Novel insights into the adsorption of organic contaminants by biochar: a review

Z Luo, B Yao, X Yang, L Wang, Z Xu, X Yan, L Tian… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With rising concerns in the practical application of biochar for the remediation of
environment influenced by various organic contaminants, a critical review to facilitate …

Phytotoxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons: Sources, impacts and remediation strategies

FU Haider, M Ejaz, SA Cheema, MI Khan, B Zhao… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extraction and exploration of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) to satisfy the rising world
population's fossil fuel demand is playing havoc with human beings and other life forms by …

Arsenic sorption on zero-valent iron-biochar complexes

S Bakshi, C Banik, SJ Rathke, DA Laird - Water research, 2018 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) is toxic to human and is often found in drinking water in India and Bangladesh,
due to the natural abundance of arsenides ores. Different removal procedures such as …

Perspectives of engineered biochar for environmental applications: A review

S Haghighi Mood, MR Pelaez-Samaniego… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Research on using biochar for environmental applications has witnessed unprecedented
advances in the past decade. Biochar is universally considered one of the best alternatives …

Biocarbon materials

AK Mohanty, S Vivekanandhan, O Das… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Biocarbons are carbonaceous solids derived from renewable and sustainable feedstocks
and their combinations through thermochemical conversion at high temperatures (> 350° C) …

A critical review on the formation, fate and degradation of the persistent organic pollutant hexachlorocyclohexane in water systems and waste streams

S Adithya, RS Jayaraman, A Krishnan, R Malolan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The environmental impacts of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is an increasingly
prominent topic in the scientific community. POPs are stable chemicals that are accumulated …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar a promising strategy for pesticide-contaminated soils

IG Cara, D Țopa, I Puiu, G Jităreanu - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil pesticide contamination induced by modern agriculture has become a serious global
issue. Its uncontrolled and inefficient application is among the main reasons for their …

A critical insight into occurrence and fate of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their green remediation approaches

A Kumari, V Upadhyay, S Kumar - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Over the last century, the tremendous growth in industrial activities particularly in the sectors
of pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals and the reckless application of fertilizers and …

Biochar-based materials as remediation strategy in petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil and water: Performances, mechanisms, and environmental impact

Z Wei, Y Wei, Y Liu, S Niu, Y Xu, JH Park… - Journal of Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Petroleum contamination is considered as a major risk to the health of humans and
environment. Biochars as low-cost and eco-friendly carbon materials, have been widely …

Remediation of crude oil-contaminated coastal marsh soil: Integrated effect of biochar, rhamnolipid biosurfactant and nitrogen application

Z Wei, JJ Wang, LA Gaston, J Li, LM Fultz… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Decontamination of oil spills from coastal wetland soils requires a delicate approach. A
microcosm study was carried out to investigate the impact of integrated application of …