Biochar as the effective adsorbent to combustion gaseous pollutants: preparation, activation, functionalization and the adsorption mechanisms

C Wen, T Liu, D Wang, Y Wang, H Chen, G Luo… - Progress in Energy and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The massive combustion utilization of fossil fuel in human industrial activities, such as power
plants, waste incineration, and kiln combustion for cement production, would emit serious …

[HTML][HTML] A review on experimental chemically modified activated carbon to enhance dye and heavy metals adsorption

M Sultana, MH Rownok, M Sabrin… - Cleaner engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective and low-cost removal of dye and heavy metals from wastewater still is a great
challenge for researchers. Adsorption using activated carbon is widely used in removing …

[HTML][HTML] Potential of activated carbon from various sources as a low-cost adsorbent to remove heavy metals and synthetic dyes

YAB Neolaka, AAP Riwu, UO Aigbe, KE Ukhurebor… - Results in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pollutants in water or wastewater raise grave public health problems. This review provides a
concise summary of the potential applications of activated carbon derived from various …

Understanding the Effect of Water on CO2 Adsorption

JM Kolle, M Fayaz, A Sayari - Chemical Reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Carbon capture from large sources and ambient air is one of the most promising strategies
to curb the deleterious effect of greenhouse gases. Among different technologies, CO2 …

Post-combustion carbon capture

C Chao, Y Deng, R Dewil, J Baeyens, X Fan - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract CCS, Carbon Capture and Storage, is considered a promising technology to abate
CO 2 emissions from point sources. The present review deals with the principle of post …

Biomass derived carbon for supercapacitor applications

S Saini, P Chand, A Joshi - Journal of Energy Storage, 2021 - Elsevier
The activated carbon based electrode materials are promising for applications in
supercapacitors, fuel cells, and batteries due to their large surface area and porous …

Heterogeneous catalysts for CO 2 hydrogenation to formic acid/formate: from nanoscale to single atom

R Sun, Y Liao, ST Bai, M Zheng, C Zhou… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Propelled by the vision of carbon-neutral energy systems, heterogeneous hydrogenation of
CO2 to formic acid/formate, a liquid hydrogen carrier, has been intensively studied as a …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of surface modification on selective CO2 adsorption: A technical review on mechanisms and methods

B Petrovic, M Gorbounov, SM Soltani - Microporous and mesoporous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The mitigation of climate change, abatement of greenhouse gas emissions and thus,
fundamentally, the separation of CO 2 from various gas streams are some of the most …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in lithium-sulfur batteries using biomass-derived carbons as sulfur host

A Benítez, J Amaro-Gahete, YC Chien… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
While biomass waste is generated in abundance, these materials and their production
processes are generally environmentally friendly, low cost, non-hazardous and easily …

Activated biochar derived from Opuntia ficus-indica for the efficient adsorption of malachite green dye, Cu+ 2 and Ni+ 2 from water

M Choudhary, R Kumar, S Neogi - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Applicability of biochar in water treatment is gaining interest due to its sustainability and low
production cost. Herein, the biochar (BC) and activated biochar (ABC) synthesized from the …