The potential of biochar-photocatalytic nanocomposites for removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater

J Fito, KK Kefeni, TTI Nkambule - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC)-photocatalyst nanocomposites have emerged as appealing water and
wastewater treatment technology. Such nanocomposite materials benefit from the …

Emerging applications of biochar: A review on techno-environmental-economic aspects

H Zhu, Q An, ASM Nasir, A Babin, SL Saucedo… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass fast pyrolysis produces bio-oil and biochar achieving circular economy. This review
explored the emerging applications of biochar. Biochar possesses the unique properties for …

Phosphoric acid-activated biochar derived from sunflower seed husk: Selective antibiotic adsorption behavior and mechanism

TB Nguyen, WH Chen, CW Chen, AK Patel, XT Bui… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the unnecessary overuse of antibiotics has increased globally, resulting in
antibiotic contamination of water, which has become a significant environmental concern …

Biochar derived carbonaceous material for various environmental applications: Systematic review

A Saravanan, PS Kumar - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is the solid material produced from the carbonization of organic feedstock biomass.
This material has several unique characteristics such as greater carbon content, good …

Microbial fuel cell coupled Fenton oxidation for the cathodic degradation of emerging contaminants from wastewater: Applications and challenges

SM Sathe, I Chakraborty, BK Dubey… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Urbanization and industrialization have resulted in the escalation of the occurrence of
emerging contaminants (EC) in the wastewater and ultimately to the receiving water bodies …

Attributes of wood biochar as an efficient adsorbent for remediating heavy metals and emerging contaminants from water: a critical review and bibliometric analysis

N Boraah, S Chakma, P Kaushal - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Heavy metals and emerging contaminants (ECs) are the group of pollutants that have drawn
extensive attention during recent years due to high-level toxicity, even at low concentrations …

The performance and mechanism of biochar-enhanced constructed wetland for wastewater treatment

LL Zhuang, M Li, Y Li, L Zhang, X Xu, H Wu… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered as black gold in environmental remediation field due to its high
surface area, light density, great adsorption capacity. Biochar has high potential to improve …

[HTML][HTML] Walnut shell biochar based sorptive remediation of estrogens polluted simulated wastewater: Characterization, adsorption mechanism and degradation by …

H Xu, Y Han, G Wang, P Deng, L Feng - Environmental Technology & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The presence of steroid hormones in aquatic ecosystems is of prevailing concern
attributable to their potential for endocrine disruption. Biochar (BC) is capable of liquid …

Sequestration of steroidal estrogen in aqueous samples using an adsorption mechanism: a systemic scientometric review

AA Bayode, C Olisah, SS Emmanuel, MO Adesina… - RSC …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Steroidal estrogens (SEs) remain one of the notable endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs)
that pose a significant threat to the aquatic environment in this era owing to their interference …

Efficacy of rice husk biochar and compost amendments on the translocation, bioavailability, and heavy metals speciation in contaminated soil: Role of free radical …

MS Rashid, G Liu, B Yousaf, Y Song, R Ahmed… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2022 - Elsevier
The present study investigated the effectiveness of rice husk biochar (RHB) and chicken
manure compost (CMC) amendments (T1: Control, T2: 2% RHB, T3: 2% CMC, T4: 1% RHB+ …