Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

N Bolan, SA Hoang, J Beiyuan… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional
groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic …

Waste to catalyst: role of agricultural waste in water and wastewater treatment

M Kumar, S Ambika, A Hassani, PV Nidheesh - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Presently, owing to the rapid development of industrialization and urbanization activities, a
huge quantity of wastewater is generated that contain toxic chemical and heavy metals …

Phosphoric acid activation of cow dung biochar for adsorbing enrofloxacin in water: Icing on the cake

H Jiang, X Li, Y Dai - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, we used different concentrations of H 3 PO 4 to activate pristine biochar (BC)
derived from cow dung (BC and BC modified with phosphoric acid at concentrations of …

Prediction of soil heavy metal immobilization by biochar using machine learning

KN Palansooriya, J Li, PD Dissanayake… - … science & technology, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biochar application is a promising strategy for the remediation of contaminated soil, while
ensuring sustainable waste management. Biochar remediation of heavy metal (HM) …

Ball milling-assisted preparation of N-doped biochar loaded with ferrous sulfide as persulfate activator for phenol degradation: Multiple active sites-triggered radical …

J Qu, Y Xu, X Zhang, M Sun, Y Tao, X Zhang… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Designing Fe-carbon catalyst with multiple active sites for persulfate (PS) activation to water
purification is challenging. Herein, nitrogen-doped biochar (NBC) loaded with ferrous sulfide …

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 …

Effects of different feedstocks-based biochar on soil remediation: A review

M Ji, X Wang, M Usman, F Liu, Y Dan, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising amendment, biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used as a
remediation agent for diverse types of soil pollution. Biochar is mostly made from agricultural …

Biochar aging: mechanisms, physicochemical changes, assessment, and implications for field applications

L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, YS Ok… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biochar has triggered a black gold rush in environmental studies as a carbon-rich material
with well-developed porous structure and tunable functionality. While much attention has …

Novel insights into the adsorption of organic contaminants by biochar: a review

Z Luo, B Yao, X Yang, L Wang, Z Xu, X Yan, L Tian… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With rising concerns in the practical application of biochar for the remediation of
environment influenced by various organic contaminants, a critical review to facilitate …

How do different feedstocks and pyrolysis conditions effectively change biochar modification scenarios? A critical analysis of engineered biochars under H2O2 …

M Ghorbani, P Konvalina… - Energy Conversion and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar oxidation is known as a modification method to enhance the beneficial sorption
characteristics of biochar. To explore this, a comparative physio-chemical analysis of non …