Evaluate the role of biochar during the organic waste composting process: A critical review

MK Nguyen, C Lin, HG Hoang, P Sanderson, BT Dang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Composting is very robust and efficient for the biodegradation of organic waste; however
secondary pollutants, namely greenhouse gases (GHGs) and odorous emissions, are …

Biofuel production from microalgae: challenges and chances

AT Hoang, R Sirohi, A Pandey, S Nižetić, SS Lam… - Phytochemistry …, 2023 - Springer
The inherent capability and increased efficiency of microalgae to convert sunlight into solar
chemical energy are further enhanced by the higher amount of oils stored in microalgae …

Recent progress in microalgae-derived biochar for the treatment of textile industry wastewater

AA Khan, J Gul, SR Naqvi, I Ali, W Farooq, R Liaqat… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Textile industry utilize a massive amount of dyes for coloring. The dye-containing effluent is
released into wastewater along with heavy metals that are part of dye structure. The …

A state-of-the-art review on algae pyrolysis for bioenergy and biochar production

J Sun, O Norouzi, O Mašek - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Algae, as a feedstock with minimum land footprint, is considered a promising biomass for
sustainable fuels, chemicals, and materials. Unlike lignocellulosic biomass, algae consist …

[HTML][HTML] Potential role of biochar on capturing soil nutrients, carbon sequestration and managing environmental challenges: a review

Z Elkhlifi, J Iftikhar, M Sarraf, B Ali, MH Saleem… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar (BC) properties and its influences within agricultural soil health and environmental
ecosystems largely depend on feedstock, residence time and pyrolysis conditions. The …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental and economic advantages of production and application of digestate biochar

J Maroušek, B Minofar, A Maroušková… - … Technology & Innovation, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been repeatedly and independently proved that biochar applications brings a wide
range of environmental advantages. For these benefits to have any tangible impact on a …

State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production

XJ Lee, HC Ong, YY Gan, WH Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Algal biomass including macroalgae and microalgae show great potential as pyrolysis
feedstock in generating energy-dense and valuable pyrolytic products such as bio-oil …

Insight into multiple and multilevel structures of biochars and their potential environmental applications: a critical review

X Xiao, B Chen, Z Chen, L Zhu… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biochar is the carbon-rich product of the pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen-limited
conditions, and it has received increasing attention due to its multiple functions in the fields …

Additives for reducing nitrogen loss during composting: A review

G Shan, W Li, Y Gao, W Tan, B Xi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract NH 3 and N 2 O emissions account for 79%–94% and 0.2%–9.9% of total nitrogen
losses in composting, respectively. They not only cause serious environmental problems …

Microalgal-based biochar in wastewater remediation: Its synthesis, characterization and applications

XN Law, WY Cheah, KW Chew, MF Ibrahim… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Microalgae are drawing attentions among researchers for their biorefinery use or value-
added products. The high production rate of biomasses produced are attractive for …