Engineered biochar for environmental decontamination in aquatic and soil systems: a review

H Chen, Y Gao, J Li, Z Fang, N Bolan, A Bhatnagar… - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Contamination of aquatic and soil systems by organic and inorganic pollutants has become
a serious issue of concern worldwide. Viable and cost-effective solutions are urgently …

Adsorptive removal of sulfonamides, tetracyclines and quinolones from wastewater and water using carbon-based materials: Recent developments and future …

BK Biswal, R Balasubramanian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotics are widely used for treatment of diseases caused by bacteria. They reach the
aquatic environment through urine and excreta. The dominant antibiotics that are commonly …

A focused review on lignocellulosic biomass-derived porous carbons for effective pharmaceuticals removal: Current trends, challenges and future prospects

A Rehman, G Nazir, K Heo, S Hussain, M Ikram… - Separation and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Utilizing lignocellulosic biomass to derive carbonaceous materials have gained an upsurge
of interest owing to the inexhaustible availability of precursor. Meanwhile, the carbons …

Recent trends and economic significance of modified/functionalized biochars for remediation of environmental pollutants

G Murtaza, Z Ahmed, M Valipour, I Ali, M Usman… - Scientific Reports, 2024 - nature.com
The pollution of soil and aquatic systems by inorganic and organic chemicals has become a
global concern. Economical, eco-friendly, and sustainable solutions are direly required to …

Progress in marine derived renewable functional materials and biochar for sustainable water purification

HM Manohara, SS Nayak, G Franklin, SK Nataraj… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Global water scarcity is increasing day-by-day due to population explosion, urbanization
and rapid industrialization. Inevitably, surface water is widely contaminated by various …

Selective adsorption and recovery of scandium from red mud leachate by using phosphoric acid pre-treated pitaya peel biochar

X Dai, NTH Nhung, MF Hamza, Y Guo, L Chen… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the global demand for scandium has increased due to its essential role in
the high-technology industry. Red mud leachates constitute a significant source of scandium …

Removal of RhB from water by Fe-modified hydrochar and biochar–An experimental evaluation supported by genetic programming

S Kohzadi, N Marzban, JA Libra, M Bundschuh… - Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
The need for efficient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly methods to remove
pollutants from wastewater streams is increasing due to efforts to recycle water in the face of …

From circular economy to circular ecology: a review on the solution of environmental problems through circular waste management approaches

L Adami, M Schiavon - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: The application of concepts linked to the circular economy (CE) has led to a
sudden development of studies in numerous fields. However, the level of environmental …

Removal of heavy metal vanadium from aqueous solution by nanocellulose produced from Komagataeibacter europaeus employing pineapple waste as carbon …

YS Tseng, RR Singhania, AC Cheng, CW Chen… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental concerns have taken a center stage in our lives driving the society towards
biorefinery. Bioprocess development to produce valuable products utilizing waste has its …

Pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization of biowaste: A comparative review on the conversion pathways and potential applications of char product

J Yang, Z Zhang, J Wang, X Zhao, Y Zhao… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis and hydrothermal carbonization have (HTC) received a great deal of attention and
are regarded as representative thermal techniques in the dry and wet conversion of …