Application of biochar for the remediation of polluted sediments

Y Yang, S Ye, C Zhang, G Zeng, X Tan, B Song… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Polluted sediments pose potential threats to environmental and human health and
challenges to water management. Biochar is a carbon-rich material produced through …

Thermo-mineralization of biomass for metal oxide recovery: A review

KO Iwuozor, EC Emenike, JO Ighalo, TT Micheal… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar is a solid product generated during the thermochemical processes of biomass, such
as pyrolysis, hydrothermal carbonization, torrefaction, and gasification. As a material …

Biochar aging: mechanisms, physicochemical changes, assessment, and implications for field applications

L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, YS Ok… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Biochar has triggered a black gold rush in environmental studies as a carbon-rich material
with well-developed porous structure and tunable functionality. While much attention has …

Effect of aging on stabilization of Cd and Ni by biochars and enzyme activities in a historically contaminated alkaline agricultural soil simulated with wet–dry and freeze …

K Yang, X Wang, H Cheng, S Tao - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Natural aging alters the surface physicochemical properties of biochars, which can affect the
retention of heavy metals. This work investigated the effect of biochar aging on stabilization …

Environmental impacts and leachate analysis of waste rubber incorporated in construction and road materials: A review

A Mohajerani, H Kurmus, D Conti, L Cash… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, the recycling of waste tyre rubber in construction and road materials has
emerged as a potential innovative solution to the growing waste rubber tyre dilemma …

Towards sustainable futures: A review of sediment remediation and resource valorization techniques

H Yang, Q Feng, J Zhu, G Liu, Y Dai, Q Zhou… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
Sediment contamination has emerged as a pivotal concern within aquatic ecosystems,
posing complex challenges to both ecological integrity and human health. This review …

Ameliorating a sandy soil using biochar and compost amendments and their implications as slow release fertilizers on plant growth

M Elshony, IM Farid, F Alkamar… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2019 - ejss.journals.ekb.eg
Poor fertility and low water retention at the different soil moisture constants are both limiting
factors of crop productivity in sandy soils. Recycling organic wastes might provide such soils …

Interactive assessment of lignite and bamboo-biochar for geochemical speciation, modulation and uptake of Cu and other heavy metals in the copper mine tailing

MAM Munir, S Irshad, B Yousaf, MU Ali, C Dan… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
This study was designed to examine the combined effect of bamboo-biochar (BC) and water-
washed lignite (LGT) at copper mine tailings (CuMT) sites on the concentration of Cu and …

The use of biochar for controlling acid mine drainage through the inhibition of chalcopyrite biodissolution

B Yang, W Luo, X Wang, S Yu, M Gan, J Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although chalcopyrite biodissolution plays an important role in the formation of acid mine
drainage (AMD), the control of AMD through inhibiting the biodissolution of chalcopyrite has …

Aging and phytoavailability of newly introduced and legacy cadmium in paddy soil and their bioaccessibility in rice grain distinguished by enriched isotope tracing

Q Dong, Y Liu, G Liu, Y Guo, Q Yang, J Shi, L Hu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Phytoavailability of Cadmium (Cd) plays a critical role in its accumulation in soil-rice
systems. However, differential aging and phytoavailability of newly introduced Cd (Cd N) …