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 …

Sewage sludge derived biochar and its potential for sustainable environment in circular economy: Advantages and challenges

R Khan, S Shukla, M Kumar, A Zuorro… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
With the increase in population and wastewater generation, the management of solid by-
products, including sewage sludge (SS), has become a challenge. This article reviews …

Sulfide-modified zero-valent iron activated periodate for sulfadiazine removal: Performance and dominant routine of reactive species production

C Ling, S Wu, J Han, T Dong, C Zhu, X Li, L Xu… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
In this work, sulfide-modified zero-valent iron (S-Fe 0) was used to activate periodate (IO 4−,
PI) for sulfadiazine (SDZ) removal. 60 μM SDZ could be completely removed within only 1 …

Carbonyl and defect of metal-free char trigger electron transfer and O2•− in persulfate activation for Aniline aerofloat degradation

H Yang, R Qiu, Y Tang, S Ye, S Wu, F Qin, L Xiang… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Residual flotation reagents in mineral processing wastewater can trigger severe ecological
threats to the local groundwater if they are discharged without treatment. Metal-free biochar …

Removal of phenols by highly active periodate on carbon nanotubes: A mechanistic investigation

J Peng, P Zhou, H Zhou, B Huang, M Sun… - Environmental …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and their derivatives have been widely exploited to activate
various oxidants for environmental remediation. However, the intrinsic mechanism of CNTs …

Applying a novel advanced oxidation process of biochar activated periodate for the efficient degradation of bisphenol A: Two nonradical pathways

J Dai, Z Wang, K Chen, D Ding, S Yang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Periodate based advanced oxidation processes (PI-AOPs) exhibited promising future for the
abatement of emerging contaminants, yet the underlying mechanism of carbon materials for …

Non-radical activation of low additive periodate by carbon-doped boron nitride for acetaminophen degradation: Significance of high-potential metastable …

L Jiang, W Li, H Wang, J Yang, H Chen, X Wang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Metal-free environmental-friendly and cost-effective catalysts for periodate (PI) activation are
crucial to popularize their application for micropollutant removal in water. Herein, we report …

Superoxide radical mediated Mn (III) formation is the key process in the activation of peroxymonosulfate (PMS) by Mn-incorporated bacterial-derived biochar

B Gao, S Zhu, J Gu, Y Liu, X Yi, H Zhou - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar was used as a heterogeneous activator for peroxymonosulfate (PMS), and the
activation performance strongly depended on the structure, functional groups, and …

Insight into metal-free carbon catalysis in enhanced permanganate oxidation: Changeover from electron donor to electron mediator

P Zhang, P Zhou, J Peng, Y Liu, H Zhang, C He… - Water Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Reports that the exploitation of metal-free carbon materials to enhance permanganate (PM)
oxidation to abate organic pollution in water have emerged in recent publications. However …

Efficient peroxymonosulfate (PMS) activation by visible-light-driven formation of polymorphic amorphous manganese oxides

S Zhu, P Xiao, X Wang, Y Liu, X Yi, H Zhou - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Heterogeneous sulfate radical-based advanced oxidation processes (SR-AOPs) have been
widely reported over the last decade as a promising technology for pollutant removal from …