State of art review on conventional and advanced pyrolysis of macroalgae and microalgae for biochar, bio-oil and bio-syngas production

XJ Lee, HC Ong, YY Gan, WH Chen… - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Algal biomass including macroalgae and microalgae show great potential as pyrolysis
feedstock in generating energy-dense and valuable pyrolytic products such as bio-oil …

Artificial intelligence (AI) applications in adsorption of heavy metals using modified biochar

D Lakshmi, D Akhil, A Kartik, KP Gopinath… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The process of removal of heavy metals is important due to their toxic effects on living
organisms and undesirable anthropogenic effects. Conventional methods possess many …

Adsorptive removal of cationic methylene blue and anionic Congo red dyes using wet-torrefied microalgal biochar: Equilibrium, kinetic and mechanism modeling

KL Yu, XJ Lee, HC Ong, WH Chen, JS Chang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic dyes of
methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) onto wet-torrefied Chlorella sp. microalgal …

Biochar derived carbonaceous material for various environmental applications: Systematic review

A Saravanan, PS Kumar - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is the solid material produced from the carbonization of organic feedstock biomass.
This material has several unique characteristics such as greater carbon content, good …

A critical review of mechanisms involved in the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants through biochar

Z Abbas, S Ali, M Rizwan, IE Zaheer, A Malik… - Arabian Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Successful application of low-cost adsorbent like biochar has introduced multidisciplinary
areas of science, particularly with respect to remediation of both organic and inorganic …

[HTML][HTML] Wheat straw biochar reduces environmental cadmium bioavailability

L Cui, MR Noerpel, KG Scheckel, JA Ippolito - Environment international, 2019 - Elsevier
Cadmium contamination in waters and soils can lead to food chain accumulation and
ultimately deterioration in human health; means for reducing bioavailable Cd are …

Review on synthesis of 3D graphene-based configurations and their adsorption performance for hazardous water pollutants

BYZ Hiew, LY Lee, XJ Lee… - Process Safety and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Water pollution is a global health and environmental issue affecting all life forms. The
treatment of water polluted by dyes, heavy metals and pharmaceuticals is a major challenge …

Crayfish shell biochar for the mitigation of Pb contaminated water and soil: Characteristics, mechanisms, and applications

T Sun, Y Xu, Y Sun, L Wang, X Liang, H Jia - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely used in the mitigation of soil potentially toxic metals due to its high
efficiency and low cost. Crayfish shell biochar (CSBC) was prepared at 300, 500, and 700° …

Ice-templated graphene oxide/chitosan aerogel as an effective adsorbent for sequestration of metanil yellow dye

KC Lai, BYZ Hiew, LY Lee, S Gan… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
Graphene oxide/chitosan aerogel (GOCA) was prepared by a facile ice-templating
technique without using any cross-linking reagent for metanil yellow dye sequestration. The …

[HTML][HTML] Preparation and characterization of activated carbons obtained from the waste materials impregnated with phosphoric acid (V)

M Zięzio, B Charmas, K Jedynak, M Hawryluk… - Applied nanoscience, 2020 - Springer
In the paper spent coffee grounds were used as a precursor to obtain activated carbons. The
raw material was impregnated with phosphoric acid (V) at the different impregnations ratios …