The potential of biochar-photocatalytic nanocomposites for removal of organic micropollutants from wastewater

J Fito, KK Kefeni, TTI Nkambule - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC)-photocatalyst nanocomposites have emerged as appealing water and
wastewater treatment technology. Such nanocomposite materials benefit from the …

A state-of-the-art review on producing engineered biochar from shellfish waste and its application in aquaculture wastewater treatment

WAW Mahari, K Waiho, E Azwar, H Fazhan, W Peng… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Global production of shellfish aquaculture is steadily increasing owing to the growing market
demands for shellfish. The intensification of shellfish aquaculture to maximize production …

Hybrid metal oxide/biochar materials for wastewater treatment technology: a review

E Weidner, E Karbassiyazdi, A Altaee… - ACS …, 2022 - ACS Publications
This paper discusses the properties of metal oxide/biochar systems for use in wastewater
treatment. Titanium, zinc, and iron compounds are most often combined with biochar; …

[HTML][HTML] A review on conversion of crayfish-shell derivatives to functional materials and their environmental applications

S Chen, S Jiang, H Jiang - Journal of bioresources and bioproducts, 2020 - Elsevier
As a new research focus in the field of biological resources, crayfish shells have great
potential for development and utilization. In this review, the typical methods and research …

Synthesis of 3D-interconnected hierarchical porous carbon from heavy fraction of bio-oil using crayfish shell as the biological template for high-performance …

Z Luo, N Lin, M Sun, Y Wang, X Zhu - Carbon, 2021 - Elsevier
The practical application of raw biomass in high-performance supercapacitors is mainly
hindered by virtue of their relatively rare efficient storage sites and low diffusion kinetics …

A critical review of mechanisms involved in the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants through biochar

Z Abbas, S Ali, M Rizwan, IE Zaheer, A Malik… - Arabian Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Successful application of low-cost adsorbent like biochar has introduced multidisciplinary
areas of science, particularly with respect to remediation of both organic and inorganic …

High-efficiency removal of Cr (VI) by modified biochar derived from glue residue

Y Shi, R Shan, L Lu, H Yuan, H Jiang, Y Zhang… - Journal of cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
A series of cost-effective, high-efficiency and sustainable adsorbent for Cr (VI) were
prepared from waste glue residue. Considering that chemical modification has great …

Biochar derived from Chinese herb medicine residues for rhodamine B dye adsorption

P Li, T Zhao, Z Zhao, H Tang, W Feng, Z Zhang - ACS omega, 2023 - ACS Publications
In this study, one well-known CHM residue (Atropa belladonna L., ABL) was used to prepare
biochar capable of adsorbing rhodamine B (RhB) with an ultrahigh surface area for the first …

Integrated adsorptive and photocatalytic degradation of pharmaceutical micropollutant, ciprofloxacin employing biochar-ZnO composite photocatalysts

M Amir, T Fazal, J Iqbal, AA Din, A Ahmed, A Ali… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The expensive carbonaceous substrates including graphene, reduced graphene oxide,
carbon nanotubes have been coupled with ZnO to improve the properties and photocatalytic …

Relationship of the physicochemical properties of novel ZnO/biochar composites to their efficiencies in the degradation of sulfamethoxazole and methyl orange

MG Gonçalves, PA da Silva Veiga, MR Fornari… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Three different composites were produced, based on zinc oxide and biochar (ZnO/biochar),
varying the type of biomass (Salvinia molesta: SM; exhausted husk of black wattle: EH; and …