Waste-derived biochar for water pollution control and sustainable development

M He, Z Xu, D Hou, B Gao, X Cao, YS Ok… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Biochar, a carbon-rich material made from the partial combustion of biomass wastes, is an
emerging material of interest as it can remediate pollutants and serve as a negative carbon …

[HTML][HTML] Technologies and perspectives for achieving carbon neutrality

F Wang, JD Harindintwali, Z Yuan, M Wang, F Wang… - The Innovation, 2021 - cell.com
Global development has been heavily reliant on the overexploitation of natural resources
since the Industrial Revolution. With the extensive use of fossil fuels, deforestation, and other …

Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

AV Baskar, N Bolan, SA Hoang, P Sooriyakumar… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption is the most widely adopted, effective, and reliable treatment process for the
removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater. One of the major issues …

Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

N Bolan, SA Hoang, J Beiyuan… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional
groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review on the biochar production techniques, characterization, stability and applications for circular bioeconomy

PR Yaashikaa, PS Kumar, S Varjani, A Saravanan - Biotechnology reports, 2020 - Elsevier
There is an upsurge enthusiasm for utilizing biochar produced from waste-biomass in
different fields, to address the most important ecological issues. This review is focused on an …

Recent advances in applications of low-cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals from water: A critical review

M Bilal, I Ihsanullah, M Younas, MUH Shah - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metals mobilization in the environment due to the industrial revolution is of great
concern because of the noxiousness of these metal pollutants and their adverse impacts on …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications

S Bolan, D Hou, L Wang, L Hale… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar can be an effective carrier for microbial inoculants because of its favourable
properties promoting microbial life. In this review, we assess the effectiveness of biochar as …

Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review

K Abhishek, A Shrivastava, V Vimal, AK Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global temperature, pollution load, and energy crises are serious problems, recently
facing the world. Scientists around the world are ambitious to find eco-friendly and cost …

Soil salinity under climate change: Challenges for sustainable agriculture and food security

R Mukhopadhyay, B Sarkar, HS Jat, PC Sharma… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil salinity is one of the major and widespread challenges in the recent era that hinders
global food security and environmental sustainability. Worsening the situation, the harmful …

Effects of different feedstocks-based biochar on soil remediation: A review

M Ji, X Wang, M Usman, F Liu, Y Dan, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising amendment, biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used as a
remediation agent for diverse types of soil pollution. Biochar is mostly made from agricultural …