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 …

Removal of pharmaceuticals from water using sewage sludge-derived biochar: A review

I Ihsanullah, MT Khan, M Zubair, M Bilal, M Sajid - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, considerable attention has been paid to the beneficial utilization of sewage
sludge to reduce the risks associated with sludge disposal. Besides other applications of …

Sustainable applications of rice feedstock in agro-environmental and construction sectors: a global perspective

SM Shaheen, V Antoniadis, M Shahid, Y Yang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rice is second only to maize among the world's most important cereal crops, with a global
harvested area of approximately 158 million hectares and an annual production of more …

Role of biochar surface characteristics in the adsorption of aromatic compounds: Pore structure and functional groups

XF Tan, SS Zhu, RP Wang, YD Chen, PL Show… - Chinese Chemical …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC) are widely used as highly efficient adsorbents to alleviate aromatics-based
contaminants due to their ease of preparation, wide availability, and high sustainability. The …

Biochar-based water treatment systems as a potential low-cost and sustainable technology for clean water provision

W Gwenzi, N Chaukura, C Noubactep… - Journal of environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Approximately 600 million people lack access to safe drinking water, hence achieving
Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Ensure availability and sustainable management of water …

Insight into the adsorptive removal of ibuprofen using porous carbonaceous materials: A review

A Ayati, B Tanhaei, H Beiki, P Krivoshapkin… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last decade, the removal of pharmaceuticals from aquatic bodies has garnered
substantial attention from the scientific community. Ibuprofen (IBP), a non-steroidal anti …

Characterization of pesticide sorption behaviour of slow pyrolysis biochars as low cost adsorbent for atrazine and imidacloprid removal

A Mandal, N Singh, TJ Purakayastha - Science of the Total Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
Agri-wastes biochars viz. eucalyptus bark (EBBC), corn cob (CCBC), bamboo chips (BCBC),
rice husk (RHBC) and rice straw (RSBC) and acid treated RSBC (T-RSBC), were …

Potential application of machine learning for exploring adsorption mechanisms of pharmaceuticals onto biochars

XC Nguyen, QV Ly, TTH Nguyen, HTT Ngo, Y Hu… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing accumulation of pharmaceuticals in aquatic ecosystems could impair
freshwater quality and threaten human health. Despite the adsorption of pharmaceuticals on …

Adsorption of selected organic micro-pollutants on sewage sludge biochar

P Regkouzas, E Diamadopoulos - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar was produced from three differently treated sewage sludge biomasses,
in three pyrolytic temperatures, 300° C, 500° C and 700° C, under continuous N 2 supply …

Transformation of phenol and nitrobenzene by superoxide radicals: Kinetics and mechanisms

X Min, C Chu, Z Luo, J Ma, Y Fu, Z Wei… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, the kinetics and mechanisms of superoxide radical (O 2·-)-mediated
transformation of two monosubstituted aromatic contaminants with diametrically opposed …