The current climate and environmental challenges demand novel and cost-effective
sustainable materials with a high efficacy and eco-friendly properties. Biochar (BC) has …

Biochar is considered to be the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and sustainable
sorbent that has an extraordinary potential to efficiently remove toxic elements, including …

Emerging contaminants (EC's) are pollutants of growing concern. They are mainly organic
compounds such as: pesticides, pharmaceuticals and personal care products, hormones …

A Fe/Mn oxides loaded biochar (FeMn-BC) was prepared to enhance the adsorption of
tetracycline (TC). γ-Fe 2 O 3 and MnO 2 were assigned to the Fe and Mn oxides …

In the present study, glutaraldehyde was used as a hydrophobic modifier to crosslink
polyvinyl alcohol (PVA), and copper ion was immobilized by sodium alginate (SA). Polyvinyl …

In recent years, the presence of a group of contaminants, termed as emerging contaminants
(ECs) has been recognized as significant water pollutants that have adverse effects on …

Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the primary anthropogenic greenhouse gas with a significant
contribution to global warming; this excessive emission needs to be controlled through an …

The removal of tetracycline (TC) by novel magnetic graphene oxide/ZnO nanocomposites
(MZ) was explored. In order to study the feasibility of MZ as an adsorbent and photocatalyst …

Biochar, a multifaceted and sustainable carbonaceous material has gained extensive
research attention over the past couple of decades in advanced oxidation processes (AOP) …

Municipal sewage sludge (MS)-derived biochar shows low-cost superiority as a potential
adsorbent in organic contaminants removal, but limited by its poor adsorption capacity and …