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 …

Metal oxide nanobiochar materials to remediate heavy metal and dye pollution: a review

S Akash, SS Rameshwar, N Rajamohan… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The access to drinkable water is a critical challenge in the context of the rising urbanization
and industrialization, calling for advanced technologies to clean contaminated waters and …

Unusual, hierarchically structured composite of sugarcane pulp bagasse biochar loaded with Cu/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles for dye removal

M Tang, Y Snoussi, AK Bhakta, M El Garah… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar-supported nanocatalysts emerged as unique materials for environmental
remediation. Herein, sugarcane pulp bagasse (SCPB) was wet-impregnated with Cu (NO 3) …

Bimetallic AgCu nanoparticles decorated on zeolitic imidazolate framework derived carbon: An extraordinarily active and recyclable nanocomposite catalyst for …

JR Deka, D Saikia, TH Cheng, HM Kao… - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) derived carbon (CZ-8) is explored as
support to immobilize bimetallic AgCu nanoparticles (NPs)(denoted as AgCu@ CZ-8) for the …

Sweety, salty, sour, and romantic biochar-supported ZnO: highly active composite catalysts for environmental remediation

AK Bhakta, M Tang, Y Snoussi, AM Khalil… - Emergent …, 2023 - Springer
The present work focuses on valorizing the various biochar supports of nano-catalysts and
investigates the effect of the type of the initial biomass on the deposition and salient physico …

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 …

Carbon Dioxide Methanation Enabled by Biochar-Nanocatalyst Composite Materials: A Mini-Review

M Tang, A Gamal, AK Bhakta, K Jlassi, AM Abdullah… - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Due to ever-increasing global warming, the scientific community is concerned with finding
immediate solutions to reduce or utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it in useful …

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 …