

V Vasić, D Kukić, M Šćiban, N Đurišić-Mladenović… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) are chemicals or materials that are not under
current regulation but there are increasing concerns about their possible occurrence in the …

The lethal and sub-lethal effects of fluorinated and copper-based pesticides—A review

AF Mesquita, FJM Gonçalves… - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent decades, pollution levels have increased, mainly as a result of the intensive
anthropogenic activities such industrial development, intensive agricultural practices, among …

Preparation and characterization of biochar sorbents produced from malt spent rootlets

ID Manariotis, KN Fotopoulou… - Industrial & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The present study aims at the preparation and characterization of biochars produced from
malt spent rootlets (MSR) under different pyrolysis temperatures. The biochars were …

Rootlets, a malting by-product with great potential

E Neylon, EK Arendt, KM Lynch, E Zannini, P Bazzoli… - Fermentation, 2020 - mdpi.com
Barley rootlets are the most abundant by-product from the malting industry. Due to the
inherent association of the malting industry with brewing and distilling industries, it is also …

Biosorption removal of benzene and toluene by three dried macroalgae at different ionic strength and temperatures: algae biochemical composition and kinetics

CE Flores-Chaparro, LFC Ruiz, MCA de la Torre… - Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Release of low− molecular aromatic hydrocarbons (HC) into natural waters brings severe
consequences to our environment. Unfortunately very limited information is available …

Eucalyptus leaf powder as an efficient scavenger for Congo red from water: Comprehensive batch and column investigation

R Kumari, J Mohanta, B Dey, S Dey - Separation Science and …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Abundantly available Eucalyptus leaf (Eucalyptus globulus) was investigated as
promising bio-sorbent for removal of Congo red by batch and column method. Material was …

The shifting research landscape for PAH bioremediation in water environment: a bibliometric analysis on three decades of development

M **a, B Chen, G Fan, S Weng, R Qiu, Z Hong… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) with their carcinogenic, teratogenic, and
mutagenic effects can cause great damage to the ecosystem and public health when …

Adsorption of naphthalene from aqueous solution onto fatty acid modified walnut shells

M Zhu, J Yao, L Dong, J Sun - Chemosphere, 2016 - Elsevier
The removal of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from aqueous solution is
challenging to environmental technologists. Agricultural waste is apparently the most …