[HTML][HTML] Recent advancements and challenges in emerging applications of biochar-based catalysts

X Yuan, Y Cao, J Li, AK Patel, CD Dong, X Jin… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The sustainable utilization of biochar produced from biomass waste could substantially
promote the development of carbon neutrality and a circular economy. Due to their cost …

Biorefinery roadmap based on catalytic production and upgrading 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

Q Hou, X Qi, M Zhen, H Qian, Y Nie, C Bai, S Zhang… - Green …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Biorefineries, which utilize lignocellulosic biomass as renewable energy source and
sustainable carbon feedstock, are a promising solution to alleviate the excessive …

Nitrogen-doped biochars as adsorbents for mitigation of heavy metals and organics from water: A review

N Kasera, P Kolar, SG Hall - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Mitigation of toxic contaminants from wastewater is crucial to the safety and sustainability of
the aquatic ecosystem and human health. There is a pressing need to find economical and …

Customised fabrication of nitrogen-doped biochar for environmental and energy applications

Z Wan, Y Sun, DCW Tsang, E Khan, ACK Yip… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Global warming, environmental pollution, and energy shortage are causing severe
environmental concerns for sustainable development. Conversion of various renewable …

Advances in lignin valorization towards bio-based chemicals and fuels: Lignin biorefinery

Y Cao, SS Chen, S Zhang, YS Ok, BM Matsagar… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignin is one of the most promising renewable sources for aromatic hydrocarbons, while
effective depolymerization towards its constituent monomers is a particular challenge …

A sustainable biochar catalyst synergized with copper heteroatoms and CO 2 for singlet oxygenation and electron transfer routes

Z Wan, Y Sun, DCW Tsang, KM Iris, J Fan, JH Clark… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We have developed a wood waste-derived biochar as a sustainable graphitic carbon
catalyst for environmental remediation through catalytic pyrolysis under the synergistic …

Efficient microwave-assisted mineralization of oxytetracycline driven by persulfate and hypochlorite over Cu-biochar catalyst

Q Zhang, Y Sun, W Xu, Y Cao, C Wu, CH Wang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwave (MW)-assisted catalytic degradation of organic pollutants draws increasing
attention owing to its high efficiency in wastewater treatment. This work developed Cu …

Progress and future prospects in biochar composites: Application and reflection in the soil environment

S Mandal, S Pu, S Adhikari, H Ma, DH Kim… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, environmental pollution is a major global concern and adversely affecting
human health and the economy. The environmental properties of soil are exceptionally …

Simple synthesis of spent coffee ground-based microporous carbons using K2CO3 as an activation agent and their application to CO2 capture

MJ Kim, SW Choi, H Kim, S Mun, KB Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Microporous carbons were prepared from spent coffee grounds via solid-state K 2 CO 3
activation. Activation temperature and time were changed to manipulate the properties and …

Sulfonated graphitic carbon nitride as a highly selective and efficient heterogeneous catalyst for the conversion of biomass-derived saccharides to 5 …

T Chhabra, A Bahuguna, SS Dhankhar… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The catalytic conversion of biomass-derived chemicals to value added products is currently
a topic of high importance, as it addresses the problems pertaining to both energy and the …