Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review

K Abhishek, A Shrivastava, V Vimal, AK Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global temperature, pollution load, and energy crises are serious problems, recently
facing the world. Scientists around the world are ambitious to find eco-friendly and cost …

Circular economy-based environmental management using biochar: Driving towards sustainability

E Singh, R Mishra, A Kumar, SK Shukla, SL Lo… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
There is a growing interest in developing “circular economy” with the major goal of
eliminating waste by appropriate planning. Biochar has recently gained popularity in the …

Pyrolysis of waste biomass and plastics for production of biochar and its use for removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution

E Singh, A Kumar, R Mishra, S You, L Singh… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this work was to study the pyrolysis of waste biomass and plastics and use the
produced biochar for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution. The batch …

Recent research advancements in catalytic pyrolysis of plastic waste

R Mishra, A Kumar, E Singh… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The disposal of plastic waste is currently one of the major global issues affecting
environmental balance and mankind. It is therefore crucial to turn waste plastic into value …

Biochar as environmental armour and its diverse role towards protecting soil, water and air

A Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, S Kumar - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been of considerable importance for various environmental applications in
recent years. It has exhibited substantial advantages like favourable structural and surface …

Utilization of plastic wastes for sustainable environmental management: a review

S Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, A Kumar… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement and modernization of industries have provided numerous benefits to
human life including diversification of manufacturing a wide range of products made from …

Conversion of waste plastics into value-added carbon materials

Y Luo, X Lin, E Lichtfouse, H Jiang, C Wang - Environmental Chemistry …, 2023 - Springer
Plastic pollution is a major environmental issue worldwide, calling for advanced methods to
recycle waste plastics in the context of the circular economy. Here we review methods and …

Enrichment of primary macronutrients in biochar for sustainable agriculture: a review

AA Karim, M Kumar, E Singh, A Kumar… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Macronutrient-enriched biochars have potential for nutrient recycling from waste, enhance
soil fertility, reduce consumption of fertilizers, and thereby promoting sustainable agriculture …

Recent advances in the decontamination and upgrading of waste plastic pyrolysis products: an overview

S Belbessai, A Azara, N Abatzoglou - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
Extensive research on the production of energy and valuable materials from plastic waste
using pyrolysis has been widely conducted during recent years. Succeeding in …

Characterization and use of char produced from pyrolysis of post-consumer mixed plastic waste

MA Martín-Lara, A Piñar, A Ligero, G Blázquez… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
In this work, the pyrolysis of post-consumer mixed plastic waste (polypropylene (PP),
polystyrene (PS) and polyethylene film (PE)) is carried out. The solid product of the pyrolysis …