The fast increase of population results in the quick development of industry and agriculture.
Large amounts of contaminants such as metal ions and organic contaminants are released …

Release of pollutants due to inflating anthropogenic activities has a conspicuous effect on
the environment. As water is uniquely vulnerable to pollution, water pollution control has …

Adsorption has gained much attention as one of the efficient approaches to remediate the
contaminants in wastewater. Herein, this critical review focuses on the preparation …

Covalent-organic-framework-based composites (COF-based composites) are novel
functional materials constructed by combining COFs and various organic/inorganic …

Biochar is a carbon-rich product obtained from the thermo-chemical conversion of biomass.
Studying the evolution properties of biochar by in-situ modification or post-modification is of …

With the fast development of agriculture, industrialization and urbanization, large amounts of
different (in) organic pollutants are inevitably discharged into the ecosystems. The efficient …

The difficulty of separating the powdered biochar from the environmental medium may lead
to secondary pollution and hinder the large-scale application of biochar as an adsorbent. An …

As the first of its kind, a novel biochar/iron oxide composite (BM-Fe-HC) was successfully
prepared by simply ball milling iron-laden biochar (Fe-HC). The performance and …

Chromium originates from geogenic and extensive anthropogenic activities and significantly
impacts natural ecosystems and human health. Various methods have been applied to …

A Fe/Mn oxides loaded biochar (FeMn-BC) was prepared to enhance the adsorption of
tetracycline (TC). γ-Fe 2 O 3 and MnO 2 were assigned to the Fe and Mn oxides …