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 …

Removal of organic compounds by nanoscale zero-valent iron and its composites

Q Li, Z Chen, H Wang, H Yang, T Wen, S Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
During the latest several decades, the continuous development of the economy and industry
has brought more and more serious organic pollutants to the natural environment, which …

Applications of functionalized magnetic biochar in environmental remediation: A review

J Qu, J Shi, Y Wang, H Tong, Y Zhu, L Xu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Magnetic biochar (MBC) is extensively applied on contaminants removal from environmental
medium for achieving environmental-friendly remediation with reduction of secondary …

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi-induced mitigation of heavy metal phytotoxicity in metal contaminated soils: A critical review

M Riaz, M Kamran, Y Fang, Q Wang, H Cao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heavy metal pollution is a worldwide problem and has received a serious concern for
the ecosystem and human health. In the last decade, remediation of the agricultural polluted …

High efficiency heterogeneous Fenton-like catalyst biochar modified CuFeO2 for the degradation of tetracycline: economical synthesis, catalytic performance and …

S Xin, G Liu, X Ma, J Gong, B Ma, Q Yan… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2021 - Elsevier
The heterogeneous Fenton-like catalysts biochar modified CuFeO 2 (CuFeO 2/BC) were
fabricated by hydrothermal method without additional chemical reducing agent. The …

Roles of biochar-derived dissolved organic matter in soil amendment and environmental remediation: a critical review

Y Sun, X Xiong, M He, Z Xu, D Hou, W Zhang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar is an emerging, cost-effective, and renewable carbonaceous material with abundant
functional groups and tuneable mesoporous structure, showing a promising performance in …

Stabilization of lead and cadmium in soil by sulfur-iron functionalized biochar: Performance, mechanisms and microbial community evolution

J Qu, Y Yuan, X Zhang, L Wang, Y Tao, Z Jiang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfur-iron functionalized biochar (BC-Fe-S) was designed by simultaneously supporting Fe
2 O 3 nanoparticles and grafting sulfur-containing functional groups onto biochar to stabilize …

Biorenewable hydrogen production through biomass gasification: A review and future prospects

L Cao, KM Iris, X Xiong, DCW Tsang, S Zhang… - Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Hydrogen is recognized as one of the cleanest energy carriers, which can be produced from
renewable biomass as a promising feedstock to achieve sustainable bioeconomy …

Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials

M Kumar, X Xiong, Z Wan, Y Sun, DCW Tsang… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanochemical synthesis of nano-biochar by ball-milling technology is gaining attention
for the sake of its low-cost and eco-friendly nature. Ball milling as a non-/less-solvent …

Biochar: From by-products of agro-industrial lignocellulosic waste to tailored carbon-based catalysts for biomass thermochemical conversions

R Zou, M Qian, C Wang, W Mateo, Y Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Producing chemicals and energy from renewable biomass is critical in tackling the energy
crisis. As a by-product of biomass conversion, biochar with its low price, extensive sources …