The emerging role of biochar in the carbon materials family for hydrogen production

AK Bhakta, R Fiorenza, K Jlassi, Z Mekhalif… - … Research and Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The energy crisis is at the top of global priorities. It left us with an option to progress with
highly efficient materials for energy conversion, production, and storage systems. Carbon …

Surface treatment of biochar—methods, surface analysis and potential applications: a comprehensive review

M Gęca, AM Khalil, M Tang, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi… - Surfaces, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, biochar has emerged as a remarkable biosourced material for addressing
global environmental, agricultural, biomedical, and energy challenges. However, the …

Unusual, hierarchically structured composite of sugarcane pulp bagasse biochar loaded with Cu/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles for dye removal

M Tang, Y Snoussi, AK Bhakta, M El Garah… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar-supported nanocatalysts emerged as unique materials for environmental
remediation. Herein, sugarcane pulp bagasse (SCPB) was wet-impregnated with Cu (NO 3) …

Highly active Ag-Cu nanocrystal catalyst-coated brewer's spent grain biochar for the mineralization of methyl orange and methylene blue dye mixture

L Boubkr, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi, C Moreira Da Silva… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The aim of the present work is to valorise the brewing industry's waste, ie, brewer's spent
grain (BSG), into functional biocarbon for environmental catalysis applications. In this …

CO2 methanation using sugarcane bagasse biochar/nickel sustainable catalysts

A Gamal, M Tang, AK Bhakta, Y Snoussi… - Materials Today …, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide hydrogenation to methane is one of the promising gas phase reactions due
to the well-established natural gas infrastructures and CO 2 amounts consumed as …

Novel electrospun composite membranes based on polyhydroxybutyrate and poly (vinyl formate) loaded with protonated montmorillonite for organic dye removal …

H Penchev, AE Abdelhamid, EA Ali, D Budurova… - Membranes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The use of biodegradable polyesters derived from green sources and their combination with
natural abundantly layered aluminosilicate clay, eg, natural montmorillonite, meets the …

Facile diazonium modification of pomegranate peel biochar: A stupendous derived relationship between thermal and Raman analyses

AM Khalil, R Msaadi, W Sassi, I Ghanmi, R Pires… - Carbon Letters, 2022 - Springer
There is an ever growing interest in the development of biochar from a large variety of
agrowastes. Herein, the main objective is the conversion of pomegranate peel powder …

Carbon Dioxide Methanation Enabled by Biochar-Nanocatalyst Composite Materials: A Mini-Review

M Tang, A Gamal, AK Bhakta, K Jlassi, AM Abdullah… - Catalysts, 2024 - mdpi.com
Due to ever-increasing global warming, the scientific community is concerned with finding
immediate solutions to reduce or utilize carbon dioxide (CO2) and convert it in useful …

Development of an HPLC method for identification and quantification of anti-leishmaniasis drug candidate NFOH after oral administration of NLC-NFOH in rats

A de Souza, MKL de Almeida, JA Barbosa… - Chemistry Africa, 2023 - Springer
Hydroxymethylnitrofurazone (NFOH) is a prodrug synthesized from the original nitrofurazone
compound (NF). NFOH has shown activity in vivo against Trypanosoma cruzi and in vitro …

Preparation of cellulose fiber derived from sugarcane bagasse and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-based hydrogel composite by gamma irradiation as a platform for …

N Khiewsawai, T Rattanawongwiboon… - Emergent …, 2023 - Springer
Cellulose fiber was successfully extracted and purified from sugarcane bagasse by using an
alkali treatment process and bleaching. It was employed to use as a reinforcement part in …