Trends in renewable energy production employing biomass-based biochar

SK Bhatia, AK Palai, A Kumar, RK Bhatia, AK Patel… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Tremendous population growth and industrialization have increased energy consumption
unprecedentedly. The depletion of fossil-based energy supplies necessitates the exploration …

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 …

Emerging applications of biochar-based materials for energy storage and conversion

WJ Liu, H Jiang, HQ Yu - Energy & environmental science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Global warming, environmental pollution, and an energy shortage in the current fossil fuel
society may cause a severe ecological crisis. Storage and conversion of renewable …

Optimizing biomass pathways to bioenergy and biochar application in electricity generation, biodiesel production, and biohydrogen production

AI Osman, ZY Lai, M Farghali, CL Yiin… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The current energy crisis, depletion of fossil fuels, and global climate change have made it
imperative to find alternative sources of energy that are both economically sustainable and …

Metal-free heteroatom-doped carbon-based catalysts for ORR: A critical assessment about the role of heteroatoms

J Quílez-Bermejo, E Morallón, D Cazorla-Amorós - Carbon, 2020 - Elsevier
Metal-free carbon-based catalysts have gained much attention during last years because of
their interesting properties towards oxygen reduction reaction. Intrinsic parameters of carbon …

Advances in thermochemical valorization of biomass towards carbon neutrality

J Zhang, J Gu, R Shan, H Yuan, Y Chen - Resources, Conservation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
In the context of carbon neutrality, the push for sustainable and low-carbon development in
both economy and society have accelerated the large-scale utilization of biomass as a …

Modification on biochars for applications: A research update

WH Huang, DJ Lee, C Huang - Bioresource technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochars are the solid product of biomass under pyrolysis or gasification treatment, whose
wholesale prices are lower than commercial activated carbons and other fine materials now …

Microstructure and mechanical properties of high strength porous ceramics with high sewage sludge content

Y Zhang, L Yu, J Wang, H Mao, K Cui - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Sewage sludge is a by-product produced in the process of sewage treatment, which has
characteristics of large yield, wide source, high pollution and strong harmfulness. The …

A review of recent developments in catalytic applications of biochar-based materials

R Shan, J Han, J Gu, H Yuan, B Luo, Y Chen - … , conservation and recycling, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar, produced by the thermal decomposition of various biomass sources, is applied in
different fields of research due to its distinctive properties. With the recent explosion of …

Biochar for environmental sustainability in the energy-water-agroecosystem nexus

SK Malyan, SS Kumar, RK Fagodiya, P Ghosh… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global warming, management of soil health, remediation of contaminated wastewater, and
sustainable alternate source of energy are the major challenges of the 21st century. Biochar …