[HTML][HTML] The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications

S Bolan, D Hou, L Wang, L Hale… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar can be an effective carrier for microbial inoculants because of its favourable
properties promoting microbial life. In this review, we assess the effectiveness of biochar as …

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 …

Adsorbent materials for ammonium and ammonia removal: A review

B Han, C Butterly, W Zhang, J He, D Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Ammonium (NH 4+) and ammonia (NH 3) are notorious hard-to-treat pollutants,
leading to serious deterioration of aquatic ecosystems and significant risks to human health …

Mesoporous and adsorption behavior of algal biochar prepared via sequential hydrothermal carbonization and ZnCl2 activation

TB Nguyen, QM Truong, CW Chen, R Doong… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar derived from brown algal Ascophyllum nodosum was synthesized
through hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) coupling with ZnCl 2 chemical activation and …

Low-cost treated lignocellulosic biomass waste supported with FeCl3/Zn(NO3)2 for water decolorization

A Kheradmand, M Negarestani, A Mollahosseini… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Dye pollution has always been a serious concern globally, threatening the lives of humans
and the ecosystem. In the current study, treated lignocellulosic biomass waste supported …

Engineered biochars for recovering phosphate and ammonium from wastewater: A review

MB Shakoor, ZL Ye, S Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has gained great scientific attention as a promising agent for agricultural and
environmental applications. A variety of biochars with excellent properties such as high …

Compositional characterization of nine agricultural waste biochars: The relations between alkaline metals and cation exchange capacity with ammonium adsorption …

DNG Ngo, XY Chuang, CP Huang, LC Hua… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
We converted different biochars from nine common feedstock were prepared for aqueous
NH 4+ adsorption. The biochars were classified into three groups: wood-like (B@ A: wood …

A critical review of existing mechanisms and strategies to enhance N2 selectivity in groundwater nitrate reduction

F Zhao, J Xin, M Yuan, L Wang, X Wang - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
The pollution of nitrate (NO 3-) in groundwater has become an environmental problem of
general concern and requires immediate remediation because of adverse human and …

Biochar admixtured lightweight, porous and tougher cement mortars: Mechanical, durability and micro computed tomography analysis

S Praneeth, L Saavedra, M Zeng, BK Dubey… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Currently, the global carbon footprint of cement industry is nearly 7 to 8% and this number is
expected to grow in the near future given the continued global demand of cement usage in …

New insights into ball milling effects on MgAl-LDHs exfoliation on biochar support: A case study for cadmium adsorption

S Cui, R Zhang, Y Peng, X Gao, Z Li, B Fan… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ball milling (BM) as a solvent-free technology has been widely used to tailor the biochar-
based adsorbents with high porosity and well dispersion for enhancing their environmental …