Biochar and its twin benefits: Crop residue management and climate change mitigation in India

A Anand, V Kumar, P Kaushal - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop residue management remains a major problem in the Indian agriculture sector. The in-
situ firing of crop residues has been linked to air pollution, global warming, soil fertility …

Green synthesis of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) from biomass for biomedical applications

M Qasim, AN Clarkson, SFR Hinkley - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this review, we summarize recent work on the “green synthesis” of carbon nanoparticles
(CNPs) and their application with a focus on biomedical applications. Recent developments …

Sustainable synthesis of multifunctional nanomaterials from rice wastes: a comprehensive review

S Chakroborty, K Pal, N Nath, V Singh, A Barik… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
More than 60% of India's population relies on agriculture as their primary source of income,
making it the nation's most important economic sector. Rice husk (often abbreviated as RH) …

Green synthesis of carbon nanotubes to address the water-energy-food nexus: A critical review

B Makgabutlane, LN Nthunya… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes are valuable materials that possess excellent physicochemical
properties such as high electrical conductivity, thermal stability, mechanical strength, aspect …

Ultrafast growth of carbon nanotubes using microwave irradiation: characterization and its potential applications

P Baghel, AK Sakhiya, P Kaushal - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have been studied for more than twenty-five years due to their
distinguishing features such as high tensile strength, high elastic module, high surface area …

Synthesis of carbon nanotubes using biochar as precursor material under microwave irradiation

P Hidalgo, R Navia, R Hunter, G Coronado… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich porous material obtained by the thermochemical treatment of
biomass. Biochar presents a suitable composition as precursor material for carbon …

Carbon nanotube production from algal biochar using microwave irradiation technology

P Hidalgo, R Navia, R Hunter, C Camus… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, we evaluated the transformation of algal-based biochar into carbon nanotubes
by irradiation in a microwave oven at low energies (100–300 W). Three species of algae …

Recent applications of carbon nanotubes for separation and enrichment of lead ions

K Pyrzynska - Separations, 2023 - mdpi.com
Lead is one of the most toxic heavy metals released into the environment through industrial
sources. Its direct determination is often a problem due to the presence of relatively complex …

Synthesis of carbon nanomaterials from rice husk via microwave oven

M Asnawi, S Azhari, MN Hamidon… - Journal of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Microwave oven was utilized to fabricate carbon nanostructure, specifically CNTs, from
waste RH powders. It has been shown that the use of carbon source, catalyst, and …

Facile microwave synthesis of multi‐walled carbon nanotubes for modification of elastomer used as heaters

I Ali, A Shchegolkov, A Shchegolkov… - Polymer Engineering …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Multi‐walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) were synthesized by a microwave method.
MWCNTs had filamentous shapes (10 μm) and were intertwined in bundles (40–60 nm …