Biochar improves soil fertility and crop performance: A case study of Nigeria

AM Zubairu, E Michéli, CM Ocansey, N Boros… - Soil Systems, 2023 - mdpi.com
Africa, specifically Nigeria, has witnessed a dramatic increase in population over the last
century, prompting efforts to ensure sustainable food production and quality. Concerns for …

[HTML][HTML] Simultaneous removal of Zn (II) ions and pathogens from pharmaceutical wastewater using modified sugarcane bagasse as biosorbents

EO Ajala, AM Ayanshola, CI Obodo, MA Ajala… - Results in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) was developed into biosorbents by base (BSB), acid (ASB), and
acid-base (A-BSB). The biosorbents were deployed to remediate pharmaceutical …

Green technology: synthesis of iron-modified biochar derived from pine cones to remove azithromycin and ciprofloxacin from water

S Aziz, S Anbreen, I Iftikhar, T Fatima… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
The rise of antibiotic pollutants in water threatens ecosystems and human health. Iron-
modified biochar (BC) exhibits adsorption properties and offers a promising approach for …

Removal ibuprofen from aqueous solution by a noval Al-modified biochar

D Yu, S Zeng, Y Wu, Y Li, H Tian, T Xie, Y Yu - Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
With the increase of organic emissions in production and human life, the pollution control of
organic is now an urgent problem in the environmental field. In this study, hydrothermal …

[PDF][PDF] SOIL BULK DENSITY AND GROWTH OF MAIZE (Zea mays L.) AS INFLUENCED BY COMPOST AND/OR BIOCHAR IN ALFISOLS OF NORTHERN NIGERIA

AM Dantani, DT Maigida… - FUDMA JOURNAL OF …, 2024 - fjs.fudutsinma.edu.ng
Soils are depleted of nutrients following intensive agriculture, leading to low yields.
Therefore, adopting practices that increase soil organic matter is necessary. This study …

Influence of surface chemistry of carbon materials on inorganic nitrogen contaminants chemisorption

S Raj - 2022 - researchspace.auckland.ac.nz
Adsorption of inorganic nitrogen contaminants (INC), namely ammonium (NH4+), nitrate
(NO3-), and nitrite (NO2-), using carbon materials (CMs) such as activated carbon (AC), and …