Mechanisms and adsorption capacities of biochar for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from industrial wastewater

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, ED van Hullebusch… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Currently, due to the rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization in developing
countries, a large volume of wastewater is produced from industries that contain chemicals …

Heavy metal removal by biomass-derived carbon nanotubes as a greener environmental remediation: A comprehensive review

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, CK Cheng, R Luque, S Thomas… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The concentrations of heavy metal ions found in waterways near industrial zones are often
exceed the prescribed limits, posing a continued danger to the environment and public …

A review of functionalized carbon nanotubes and graphene for heavy metal adsorption from water: Preparation, application, and mechanism

J Xu, Z Cao, Y Zhang, Z Yuan, Z Lou, X Xu, X Wang - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Carbon-based nanomaterials, especially carbon nanotubes and graphene, have drawn
wide attention in recent years as novel materials for environmental applications. Notably, the …

Preparation and application of magnetic biochar in water treatment: A critical review

X Li, C Wang, J Zhang, J Liu, B Liu, G Chen - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, magnetic biochar has been widely used in removal of pollutants from water.
In this paper, the preparation technologies of magnetic biochar are analyzed, and the …

Effect of process parameters on production of biochar from biomass waste through pyrolysis: A review

M Tripathi, JN Sahu, P Ganesan - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biomass is considered to have potential to be used as an alternative energy source. High
carbon content present in biomass converts it into high energy biochar on thermochemical …

Heavy metal removal from wastewater using various adsorbents: a review

Renu, M Agarwal, K Singh - Journal of Water Reuse and …, 2017 - iwaponline.com
Heavy metals are discharged into water from various industries. They can be toxic or
carcinogenic in nature and can cause severe problems for humans and aquatic ecosystems …

Heavy metal removal from aqueous solution by advanced carbon nanotubes: critical review of adsorption applications

A Abbas, AM Al-Amer, T Laoui, MJ Al-Marri… - Separation and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The scarcity of water, especially in arid and semi-arid regions of the world is exerting great
pressure on resources and establishing more need to provide good quality water for human …

Clay based nanocomposites for removal of heavy metals from water: A review

VB Yadav, R Gadi, S Kalra - Journal of environmental management, 2019 - Elsevier
The exponential increment in world population, recent industrialization, civilization,
agricultural and household activities leads to greater levels of water pollution in terms of …

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solution by sewage sludge-derived biochar: Adsorption kinetics, equilibrium, thermodynamics and mechanism

S Fan, Y Wang, Z Wang, J Tang, J Tang, X Li - Journal of Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this study, biochar was produced from municipal sludge and was characterized by
Surface area and porosity analysis, Scanning Electron Microscope–Energy Dispersive …

Recent trends in biochar production methods and its application as a soil health conditioner: a review

JW Gabhane, VP Bhange, PD Patil, ST Bankar… - SN Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Interest in biochar production from organic waste has been growing in recent years due to its
broad applicability, availability, and smoother production. Biochar production techniques are …