Integrating biochar, bacteria, and plants for sustainable remediation of soils contaminated with organic pollutants

L Xiang, JD Harindintwali, F Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The contamination of soil with organic pollutants has been accelerated by agricultural and
industrial development and poses a major threat to global ecosystems and human health …

A new look on factors affecting microbial degradation of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants

SJ Varjani, VN Upasani - International Biodeterioration & Biodegradation, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been increasing concern over public health threat presented by
introduction of petroleum hydrocarbon pollutants in environment due to anthropogenic …

Biochar-clay, biochar-microorganism and biochar-enzyme composites for environmental remediation: a review

M Lin, F Li, X Li, X Rong, K Oh - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
Worldwide pollution of waters and soils is a rising health issue calling for advanced
decontamination methods such as adsorption of contaminants on biochar because biochar …

Emerging bio-dispersant and bioremediation technologies as environmentally friendly management responses toward marine oil spill: A comprehensive review

ES Okeke, CO Okoye, TPC Ezeorba, G Mao… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Marine oil spills emanating from wells, pipelines, freighters, tankers, and storage facilities
draw public attention and necessitate quick and environmentally friendly response …

Phytotoxicity of petroleum hydrocarbons: Sources, impacts and remediation strategies

FU Haider, M Ejaz, SA Cheema, MI Khan, B Zhao… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Extraction and exploration of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHs) to satisfy the rising world
population's fossil fuel demand is playing havoc with human beings and other life forms by …

Metal and organic pollutants bioremediation by extremophile microorganisms

P Giovanella, GAL Vieira, IVR Otero… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
Extremophiles comprise microorganisms that are able to grow and thrive in extreme
environments, including in an acidic or alkaline pH, high or low temperatures, high …

Biochar accelerates PAHs biodegradation in petroleum-polluted soil by biostimulation strategy

L Kong, Y Gao, Q Zhou, X Zhao, Z Sun - Journal of hazardous materials, 2018 - Elsevier
Sawdust and wheat straw biochars prepared at 300° C and 500° C were applied to
petroleum-polluted soil for an 84-day incubation to estimate their effectiveness on polycyclic …

Development of multifarious carrier materials and impact conditions of immobilised microbial technology for environmental remediation: a review

YZ Gong, QY Niu, YG Liu, J Dong, MM Xia - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Microbial technology is the most sustainable and eco-friendly method of environmental
remediation. Immobilised microorganisms were introduced to further advance microbial …

Bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil by petroleum-degrading bacteria immobilized on biochar

B Zhang, L Zhang, X Zhang - RSC advances, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Biochar is investigated experimentally as a new highly effective amendment to remediate
contaminated soil. A crucial consideration is the influence of biochar on the bioremediation …

Immobilization of hexavalent chromium in contaminated soils using biochar supported nanoscale iron sulfide composite

H Lyu, H Zhao, J Tang, Y Gong, Y Huang, Q Wu, B Gao - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Biochar supported carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)-stabilized nanoscale iron sulfide (FeS)
composite (CMC-FeS@ biochar) was prepared and tested for immobilization of hexavalent …