A sustainable reuse strategy of converting waste activated sludge into biochar for contaminants removal from water: modifications, applications and perspectives

J Hu, L Zhao, J Luo, H Gong, N Zhu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Conversion of sewage sludge to biochar for contaminants removal from water achieves the
dual purpose of solid waste reuse and pollution elimination, in line with the concept of …

Nitrogen-doped biochars as adsorbents for mitigation of heavy metals and organics from water: A review

N Kasera, P Kolar, SG Hall - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Mitigation of toxic contaminants from wastewater is crucial to the safety and sustainability of
the aquatic ecosystem and human health. There is a pressing need to find economical and …

[HTML][HTML] Sewage sludge derived biochar for environmental improvement: Advances, challenges, and solutions

L Zhao, ZF Sun, XW Pan, JY Tan, SS Yang, JT Wu… - Water Research X, 2023 - Elsevier
With the rapid growth yield of global sewage sludge, rational and effective treatment and
disposal methods are becoming increasingly needed. Biochar preparation is an attractive …

Removal of emerging contaminants (ECs) from aqueous solutions by modified biochar: a review

J Zhang, Z Chen, Y Liu, W Wei, BJ Ni - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
The increasing concern over emerging contaminants (ECs) in aqueous solutions is driven
by their potential risks to public health. Handling ECs becomes an urgent mission in the …

Nitrogen-doped biochar (N-doped BC) and iron/nitrogen co-doped biochar (Fe/N co-doped BC) for removal of refractory organic pollutants

S Ahmad, L Liu, S Zhang, J Tang - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
The presence of refractory organic pollutants (ROPs) in the ecosystem is a serious concern
because of their impact on environmental constituents as well as their known or suspected …

Sustainable biochar for advanced electrochemical/energy storage applications

S Rawat, CT Wang, CH Lay, S Hotha… - Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich solid prepared by the thermal treatment of biomass in an oxygen-
limiting environment. It can be customized to enhance its structural and electrochemical …

Metal-nitrogen-carbon catalysts for peroxymonosulfate activation to degrade aquatic organic contaminants: Rational design, size-effect description, applications and …

C Ma, Y Guo, D Zhang, Y Wang, N Li, D Ma, Q Ji… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Peroxymonosulfate-assisted advanced oxidation processes (PMS-AOPs) have attracted
increasing attention in the past few years due to their outstanding reactivity and oxidation …

Perspectives of engineered biochar for environmental applications: A review

S Haghighi Mood, MR Pelaez-Samaniego… - Energy & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Research on using biochar for environmental applications has witnessed unprecedented
advances in the past decade. Biochar is universally considered one of the best alternatives …

Fabrication, application, and mechanism of metal and heteroatom co-doped biochar composites (MHBCs) for the removal of contaminants in water: A review

Y Liu, Y Chen, Y Li, L Chen, H Jiang, H Li, X Luo… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The potential risk of various contaminants in water has recently attracted public attention.
Biochars and modified biochars have been widely developed for environmental …

Thiourea-assisted one-step fabrication of a novel nitrogen and sulfur co-doped biochar from nanocellulose as metal-free catalyst for efficient activation of …

Y Xu, S Liu, M Wang, J Zhang, H Ding, Y Song… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The N, S co-doped biochar (N, S-BC) with multistage pore structure was successfully
synthesized from nanocellulose and thiourea by one-step pyrolysis, which could effectively …