Sample preparation and extraction methods for pesticides in aquatic environments: A review

M Nasiri, H Ahmadzadeh, A Amiri - TrAC Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides are the most hazardous environmental pollutants due to their stability, mobility
and long-term effects on living organisms. Their existence in sources of drinking water …

Solid-phase microextraction technique for sampling and preconcentration of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A review

V Jalili, A Barkhordari, A Ghiasvand - Microchemical Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), as an important class of pollutants, are persistent
in the environment and have adverse effects on human health, including carcinogenicity and …

π-π stacking derived from graphene-like biochar/g-C3N4 with tunable band structure for photocatalytic antibiotics degradation via peroxymonosulfate activation

R Tang, D Gong, Y Deng, S Xiong, J Zheng, L Li… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The severe pollution caused by antibiotics has raised serious concerns in recent decades. In
this study, graphene-like Enteromorpha biochar modified gC 3 N 4 (BC/CN) was …

Adsorption mechanism of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons using wood waste-derived biochar

X Zhou, L Shi, TB Moghaddam, M Chen, S Wu… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been attracted increasing attentions due
to their carcinogenicity and teratogenicity. Adsorption is widely considered one of the most …

Three-dimensional porous graphene-like biochar derived from Enteromorpha as a persulfate activator for sulfamethoxazole degradation: Role of graphitic N and …

Y Qi, B Ge, Y Zhang, B Jiang, C Wang, M Akram… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Three-dimensional graphene-like biochar derived from Enteromorpha (EGB) was prepared
as a persulfate (PS) activator for sulfamethoxazole (SMX) degradation. The graphitic N in the …

High-pressure CO2 hydrothermal pretreatment of peanut shells for enzymatic hydrolysis conversion into glucose

S Ge, Y Wu, W Peng, C Xia, C Mei, L Cai, SQ Shi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
Peanut shells (ie, an abundant industrial by-product) were subjected to an innovative
hydrothermal pretreatment approach using high-pressure CO 2 to enhance their enzymatic …

Applications of carbonaceous adsorbents in the remediation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-contaminated sediments: A review

F Li, J Chen, X Hu, F He, E Bean, DCW Tsang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely accumulated in sediments and thus
impose great risks to the ecosystem and public health. There is increasing effort on the …

Construction of a Z-scheme gC 3 N 4/NBGO/BiVO 4 heterostructure with visible-light driven photocatalytic degradation of tetracycline: efficiency, reaction pathway and …

X Peng, C Liu, Z Zhao, F Hu, H Dai - Catalysis Science & Technology, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
In this study, an aminated graphene-like biochar (NGBO) was used as a solid-state electron
mediator at a g-C3N4/BiVO4 interface to construct a hybrid Z-scheme system (g …

Peanut shells-derived biochars as adsorbents for the pipette-tip solid-phase extraction of endocrine-disrupting phenols in water, milk and beverage

R Sun, F Lu, C Yu, Y Yang, L Qiao, A Liu - Journal of Chromatography A, 2022 - Elsevier
In the present work, a type of biochar materials derived from carbonizing peanut shells were
obtained and employed as the adsorbents of pipette-tip solid-phase extraction (PT-SPE) for …

Enhanced adsorption of benzo (a) pyrene in soil by porous biochar: Adsorption kinetics, thermodynamics, and mechanisms

W Wang, J Lin, S Shao, H Chen, J Dai… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil pollution caused by polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) poses a significant threat
to human health and ecosystems. In this study, a novel porous biochar (PBC) was fabricated …