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 …

The effects of biochar and its applications in the microbial remediation of contaminated soil: A review

X Zheng, W Xu, J Dong, T Yang, Z Shangguan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The amendment of biochar for soil bioremediation can improve soil conditions, influence soil
microbial community, and achieve co-application of biochar-microbe to promote the removal …

Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: A review on types of feedstocks, chemical compositions, operating parameters, techno …

RK Mishra, DJP Kumar, A Narula, SM Chistie, SU Naik - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar generation from biomass pyrolysis is an appealing and practical technology for
storing carbon and lowering the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Carbon recalcitrance in …

Effects of different feedstocks-based biochar on soil remediation: A review

M Ji, X Wang, M Usman, F Liu, Y Dan, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising amendment, biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used as a
remediation agent for diverse types of soil pollution. Biochar is mostly made from agricultural …

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 …

Biochar for removal of dyes in contaminated water: an overview

S Praveen, J Jegan, T Bhagavathi Pushpa, R Gokulan… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, numerous investigations have explored the use of biochar for the removal of
organic and inorganic pollutants in single component systems. Biochar is a carbonaceous …

A critical review on VOCs adsorption by different porous materials: Species, mechanisms and modification methods

L Zhu, D Shen, KH Luo - Journal of hazardous materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have attracted world-wide attention regarding their
serious hazards on ecological environment and human health. Industrial processes such as …

Exploitation of lignocellulosic-based biomass biorefinery: a critical review of renewable bioresource, sustainability and economic views

Z Chen, L Chen, KS Khoo, VK Gupta, M Sharma… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization has driven the demand for fossil fuels, however, its overly exploited resource
has caused severe damage on environmental pollution. Biorefining using abundant …

Experimental methods in chemical engineering: specific surface area and pore size distribution measurements—BET, BJH, and DFT

R Bardestani, GS Patience… - The Canadian Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Gas physisorption is an experimental technique based on equilibrium Van der Waals
interactions between gas molecules and solid particles, that quantifies the specific surface …

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 …