An overview on engineering the surface area and porosity of biochar

L Leng, Q Xiong, L Yang, H Li, Y Zhou, W Zhang… - Science of the total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface area and porosity are important physical properties of biochar, playing a crucial role
in many biochar applications, such as wastewater treatment and soil remediation. The …

[HTML][HTML] The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications

S Bolan, D Hou, L Wang, L Hale… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar can be an effective carrier for microbial inoculants because of its favourable
properties promoting microbial life. In this review, we assess the effectiveness of biochar as …

The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review

Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Feng - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive land use has a series consequences on the degradation of land function and
exerts tremendous pressure on the ecological environment. Farming, mining, and heavy …

Thermochemical conversion of sewage sludge: A critical review

N Gao, K Kamran, C Quan, PT Williams - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The increasing levels of sewage sludge production demands research and development to
introduce more commercially feasible options for reducing socio-economic and …

Sewage sludge-derived biochar for the adsorptive removal of wastewater pollutants: A critical review

S Rangabhashiyam, PV dos Santos Lins… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
The production of biochar from sewage sludge pyrolysis is a promising approach to
transform the waste resultant from wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) to a potential …

The adsorption, regeneration and engineering applications of biochar for removal organic pollutants: a review

Y Dai, N Zhang, C Xing, Q Cui, Q Sun - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, with the continuous development of industry and agriculture, the content of
organic pollutants in the environment has been increasing, which has caused serious …

Insights into biochar and hydrochar production and applications: a review

Z Zhang, Z Zhu, B Shen, L Liu - Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Recently, there is an upsurge interest of using biomass derived char products in various
fields, in order to address some of the most urgent energy and environmental problems we …

Biochar for wastewater treatment—conversion technologies and applications

G Enaime, A Baçaoui, A Yaacoubi, M Lübken - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
Biochar as a stable carbon-rich material shows incredible potential to handle
water/wastewater contaminants. Its application is gaining increasing interest due to the …

Nitrogen containing functional groups of biochar: an overview

L Leng, S Xu, R Liu, T Yu, X Zhuo, S Leng, Q Xiong… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbonaceous material produced by thermal treatment, eg, pyrolysis, of biomass
in oxygen-deficient or oxygen-free environment. Nitrogen containing functional groups of …

Conversion of sewage sludge into biochar: A potential resource in water and wastewater treatment

A Gopinath, G Divyapriya, V Srivastava, AR Laiju… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Production of biochar from sewage sludge (SS) is consistent with the goal of sustainable
resource recovery and promotes a wastewater-based circular economy. Thermochemical …