[HTML][HTML] Surface treatment of biochar—methods, surface analysis and potential applications: a comprehensive review

M Gęca, AM Khalil, M Tang, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi… - Surfaces, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, biochar has emerged as a remarkable biosourced material for addressing
global environmental, agricultural, biomedical, and energy challenges. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Highly active Ag-Cu nanocrystal catalyst-coated brewer's spent grain biochar for the mineralization of methyl orange and methylene blue dye mixture

L Boubkr, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi, C Moreira Da Silva… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present work is to valorise the brewing industry's waste, ie, brewer's spent
grain (BSG), into functional biocarbon for environmental catalysis applications. In this …

CO2 methanation using sugarcane bagasse biochar/nickel sustainable catalysts

A Gamal, M Tang, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methane is one of the promising gas phase reactions due
to the well-established natural gas infrastructures and CO 2 amounts consumed as …

Catalytic hydrothermal carbonization of olive wood charcoal for methylene blue adsorption from wastewater: optimization, isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

N Ayedi, B Rzig, N Bellakhal - Chemistry Africa, 2023 - Springer
In this study, a modified hydrochar (MHC) was produced from olive charcoal using a
hydrothermal carbonization process with a catalyst Fe (OH) 2/1, 10-phenanthroline and …

Pyrolysis temperature effect on the efficacy of biochar/CuNi composite catalysts for emerging pollutant degradation

M Tang, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi, K Jlassi… - Surfaces and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sugarcane pulp bagasse biochar (SCPBB) was produced through pyrolysis from 500 to
900° C under a nitrogen atmosphere, and their SCPBB/CuNi composites was produced …

Flower-like Cu/bone biochar for hydrogenation of vanillin: Importance of evolution of organic matter in chicken bone on property of the catalysts

K Zhang, Y Shao, Y Jiang, L Zhang, S Zhang, Y Wang… - Molecular …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metal/biochar catalysts are prepared by direct impregnation of metal salts with biochar
produced from pyrolysis. However, the surface structure of the catalyst carrier is affected by …

Porous Composite Catalysts for the Removal of Water Organic Pollutants: A Materials Chemist Perspective

Y Snoussi, AK Bhakta, M Tang, K Jlassi… - Clean Water: Next …, 2024 - Springer
This contribution is written from the materials chemist perspective, with a focus on the
stepwise design of multicomponent catalytic materials. Two major types of nanocatalyst …