[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 …

Immobilization of microbes on biochar for water and soil remediation: A review

C Wu, D Zhi, B Yao, Y Zhou, Y Yang, Y Zhou - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has caught great attention over the last decade with the loose and porous structure,
and carbon stability provides suitable living conditions for the growth and activity of …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-microorganism interactions for organic pollutant remediation: Challenges and perspectives

S Mukherjee, B Sarkar, VK Aralappanavar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Numerous harmful chemicals are introduced every year in the environment through
anthropogenic and geological activities raising global concerns of their ecotoxicological …

Biotechnological basis of microbial consortia for the removal of pesticides from the environment

P Bhatt, K Bhatt, A Sharma, W Zhang… - Critical Reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
The application of microbial strains as axenic cultures has frequently been employed in a
diverse range of sectors. In the natural environment, microbes exist as multispecies and …

Biochar as environmental armour and its diverse role towards protecting soil, water and air

A Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, S Kumar - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been of considerable importance for various environmental applications in
recent years. It has exhibited substantial advantages like favourable structural and surface …

Effective usage of biochar and microorganisms for the removal of heavy metal ions and pesticides

SK Manikandan, P Pallavi, K Shetty, D Bhattacharjee… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The bioremediation of heavy metal ions and pesticides is both cost-effective and
environmentally friendly. Microbial remediation is considered superior to conventional …

Application of mixed bacteria-loaded biochar to enhance uranium and cadmium immobilization in a co-contaminated soil

X Qi, J Gou, X Chen, S Xiao, I Ali, R Shang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
This research explored the effect of biochar pyrolyzed from five different materials on U and
Cd immobilization in soil. The results showed that all biochars improved the soil properties …

Biochar-immobilized Bacillus spp. for heavy metals bioremediation: A review on immobilization techniques, bioremediation mechanisms and effects on soil

VA Schommer, AP Vanin, MT Nazari, V Ferrari… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Heavy metals contamination present risks to ecosystems and human health. Bioremediation
is a technology that has been applied to minimize the levels of heavy metals contamination …

Comparative study of metal oxides and phosphate modification with different mechanisms over gC3N4 for visible-light photocatalytic degradation of metribuzin

R Yan, A Zada, L Sun, ZJ Li, ZY Mu, SY Chen, F Yang… - Rare Metals, 2022 - Springer
In this work, a comparative study of three frequently employed modification techniques to gC
3 N 4 (CN) nanosheets for the photocatalytic degradation of metribuzin (MET) under visible …

Biochar application strategies for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons removal from soils

S Valizadeh, SS Lee, YJ Choi, K Baek, BH Jeon… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are known as a hazardous group of pollutants in
the soil which causes many challenges to the environment. In this study, the potential of …