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] Methods to prepare biosorbents and magnetic sorbents for water treatment: a review

AI Osman, EMA El-Monaem, AM Elgarahy… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Access to drinkable water is becoming more and more challenging due to worldwide
pollution and the cost of water treatments. Water and wastewater treatment by adsorption on …

Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in wastewater treatment plants: A review

PR Rout, TC Zhang, P Bhunia, RY Surampalli - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The “emerging contaminants”(ECs) are predominantly unregulated anthropogenic
chemicals that occur in air, soil, water, food, and human/animal tissues in trace …

Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: a comprehensive review

Y Zhou, S Qin, S Verma, T Sar, S Sarsaiya… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
This review focuses on a holistic view of biochar, production from feedstock's, engineering
production strategies, its applications and future prospects. This article reveals a systematic …

Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: A review on types of feedstocks, chemical compositions, operating parameters, techno …

RK Mishra, DJP Kumar, A Narula, SM Chistie, SU Naik - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar generation from biomass pyrolysis is an appealing and practical technology for
storing carbon and lowering the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Carbon recalcitrance in …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar for removal of dyes in contaminated water: an overview

S Praveen, J Jegan, T Bhagavathi Pushpa, R Gokulan… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, numerous investigations have explored the use of biochar for the removal of
organic and inorganic pollutants in single component systems. Biochar is a carbonaceous …

[HTML][HTML] Protein nanofibrils for next generation sustainable water purification

M Peydayesh, R Mezzenga - Nature communications, 2021 - nature.com
Water scarcity is rapidly spreading across the planet, threatening the population across the
five continents and calling for global sustainable solutions. Water reclamation is the most …

[HTML][HTML] Cellulosic pine needles-based biorefinery for a circular bioeconomy

AK Rana, S Guleria, VK Gupta, VK Thakur - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Pine needles (PNs) are one of the largest bio-polymer produced worldwide. Its waste, ie,
fallen PNs, is mostly responsible for forest fires and is a major challenge. In present article …

Engineered biochar–A sustainable solution for the removal of antibiotics from water

P Krasucka, B Pan, YS Ok, D Mohan, B Sarkar… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Antibiotic contamination and the spread of antimicrobial resistant bacteria are global
environmental issues. Given the growing consumption of antibiotics, it is crucial to reduce …

Catalytic removal of aqueous contaminants on N-doped graphitic biochars: inherent roles of adsorption and nonradical mechanisms

S Zhu, X Huang, F Ma, L Wang, X Duan… - … science & technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
Environmentally friendly and low-cost catalysts are important for the rapid mineralization of
organic contaminants in powerful advanced oxidation processes (AOPs). In this study, we …