[HTML][HTML] A critical review on the biochar production techniques, characterization, stability and applications for circular bioeconomy

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Varjani, A Saravanan - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
There is an upsurge enthusiasm for utilizing biochar produced from waste-biomass in
different fields, to address the most important ecological issues. This review is focused on an …

Effects of different feedstocks-based biochar on soil remediation: A review

M Ji, X Wang, M Usman, F Liu, Y Dan, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising amendment, biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used as a
remediation agent for diverse types of soil pollution. Biochar is mostly made from agricultural …

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 …

The adsorption, regeneration and engineering applications of biochar for removal organic pollutants: a review

Y Dai, N Zhang, C Xing, Q Cui, Q Sun - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, with the continuous development of industry and agriculture, the content of
organic pollutants in the environment has been increasing, which has caused serious …

Ball-milling synthesis of biochar and biochar–based nanocomposites and prospects for removal of emerging contaminants: A review

SO Amusat, TG Kebede, S Dube, MM Nindi - Journal of Water Process …, 2021 - Elsevier
The ball-milling of carbon-based materials with nanoparticles is currently emerging as a
promising cost-effective alternative method of producing nanocomposites with great surface …

Advances in production and application of biochar from lignocellulosic feedstocks for remediation of environmental pollutants

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, SJ Varjani… - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Thermochemical processing of biomass results in a producing char, a typical by-product.
The char can be termed as biochar when specifically applied as a soil fertility enhancement …

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 …

The removal of antibiotics in water by chemically modified carbonaceous adsorbents from biomass: A systematic review

NF Anuar, DRSI Shah, FF Ramli, MSM Zaini… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are extensively used in treating infectious diseases for both humans and animals.
However, they are generally not fully digested in the body and are released as active …

Tailoring biochar for persulfate-based environmental catalysis: Impact of biomass feedstocks

G Song, F Qin, J Yu, L Tang, Y Pang, C Zhang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar, a carbonaceous material with engineering potential, has gained attention as an
efficient catalyst in persulfate-based advanced oxidation processes (PS-AOPs). Although …

Single and competitive sorption properties and mechanism of functionalized biochar for removing sulfonamide antibiotics from water

MB Ahmed, JL Zhou, HH Ngo, W Guo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
Single and competitive sorption of ionisable sulphonamides sulfamethazine,
sulfamethoxazole and sulfathiazole on functionalized biochar was highly pH dependent …