Review of organic and inorganic pollutants removal by biochar and biochar-based composites

L Liang, F Xi, W Tan, X Meng, B Hu, X Wang - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Biochar (BC) has exhibited a great potential to remove water contaminants due to its wide
availability of raw materials, high surface area, developed pore structure, and low cost …

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 …

Mechanisms and adsorption capacities of biochar for the removal of organic and inorganic pollutants from industrial wastewater

TG Ambaye, M Vaccari, ED van Hullebusch… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Currently, due to the rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization in developing
countries, a large volume of wastewater is produced from industries that contain chemicals …

Recent advances in activated carbon modification techniques for enhanced heavy metal adsorption

M Mariana, AK HPS, EM Mistar, EB Yahya… - Journal of Water …, 2021 - Elsevier
The contamination of water with heavy metals is a global issue. Its water solubility and non-
degradability nature convert it into a potential threat to human health as well as flora and …

Biochar application for greenhouse gas mitigation, contaminants immobilization and soil fertility enhancement: A state-of-the-art review

K Abhishek, A Shrivastava, V Vimal, AK Gupta… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rising global temperature, pollution load, and energy crises are serious problems, recently
facing the world. Scientists around the world are ambitious to find eco-friendly and cost …

Biochar physicochemical properties: pyrolysis temperature and feedstock kind effects

A Tomczyk, Z Sokołowska, P Boguta - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2020 - Springer
Biochar is a pyrogenous, organic material synthesized through pyrolysis of different biomass
(plant or animal waste). The potential biochar applications include:(1) pollution remediation …

A novel modified method for the efficient removal of Pb and Cd from wastewater by biochar: Enhanced the ion exchange and precipitation capacity

J Wu, T Wang, J Wang, Y Zhang, WP Pan - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The purpose of this research was to improve the sorption ability of Pb and Cd by promoting
the ion exchange and precipitation capacity of biochar. The adsorption performance and …

Application of co-pyrolysis biochar for the adsorption and immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated environmental substrates

Y Li, H Yu, L Liu, H Yu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution has been considered as a serious threat to the environment and
human in the past decades due to its toxic and unbiodegradable properties. Recently …

Preparation, modification and environmental application of biochar: A review

J Wang, S Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich material which can be prepared from various organic waste
feedstock, such as agricultural wastes and municipal sewage sludge. Biochar has received …

Adsorption of Pb (II) and Cd (II) by magnetic activated carbon and its mechanism

Z Zhang, T Wang, H Zhang, Y Liu, B Xing - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Magnetized activated carbons (MAC) were prepared by activating rape straw powder, and
pyrolyzing at different temperatures, then magnetizing activated carbon by hydrothermal …