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 …

Biomass-derived biochar: From production to application in removing heavy metal-contaminated water

WH Chen, AT Hoang, S Nižetić, A Pandey… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment may help to reduce water shortages, whilst concurrently recover
energy and nutrients, leading to some of the exploitation of important sources being offset …

[HTML][HTML] Soil amendments for immobilization of potentially toxic elements in contaminated soils: A critical review

KN Palansooriya, SM Shaheen, SS Chen… - Environment …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has led to adverse environmental
impacts. In this review, we discussed remediation of PTEs contaminated soils through …

A critical review on arsenic removal from water using biochar-based sorbents: the significance of modification and redox reactions

R Amen, H Bashir, I Bibi, SM Shaheen, NK Niazi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is considered to be the cost-effective, environmentally-friendly and sustainable
sorbent that has an extraordinary potential to efficiently remove toxic elements, including …

Arsenic uptake, toxicity, detoxification, and speciation in plants: physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects

G Abbas, B Murtaza, I Bibi, M Shahid, NK Niazi… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Environmental contamination with arsenic (As) is a global environmental, agricultural and
health issue due to the highly toxic and carcinogenic nature of As. Exposure of plants to As …

Wood-based biochar for the removal of potentially toxic elements in water and wastewater: a critical review

SM Shaheen, NK Niazi, NEE Hassan… - International …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Recently, biochar has received significant attention, especially for the removal of potentially
toxic elements (PTEs) from water and wastewater. No review has been focused on the …

Use of biochar as a low-cost adsorbent for removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater: A review

BK Biswal, R Balasubramanian - Journal of Environmental Chemical …, 2023 - Elsevier
In recent years, the removal of heavy metals from water and wastewater systems remains a
challenging issue globally. Adsorption technology is widely used for the removal of heavy …

A critical review on bioremediation technologies for Cr (VI)-contaminated soils and wastewater

S Xia, Z Song, P Jeyakumar, SM Shaheen… - Critical reviews in …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Chromium (Cr) is a potentially toxic metal originating from natural processes and
anthropogenic activities such as the iron-steel, electroplating, and leather industries, which …

[HTML][HTML] Insights into the Synthesis, types and application of iron Nanoparticles: The overlooked significance of environmental effects

W Xu, T Yang, S Liu, L Du, Q Chen, X Li, J Dong… - Environment …, 2022 - Elsevier
Two decades ago, iron nanoparticles have been widely studied in environmental protection
due to their particular characters. Compared with traditional absorbents, iron nanoparticles …

Active MnO2/biochar composite for efficient As (III) removal: Insight into the mechanisms of redox transformation and adsorption

DV Cuong, PC Wu, LI Chen, CH Hou - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In the present work, an active MnO2/rice husk biochar (BC) composite (MBC) was prepared
to enhance As (III) removal for groundwater remediation. The MBC material obtained an …