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 the removal of contaminants from soil and water: a review

M Qiu, L Liu, Q Ling, Y Cai, S Yu, S Wang, D Fu, B Hu… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Biochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate
water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio …

Methods to prepare biosorbents and magnetic sorbents for water treatment: a review

AI Osman, EMA El-Monaem, AM Elgarahy… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Access to drinkable water is becoming more and more challenging due to worldwide
pollution and the cost of water treatments. Water and wastewater treatment by adsorption on …

A comprehensive review on the chemical regeneration of biochar adsorbent for sustainable wastewater treatment

T Alsawy, E Rashad, M El-Qelish, RH Mohammed - NPJ Clean Water, 2022 - nature.com
The chemical regeneration process has been extensively applied to reactivate biochar,
supporting its reusability and leading to significant operating cost reduction. However, no …

Biochar as a low-cost adsorbent for aqueous heavy metal removal: A review

B Qiu, X Tao, H Wang, W Li, X Ding, H Chu - Journal of Analytical and …, 2021 - Elsevier
As an efficient and low-cost adsorbent, biochar has attracted extensive attention and
research in the field of heavy metal pollution water treatment due to its superiority in heavy …

Improved adsorption properties of tetracycline on KOH/KMnO4 modified biochar derived from wheat straw

J Xu, Y Zhang, B Li, S Fan, H Xu, DX Guan - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Modification of pristine biochars has received increasing attentions due to the significant
potential in enhancing adsorption performance. In this work, the co-modification of KOH and …

Adsorptive decontamination of antibiotics from livestock wastewater by using alkaline-modified biochar

H Zhao, Z Wang, Y Liang, T Wu, Y Chen, J Yan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efficient abatement of antibiotics from livestock wastewater is in urgent demand, but still
challenging. In this study, alkaline-modified biochar with larger surface area (130.520 m 2 …

High-efficiency removal of lead/cadmium from wastewater by MgO modified biochar derived from crofton weed

S Cheng, S Zhao, H Guo, B Xing, Y Liu, C Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The adsorption performance and mechanisms of Pb 2+ and Cd 2+ in wastewater using MgO
modified biochar derived from crofton weed (MBCW600) are investigated. The Pb 2+ and Cd …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar application for remediation of organic toxic pollutants in contaminated soils; An update

FU Haider, X Wang, U Zulfiqar, M Farooq… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of organic contaminants has become a major environmental concern in the
last few years, due to its bio-resistance and potential to accumulate in the environment. The …

Removal of hexavalent chromium via biochar-based adsorbents: State-of-the-art, challenges, and future perspectives

R Sinha, R Kumar, P Sharma, N Kant, J Shang… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Chromium originates from geogenic and extensive anthropogenic activities and significantly
impacts natural ecosystems and human health. Various methods have been applied to …