Carbon sequestration strategies in soil using biochar: advances, challenges, and opportunities

L Luo, J Wang, J Lv, Z Liu, T Sun, Y Yang… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biochar, a carbon (C)-rich material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of biomass
under oxygen-limited environments, has been proposed as one of the most promising …

Adsorption of CO2 using biochar-review of the impact of gas mixtures and water on adsorption

ZG Mamaghani, KA Hawboldt, S MacQuarrie - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar produced from sources such as forestry, agricultural, and marine wastes has
demonstrated an ability to adsorb CO 2. The adsorption capacity is a function of biochar …

Machine learning-based characterization of hydrochar from biomass: Implications for sustainable energy and material production

A Shafizadeh, H Shahbeik, S Rafiee, A Moradi… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a process that converts biomass into versatile
hydrochar without the need for prior drying. The physicochemical properties of hydrochar …

Comparative studies of hydrochars and biochars produced from lignocellulosic biomass via hydrothermal carbonization, torrefaction and pyrolysis

B Ercan, K Alper, S Ucar, S Karagoz - Journal of the Energy Institute, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, hydrothermal carbonization, torrefaction, and pyrolysis of hornbeam wood
chips were performed. Different runs were conducted at varying temperatures ranging from …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing the power of functionalized biochar: progress, challenges, and future perspectives in energy, water treatment, and environmental sustainability

MZ Yameen, SR Naqvi, D Juchelková, MNA Khan - Biochar, 2024 - Springer
The swift advancement of sustainable energy technologies, coupled with the urgent need to
address environmental challenges, has generated considerable interest in the multifaceted …

Advancing sustainable development goals with machine learning and optimization for wet waste biomass to renewable energy conversion

S Zhu, N Preuss, F You - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid surge in global population, urbanization, and improved living standards, there
has been a significant increase in untreated wet waste. This escalation poses a critical …

Co-hydrothermal carbonization of pine residual sawdust and non-dewatered sewage sludge–effect of reaction conditions on hydrochar characteristics

M Cavali, H Benbelkacem, B Kim, R Bayard… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Waste valorization is mandatory to develop and consolidate a circular bioeconomy. It is
necessary to search for appropriate processes to add value to different wastes by utilizing …

[HTML][HTML] Analysis of the scale of global human needs and opportunities for sustainable catalytic technologies

T Taseska, W Yu, MK Wilsey, CP Cox, Z Meng… - Topics in …, 2023 - Springer
We analyzed the enormous scale of global human needs, their carbon footprint, and how
they are connected to energy availability. We established that most challenges related to …

Biochar from agricultural biomass: current status and future scope

AK Thakur, R Kumar, P Shukla, P Sharma… - Materials Today …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar is a sustainable material that finds numerous applications due to its high surface
area and other structural characteristics. This paper reviews the use of agricultural biomass …

Sludge-derived biochar: Physicochemical characteristics for environmental remediation

N Mayilswamy, A Nighojkar, M Edirisinghe… - Applied Physics …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The global production of fecal wastes is envisioned to reach a very high tonnage by 2030.
Perilous handling and consequential exposition of human and animal fecal matter are …