Biochar-cement concrete toward decarbonisation and sustainability for construction: Characteristic, performance and perspective

X Lin, W Li, Y Guo, W Dong, A Castel… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar has been increasingly used in the production of cementitious materials due to its
low cost, low-carbon emission, and environmental benefits. This study provides a …

A review on application of low-cost adsorbents for heavy metals removal from wastewater

NS Topare, VS Wadgaonkar - Materials Today: Proceedings, 2023 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution has been determined to be the root cause of a large number of
deaths and illnesses around the world. Heavy metals in wastewater have been a major …

Role of biochar toward carbon neutrality

L Wang, J Deng, X Yang, R Hou, D Hou - Carbon Research, 2023 - Springer
Carbon neutrality by the mid-twenty-first century is a grand challenge requiring technological
innovations. Biochar, a traditional soil amendment which has been used for fertility …

[HTML][HTML] Reprocessed construction and demolition waste as an adsorbent: An appraisal

S Pallewatta, M Weerasooriyagedara… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste is solid wastes generated from the
construction, demolition, and renovation activities that constitute almost 30–40% of globally …

Utilization of engineered biochar as a binder in carbon negative cement-based composites: A review

O Zaid, F Alsharari, M Ahmed - Construction and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
With the rising global population and an increasing demand for enhanced built
environments, the construction industry faces a critical challenge with rising greenhouse gas …

Competitive adsorption and immobilization of Cd, Ni, and Cu by biochar in unsaturated soils under single-, binary-, and ternary-metal systems

Z Meng, S Huang, J Wu, Z Lin - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
This study investigated the competitive adsorption and immobilization of cadmium (Cd),
nickel (Ni), and copper (Cu) by biochar in unsaturated soils under single-, binary-, and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the performance of cement-modified biochar adsorbent for Cu, Pb and Zn removal from urban stormwater

P Wijeyawardana, N Nanayakkara, D Law… - Process Safety and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This research investigates the use of biochar modified with Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC)
as an adsorbent for heavy metal removal and evaluates the impact of competing ions and …

A critical review on the removal and recovery of hazardous Cd from Cd-containing secondary resources in Cu-Pb-Zn smelting processes

G Han, J Wang, H Sun, B Liu, Y Huang - Metals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Due to the advancement of industrialization and the development of the metal smelting
industry, cadmium (Cd), as a highly toxic heavy metal element, is discharged into the natural …

Carbonation of waste concrete: An effective and green strategy for enhancing its heavy metals removal from wastewater

X Ouyang, W Li, X Li, Y Ma, G Zhang, J Fu - Journal of Water Process …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Water pollution, especially Pb 2+, Cd 2+, Co 2+, and Ni 2+ released from industrial
and mine wastewater, harms human health and is a global environmental concern. At the …

Converting coastal silt into subgrade soil with biochar as reinforcing agent, CO2 adsorbent, and carbon sequestrating material

S Fang, L Zhao, G Rong, B Chen, X Xu, H Qiu… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Large amounts of coastal silt produced annually is urgent to be treated with a feasible
strategy. This study converted it into subgrade soil by cement solidification for resource …