Performance evaluation of dye wastewater treatment technologies: A review

HM Solayman, MA Hossen, A Abd Aziz… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Dye wastewater released from several dyes induced industries are harmful towards the
living, non-living environment and human. Consequently, existence of dye in water bodies is …

Application of biochar-based photocatalysts for adsorption-(photo) degradation/reduction of environmental contaminants: mechanism, challenges and perspective

Y Lu, Y Cai, S Zhang, L Zhuang, B Hu, S Wang, J Chen… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
The fast increase of population results in the quick development of industry and agriculture.
Large amounts of contaminants such as metal ions and organic contaminants are released …

Ecotoxicological and health concerns of persistent coloring pollutants of textile industry wastewater and treatment approaches for environmental safety

R Kishor, D Purchase, GD Saratale, RG Saratale… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Textile industry wastewater (TIWW) is considered as one of the worst polluters of our
precious water and soil ecologies. It causes carcinogenic, mutagenic, genotoxic, cytotoxic …

Mechanistic understanding of the adsorption and thermodynamic aspects of cationic methylene blue dye onto cellulosic olive stones biomass from wastewater

MA Al-Ghouti, RS Al-Absi - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
In the current study, the mechanistic understanding of the adsorption isotherm and
thermodynamic aspects of cationic methylene blue (MB) dye adsorption onto cellulosic olive …

Production, characterization, activation and environmental applications of engineered biochar: a review

D Akhil, D Lakshmi, A Kartik, DVN Vo, J Arun… - Environmental …, 2021 - Springer
Increased industrial and domestic activities have induced pollution, global warming and
resources depletion, calling for advanced remediation techniques. For instance, biochar …

Photocatalytic degradation of Penicillin G in aqueous solutions: Kinetic, degradation pathway, and microbioassays assessment

M Berkani, A Smaali, Y Kadmi, F Almomani… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical micropollutants of Penicillin G (PG) was
investigated in a photoreactor at a laboratory scale. The impact of type of catalyst, pH, and …

Biochar as a support for nanocatalysts and other reagents: Recent advances and applications

RP Lopes, D Astruc - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
The transformation and use of the biomass are of fundamental energetic and ecological
interest. The general objective of this review is to provide an overview of biochar (a major …

Novel biogenic synthesis of a Ag@ Biochar nanocomposite as an antimicrobial agent and photocatalyst for methylene blue degradation

AS Eltaweil, AM Abdelfatah, M Hosny, M Fawzy - ACS omega, 2022 - ACS Publications
The conventional synthesis of nanomaterials employing physical and chemical methods
usually requires high cost and toxic chemicals. Thus, a facile, ecofriendly, cost-effective …

The potential of biochar-photocatalytic nanocomposites for removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater

J Fito, KK Kefeni, TTI Nkambule - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC)-photocatalyst nanocomposites have emerged as appealing water and
wastewater treatment technology. Such nanocomposite materials benefit from the …

Preparation, environmental application and prospect of biochar-supported metal nanoparticles: A review

J Liu, J Jiang, Y Meng, A Aihemaiti, Y Xu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a low-cost, porous, and carbon-rich material and it exhibits a great potential as an
adsorbent and a supporting matrix due to its high surface activity, high specific surface area …