A critical review of sustainable pesticide remediation in contaminated sites: Research challenges and mechanistic insights

A Sarker, WS Shin, MA Al Masud, R Nandi… - Environmental Pollution, 2024 - Elsevier
Incidental pesticide application on farmlands can result in contamination of off-target biota,
soil, groundwater, and surrounding ecosystems. To manage these pesticide contaminations …

Pristine and modified biochar applications as multifunctional component towards sustainable future: Recent advances and new insights

F Amalina, S Krishnan, AW Zularisam… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Employing biomass for environmental conservation is regarded as a successful and
environmentally friendly technique since they are cost-effective, renewable, and abundant …

Municipal solid and plastic waste derived high-performance biochar production: A comprehensive review

SA Razzak - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The accumulation of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Plastic Waste (PW) poses
significant environmental challenges, necessitating sustainable waste management …

The inherent nature of N/P heteroatoms in Sargassum fusiforme seaweed biochar enhanced the nonradical activation of peroxymonosulfate for acetaminophen …

S Bae, MA Al Masud, S Annamalai, WS Shin - Chemosphere, 2024 - Elsevier
This study investigated the catalytic activity of biochar materials derived from algal biomass
Sargassum fusiforme (S. fusiforme) for groundwater remediation. A facile single-step …

[HTML][HTML] Current status and performance evaluation of emerging advanced remediation techniques for the removal of steroidal hormones in water

AA Bayode, SS Emmanuel, SO Sanni… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Micropollutants such as steroid hormones contaminate water worldwide and cause
significant damage. Wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) partially remove them, and they …

[HTML][HTML] Synergizing black gold and light: A comprehensive analysis of biochar-photocatalysis integration for green remediation

I Khan, S Sadiq, P Wu, M Humayun, S Ullah… - Carbon Capture Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar is a porous, high-surface-area, black carbon-rich product that offers a cost-effective
and environmentally friendly option to replace conventional charcoal. However, its specific …

Waves of change: Electrochemical innovations for environmental management and resource recovery from water–A review

S Manikandan, SR Deena, R Subbaiya… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Environmental electrochemistry and water resource recovery are covered in this review. The
study discusses the growing field's scientific basis, methods, and applications, focusing on …

Advanced carbo-catalytic degradation of antibiotics using conductive polymer-seaweed biochar composite: Exploring N/S functionalization and non-radical dynamics

MA Al Masud, WS Shin - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Polyaniline (PANI) and Saccharina Japanica seaweed (kelp) biochar (KBC)
composites were synthesized in-situ through polymerization. This study presents a novel …

Unearthing Earth's secrets: Exploring the environmental legacy of contaminants in soil, water, and sediments

G Devendrapandi, R Balu, K Ayyappan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
The Earth's history is documented in human civilizations, soil layers, river movement, and
quiet sediments throughout millennia. This investigation explores the significant legacy of …

An intelligent approach: Integrating ChatGPT for experiment planning in biochar immobilization of soil cadmium

H Yang, J Wang, R Mo, P Hu, X Liu, Y Liu, J Cui… - Separation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
Immobilization of cadmium (Cd) in soil is a complex systematic process in which biochar
materials and experimental conditions need to be selected from an infinite space of …