Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

Adsorption of potentially toxic elements in water by modified biochar: A review

A Zhang, X Li, J **ng, G Xu - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar, as a adsorbent, can remove potentially toxic elements (PTE) in water by physical
adsorption, as well as chemical interactions such as ion exchange, electrostatic attraction …

Modification on biochars for applications: A research update

WH Huang, DJ Lee, C Huang - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochars are the solid product of biomass under pyrolysis or gasification treatment, whose
wholesale prices are lower than commercial activated carbons and other fine materials now …

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in adsorption of heavy metals using modified biochar

D Lakshmi, D Akhil, A Kartik, KP Gopinath… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The process of removal of heavy metals is important due to their toxic effects on living
organisms and undesirable anthropogenic effects. Conventional methods possess many …

A novel modification of lignin on corncob-based biochar to enhance removal of cadmium from water

M Luo, H Lin, B Li, Y Dong, Y He, L Wang - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
In order to improve the adsorption capacities of corncob-based biochars for heavy metal, the
different pyrolysis temperature (350° C, 450° C and 550° C) of corncob-based biochars were …

Remediation of emerging metal pollutants using environment friendly biochar-Review on applications and mechanism

D Berslin, A Reshmi, B Sivaprakash, N Rajamohan… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of heavy metals has become a major environmental concern due to their bio
resistant nature and tendency to accumulate. Application of various technologies, involving …

[HTML][HTML] Sawdust-biomass based materials for sequestration of organic and inorganic pollutants and potential for engineering applications

KA Adegoke, OO Adesina, OA Okon-Akan… - Current Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sawdust materials are global wastes obtained from wood processing and exploitation
activities. They are usually dumped/stored in uncontrolled conditions, thus becoming a …

Impacts of pyrolysis temperature on lead adsorption by cotton stalk-derived biochar and related mechanisms

L Gao, Z Li, W Yi, Y Li, P Zhang, A Zhang… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Impacts of pyrolysis temperature of biochar on lead adsorption from aqueous solution and
related mechanisms were investigated in this work. Biochars derived from cotton stalk were …

Green remediation of pharmaceutical wastes using biochar: a review

RS Monisha, RL Mani, B Sivaprakash… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Pharmaceutical waste generation in domestic and industrial discharges is a major challenge
requiring adapted treatment solutions. Antibiotics, pain killers, lifesaving drugs, birth control …

Surface functionalised adsorbent for emerging pharmaceutical removal: adsorption performance and mechanisms

MT Sekulic, N Boskovic, A Slavkovic… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
А highly effective adsorbent (PPhA) was designed using “acid catalyst” functionalisation and
tested for six emerging PhCs (sulfamethoxazole (SMX), carbamazepine (CBZ), ketoprofen …