A critical review on production, modification and utilization of biochar

Y Xie, L Wang, H Li, LJ Westholm, L Carvalho… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been an increased interest in the production of sustainable biochar in the past
years, as biochar shows versatile physicochemical properties and, can have a wide …

Modification on biochars for applications: A research update

WH Huang, DJ Lee, C Huang - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochars are the solid product of biomass under pyrolysis or gasification treatment, whose
wholesale prices are lower than commercial activated carbons and other fine materials now …

Biochar aging: mechanisms, physicochemical changes, assessment, and implications for field applications

L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, YS Ok… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biochar has triggered a black gold rush in environmental studies as a carbon-rich material
with well-developed porous structure and tunable functionality. While much attention has …

Biochar as environmental armour and its diverse role towards protecting soil, water and air

A Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, S Kumar - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been of considerable importance for various environmental applications in
recent years. It has exhibited substantial advantages like favourable structural and surface …

Wheat straw derived biochar with hierarchically porous structure for bisphenol A removal: Preparation, characterization, and adsorption properties

W Shi, H Wang, J Yan, L Shan, G Quan, X Pan… - Separation and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has emerged as an inexpensive adsorbent for various contaminants, but its
adsorption performance is limited by low specific surface area and porosity, and its …

Oil industry waste based non-magnetic and magnetic hydrochar to sequester potentially toxic post-transition metal ions from water

MA Khan, AA Alqadami, SM Wabaidur… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Solid waste conversion to value-added products is a stepping stone towards sustainable
environment. Herein, sesame oil cake (SOC), an oil industry waste was utilized as a …

Removal of methylene blue from aqueous solutions by biochar prepared from the pyrolysis of mixed municipal discarded material

J Hoslett, H Ghazal, N Mohamad, H Jouhara - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper investigates the adsorption of organic compounds in aqueous solution to biochar
adsorbent, using methylene blue as an indicator for adsorption. Biochar was produced by …

Adsorptive removal of synthetic plastic components bisphenol-A and solvent black-3 dye from single and binary solutions using pristine pinecone biochar

R Gurav, SK Bhatia, TR Choi, HJ Kim, YK Choi, HJ Lee… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The existing study deals with adsorptive removal of the endocrine-disrupting chemical
bisphenol-A and toxic azo dye solvent black-3 from single and binary solutions. These two …

Simultaneous adsorption of uranium (VI) and 2-chlorophenol by activated carbon fiber supported/modified titanate nanotubes (TNTs/ACF): Effectiveness and …

J Duan, H Ji, T Xu, F Pan, X Liu, W Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Mixtures of U (VI) and chlorinated compounds have been detected at many radionuclides-
contaminated sites. Yet, simultaneous removal of the two classes of contaminants is still …

Adsorption of negatively charged food tartrazine and sunset yellow dyes onto positively charged triethylenetetramine biochar: Optimization, kinetics and …

ME Mahmoud, AM Abdelfattah, RM Tharwat… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochars are economic and ecofriendly materials which are loaded with negative charges to
afford strong binding with organic-inorganic cationic species. Thus, adsorptive removal of …