Application of biochar for the adsorption of organic pollutants from wastewater: Modification strategies, mechanisms and challenges

B Qiu, Q Shao, J Shi, C Yang, H Chu - Separation and Purification …, 2022 - Elsevier
As an efficient and low-cost adsorbent, biochar has been widely used in the adsorption and
removal of dyes, antibiotics and phenols from wastewater. Biochar is produced with gas and …

Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

Critical review on adsorptive removal of antibiotics: Present situation, challenges and future perspective

D Mangla, A Sharma, S Ikram - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
This review gives a proper dedicated understanding of the contamination level, sources, and
biological dangers related with different classes of antibiotics in consumable water. The …

Single atom Mn anchored on N-doped porous carbon derived from spirulina for catalyzed peroxymonosulfate to degradation of emerging organic pollutants

C Zhou, Y Liang, W Xia, E Almatrafi, B Song… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Highly efficient single atom catalysts are critical to substantially promote for
peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation to organic pollutant degradation, but it remains a …

Challenges and opportunities for biochar to promote circular economy and carbon neutrality

TA Kurniawan, MHD Othman, X Liang, HH Goh… - Journal of environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar, derived from unused biomass, is widely considered for its potential to deal with
climate change problems. Global interest in biochar is attributed to its ability to sequester …

Recent progress in microalgae-derived biochar for the treatment of textile industry wastewater

AA Khan, J Gul, SR Naqvi, I Ali, W Farooq, R Liaqat… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Textile industry utilize a massive amount of dyes for coloring. The dye-containing effluent is
released into wastewater along with heavy metals that are part of dye structure. The …

Effect of Fe–N modification on the properties of biochars and their adsorption behavior on tetracycline removal from aqueous solution

Y Mei, J Xu, Y Zhang, B Li, S Fan, H Xu - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Tetracycline (TC) adsorption capacity on pristine biochar was limited. Biochar modification
can greatly improve its adsorption amount. In this study, rice straw was mixed with FeCl 3 …

Porous biochar derived from walnut shell as an efficient adsorbent for tetracycline removal

Q Shi, W Wang, H Zhang, H Bai, K Liu, J Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a high-performance porous adsorbent was prepared from biochar through a
simple one-step alkali-activated pyrolysis treatment of walnut shells, and it was effective in …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge derived biochar for environmental improvement: Advances, challenges, and solutions

L Zhao, ZF Sun, XW Pan, JY Tan, SS Yang, JT Wu… - Water Research X, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth yield of global sewage sludge, rational and effective treatment and
disposal methods are becoming increasingly needed. Biochar preparation is an attractive …

Adsorptive removal of cationic methylene blue and anionic Congo red dyes using wet-torrefied microalgal biochar: Equilibrium, kinetic and mechanism modeling

KL Yu, XJ Lee, HC Ong, WH Chen, JS Chang… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aims to investigate the adsorption behavior of cationic and anionic dyes of
methylene blue (MB) and Congo red (CR) onto wet-torrefied Chlorella sp. microalgal …