[HTML][HTML] Hydrothermal conversion of biomass to fuels, chemicals and materials: A review holistically connecting product properties and marketable applications

Y Zhou, J Remón, X Pang, Z Jiang, H Liu… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biomass is a renewable and carbon-neutral resource with good features for producing
biofuels, biochemicals, and biomaterials. Among the different technologies developed to …

Recent progress on corn (Zea mays L.)-based materials as raw, chemically modified, carbonaceous, and composite adsorbents for aquatic pollutants: A review

MJ Ahmed, M Danish, I Anastopoulos… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adsorption is a low-cost, efficient and flexible method that can be applied to decontaminate
polluted (waste) water. Among other materials, agricultural biomass/waste can be …

Facile synthesis and life cycle assessment of highly active magnetic sorbent composite derived from mixed plastic and biomass waste for water remediation

AI Osman, AM Elgarahy, N Mehta… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Plastic and biomass waste pose a serious environmental risk; thus, herein, we mixed
biomass waste with plastic bottle waste (PET) to produce char composite materials for …

Removing methylene blue from water: a study of sorption effectiveness onto nanoparticles-doped activated carbon

KS Obayomi, SY Lau, A Zahir, L Meunier, J Zhang… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
In this present study, silver (Ag) and titanium dioxide (TiO 2) nanoparticles were successfully
deposited on coconut shell-derived activated carbon (CSAC), to synthesize a novel …

Lignin/sodium alginate hydrogel for efficient removal of methylene blue

C Wang, X Feng, S Shang, H Liu, Z Song… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this work, a class of bio-based hydrogels (LN-NH-SA hydrogel) were prepared from
aminated lignin and sodium alginate. The physical and chemical properties of the LN-NH …

Potassium permanganate modification of hydrochar enhances sorption of Pb (II), Cu (II), and Cd (II)

Y Zhang, Y Wan, Y Zheng, Y Yang, J Huang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrochars formed by hydrothermal carbonization of hickory wood, bamboo, and wheat
straw at 200° C were modified by potassium permanganate (KMnO 4) for the sorption of Pb …

Valorization of date palm leaves for adsorptive remediation of 2, 4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid herbicide polluted agricultural runoff

K Rambabu, G Bharath, A Avornyo… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Alarming rates of water contamination by toxic herbicides have prompted the need and
attention for easy, efficient, and affordable treatment options with a touch of circular economy …

Unleashing the potential of pineapple peel-based activated carbon: Response surface methodology optimization and regeneration for methylene blue and methyl red …

NA Rosli, MA Ahmad, TU Noh - Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2023 - Elsevier
The production of activated carbon (AC) by recycling agricultural byproducts such as waste
pineapple peel (PiP) is an example of a sustainable strategy for the environment and low …

Effective decontamination of methylene blue from aqueous solutions using novel nano-magnetic biochar from green pea peels

NO Rubangakene, M Elkady, A Elwardany, M Fujii… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The conversion of agricultural waste into high-value carbon products has been an attractive
area in waste management strategy. This study highlighted the synthesis and effectiveness …

Recent progress on emerging applications of hydrochar

MT Islam, AI Sultana, C Chambers, S Saha, N Saha… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a prominent thermochemical technology that can
convert high-moisture waste into a valuable product (called hydrochar) at a relatively mild …