Biomass-derived activated carbons for the removal of pharmaceutical mircopollutants from wastewater: A review

J Ouyang, L Zhou, Z Liu, JYY Heng, W Chen - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived activated carbons (biochars) have attracted great attention due to their
excellent physicochemical properties such as high specific area, large pore volume, well …

The structure evolution of biochar from biomass pyrolysis and its correlation with gas pollutant adsorption performance

Y Chen, X Zhang, W Chen, H Yang, H Chen - Bioresource technology, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar is carbon-rich, porous and with a great potential in gas pollutant controlling. The
physical-chemical structure of biochar is important for the application. This paper firstly …

Adsorption removal of methylene blue onto activated carbon/cellulose biocomposite films: Equilibrium and kinetic studies

N Somsesta, V Sricharoenchaikul, D Aht-Ong - Materials Chemistry and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Activated carbon/cellulose composite (ACC) biosorbent films were fabricated via solution
casting by combining 1–3% w/v of activated carbon with the cellulose solution which …

Biochar role in the sustainability of agriculture and environment

M Ayaz, D Feizienė, V Tilvikienė, K Akhtar… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The exercise of biochar in agribusiness has increased proportionally in recent years. It has
been indicated that biochar application could strengthen soil fertility benefits, such as …

A review on the recent advances in the production of carbon nanotubes and carbon nanofibers via microwave-assisted pyrolysis of biomass

JE Omoriyekomwan, A Tahmasebi, J Dou… - Fuel Processing …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass is a renewable hydrocarbon resource utilized to generate bioenergy, green
chemicals, and carbon materials. Biomass is also promising source material for advanced …

Investigation of biomass components on the slow pyrolysis products yield using Aspen Plus for techno-economic analysis

M Shahbaz, A AlNouss, P Parthasarathy… - Biomass Conversion …, 2020 - Springer
Prior information on the pyrolysis product behaviour of biomass components-cellulose,
hemicellulose and lignin is critical in the selection of feedstock as components have a …

A comparative study on co-pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass with polyethylene terephthalate, polystyrene, and polyvinyl chloride: Synergistic effects and product …

G Özsin, AE Pütün - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2018 - Elsevier
Co-pyrolysis of waste biomass and plastics was investigated to find out whether the quality
of pyrolysis products was improved. For the sake of yield and compositional comparison …

Facile preparation of multi-porous biochar from lotus biomass for methyl orange removal: Kinetics, isotherms, and regeneration studies

Y Hou, Y Liang, H Hu, Y Tao, J Zhou, J Cai - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biomass is a promising carbon source because of its low-cost and rich carbon component.
Here, lotus root as self N-source was used to produce N-doped biochar via a simple …

Biomass chars: The effects of pyrolysis conditions on their morphology, structure, chemical properties and reactivity

C Guizani, M Jeguirim, S Valin, L Limousy, S Salvador - Energies, 2017 - mdpi.com
Solid char is a product of biomass pyrolysis. It contains a high proportion of carbon, and
lower contents of H, O and minerals. This char can have different valorization pathways such …

Comparison of bio-chars formation derived from fast and slow pyrolysis of walnut shell

T Yuan, W He, G Yin, S Xu - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Fast and slow pyrolysis are good means of biomass transformation. Studying the formation
of bio-char is not only helpful to intensify the transformation of biomass, but also to improve …