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 …

Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

M Hassan, Y Liu, R Naidu, SJ Parikh, J Du, F Qi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a porous, amorphous, stable, and low-density carbon material derived from the
carbonization of various biological residues. Biochars have multifunctional properties that …

Application of co-pyrolysis biochar for the adsorption and immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated environmental substrates

Y Li, H Yu, L Liu, H Yu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution has been considered as a serious threat to the environment and
human in the past decades due to its toxic and unbiodegradable properties. Recently …

A review of biochar in anaerobic digestion to improve biogas production: performances, mechanisms and economic assessments

W Zhao, H Yang, S He, Q Zhao, L Wei - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology still faces some challenges including low methane
productivity, instable operation efficiency and undesired refractory substances degradation …

Biomass-derived biochar: From production to application in removing heavy metal-contaminated water

WH Chen, AT Hoang, S Nižetić, A Pandey… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment may help to reduce water shortages, whilst concurrently recover
energy and nutrients, leading to some of the exploitation of important sources being offset …

Biomass-derived porous carbonaceous materials and their composites as adsorbents for cationic and anionic dyes: A review

MM Hassan, CM Carr - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently used textile dyes are not highly toxic or carcinogenic, but the intense and
persistent color of the effluent is problematic. Of the remediation processes investigated, the …

Impacts of temperatures and phosphoric-acid modification to the physicochemical properties of biochar for excellent sulfadiazine adsorption

XY Zeng, Y Wang, RX Li, HL Cao, YF Li, J Lü - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
The textural properties and surface chemistry of phosphoric acid-modified biochars (PABCs)
prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures (500–700° C) were studied based on the results …

A state-of-the-art review on producing engineered biochar from shellfish waste and its application in aquaculture wastewater treatment

WAW Mahari, K Waiho, E Azwar, H Fazhan, W Peng… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Global production of shellfish aquaculture is steadily increasing owing to the growing market
demands for shellfish. The intensification of shellfish aquaculture to maximize production …

Adsorption performance and mechanism of cationic and anionic dyes by KOH activated biochar derived from medical waste pyrolysis

F Ullah, G Ji, M Irfan, Y Gao, F Shafiq, Y Sun… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The massive generation of medical waste (MW) results in a series of environmental, social,
and ecological problems. Pyrolysis is one such approach that has attracted more attention …

Cellulose-based materials for scavenging toxic and precious metals from water and wastewater: A review

MMH Rocky, IMM Rahman, FB Biswas… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The abundance of cellulose in nature, as well as its biocompatibility and functional groups,
has paved the way for the development of advanced cellulose-based technologies for water …