Biochar as the effective adsorbent to combustion gaseous pollutants: preparation, activation, functionalization and the adsorption mechanisms

C Wen, T Liu, D Wang, Y Wang, H Chen, G Luo… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The massive combustion utilization of fossil fuel in human industrial activities, such as power
plants, waste incineration, and kiln combustion for cement production, would emit serious …

Biomass-derived porous carbons for sorption of Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Y Shen - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can lead to environmental pollution and threaten
human health due to their toxic and carcinogenic nature. The emission of VOCs increases …

Adsorption and desorption mechanism of aromatic VOCs onto porous carbon adsorbents for emission control and resource recovery: recent progress and challenges

W Zhang, G Li, H Yin, K Zhao, H Zhao… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
As is universally acknowledged, the fast advances in industrialization and urbanization have
caused the rapid increase in the emission of aromatic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) …

A new attempt to control volatile organic compounds (VOCs) pollution-modification technology of biomass for adsorption of VOCs gas

G Zheng, K Wei, X Kang, W Fan, NL Ma, M Verma… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The detrimental impact of volatile organic compounds on the surroundings is widely
acknowledged, and effective solutions must be sought to mitigate their pollution. Adsorption …

Carbon-integrated semiconductor photocatalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in indoor environments

A Ahmad, M Ali, AG Al-Sehemi, AA Al-Ghamdi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impacts of industrial expansion and urban residential development on sustainable and
healthy indoor environments have raised concerns worldwide. Deteriorating indoor air …

Management of typical VOCs in air with adsorbents: status and challenges

Q Ye, Y Chen, Y Li, R Jin, Q Geng, S Chen - Dalton Transactions, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The serious harm of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the ecological environment and
human health has attracted widespread attention worldwide. With economic growth and …

Application of single-atom-based photocatalysts in environmental pollutant removal and renewable energy production

Q Liu, Y Zhao, J Wang, Y Zhou, X Liu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Green and clean photocatalytic technology has been extensively applied to degrade
environmental pollutants and produce renewable energy, which is an important mean to …

Dynamic adsorption behavior of benzene, toluene, and xylene VOCs in single-and multi-component systems by activated carbon derived from defatted black cumin …

E Batur, S Kutluay - Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2022 - Elsevier
In the current study, activated carbon (AC) was produced from defatted black cumin (Nigella
sativa L.) biowaste (DBCB) with ZnCl 2 activation by means of the response surface …

Au single atom-anchored WO 3/TiO 2 nanotubes for the photocatalytic degradation of volatile organic compounds

X Wang, H Pan, M Sun, Y Zhang - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Owing to the 100% atom utilization and the high activity, single atom catalysts (SACs) toward
photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) represent a promising technology. However, its practical …

Improving the adsorption performance of non-polar benzene vapor by using lignin-based activated carbon

K Isinkaralar - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023 - Springer
Both indoor and outdoor contamination continually contain benzene vapor. It has primary
concerns about long-term health risks to the living environment. Benzene is a crucial …