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 …

Definitive Review of Nanobiochar

AK Chaubey, T Pratap, B Preetiva, M Patel… - ACS …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Nanobiochar is an advanced nanosized biochar with enhanced properties and wide
applicability for a variety of modern-day applications. Nanobiochar can be developed easily …

Technological advancement in the remediation of heavy metals employing engineered nanoparticles: A step towards cleaner water process

N Yadav, S Singh, O Saini, S Srivastava - … Nanotechnology, Monitoring & …, 2022 - Elsevier
The increased developmental activities and diversity of industrial, agricultural and other
anthropogenic actions leads to insidious problem of waste water generation, containing …

Potential of silicon-rich biochar (Sichar) amendment to control crop pests and pathogens in agroecosystems: A review

A Ratnadass, AL Llandres, FR Goebel… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
We reviewed the potential of silicon (Si)-rich biochars (sichars) as crop amendments for pest
and pathogen control. The main pathosystems that emerged from our systematic literature …

Demonstration of the synergistic effect of biochar and Trichoderma harzianum on the development of Ralstonia solanacearum in eggplant

CA Ahmad, A Akhter, MS Haider, MT Abbas… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Soil degradation has been accelerated by the use of chemical pesticides and poor
agricultural practices, which has had an impact on crop productivity. Recently, there has …

Nanobiochar: soil and plant interactions and their implications for sustainable agriculture

B Brar, BS Saharan, CS Seth, A Kamboj, K Bala… - Biocatalysis and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar, a carbon black substance with immense value, has been utilized since the Pre-
Columbian Era to enhance soil fertility and support crop growth. Modern society has …

Nanobiochar reduces ammonia emission, increases nutrient mineralization from vermicompost, and improves maize productivity

MI Rashid, GA Shah, Z Iqbal, K Shahzad, N Ali… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently nanobiochar (NB) has been getting more attention than bulk biochar due to its
ultrafine particles, desired chemical composition, and negatively charged surface. These …

Current trends in antimicrobial activities of carbon nanostructures: potentiality and status of nanobiochar in comparison to carbon dots

K Nishshankage, AB Fernandez, S Pallewatta… - Biochar, 2024 - Springer
The increase in antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a massive threat to world health,
necessitating the urgent development of alternative antimicrobial growth control techniques …

Catalytic hydrodeoxygenation of vanillin, a bio-oil model compound over renewable Ni/biochar catalyst

I Mudi, A Hart, A Ingram, J Wood - Catalysts, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aims to examine the hydrodeoxygenation (HDO) of vanillin, an oxygenated
phenolic compound present in bio-oil, into creosol. Biochar residue generated when wood is …

Impact of biochar on Fusarium wilt of cotton and the dynamics of soil microbial community

M Asif, MS Haider, A Akhter - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The effects of biochar on leaf and soil-borne diseases of plants can be seen in addition to its
ability to sequester carbon, improve soil quality, and enhance plant performance. However …