Plastic waste upcycling toward a circular economy

X Zhao, M Korey, K Li, K Copenhaver… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Large amounts of plastics are discarded worldwide each year, leading to a significant mass
of waste in landfills and pollution to soil, air, and waterways. Upcycling is an efficient way to …

Biomass derived functional carbon materials for supercapacitor applications

S Rawat, RK Mishra, T Bhaskar - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar produced from the thermochemical conversion of biomass, provides a green and
sustainable platform for the preparation of various functional carbon materials (porous …

Heavy metal removal by biomass-derived carbon nanotubes as a greener environmental remediation: A comprehensive review

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, CK Cheng, R Luque, S Thomas… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The concentrations of heavy metal ions found in waterways near industrial zones are often
exceed the prescribed limits, posing a continued danger to the environment and public …

A review of the next-generation biochar production from waste biomass for material applications

RK Mishra, K Mohanty - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
The development of carbonaceous materials such as biochar has triggered a hot spot in
materials application. Carbon material derived from biomass could be a vital platform for …

Biochar production with amelioration of microwave-assisted pyrolysis: Current scenario, drawbacks and perspectives

V Hadiya, K Popat, S Vyas, S Varjani, M Vithanage… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, biomass has been reported to obtain a wide range of value-added products.
Biochar can be obtained by heating biomass, which aids in carbon sinks, soil amendments …

[HTML][HTML] Cadmium elimination from wastewater using potato peel biochar modified by ZIF-8 and magnetic nanoparticle

R Foroutan, SJ Peighambardoust, S Ghojavand… - Colloid and Interface …, 2023 - Elsevier
A recyclable and magnetic nanocomposite was fabricated from biochar of potato peel (BPP),
MnFe 2 O 4, and ZIF-8 (BET area: 174.92 m 2/g). The Cd 2+ removal using BPP/MnFe 2 O …

Insight into the effect of lignocellulosic biomass source on the performance of biochar as persulfate activator for aqueous organic pollutants remediation: Epicarp and …

H Meng, C Nie, W Li, X Duan, B Lai, Z Ao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, the cellulose-enriched mesocarp of tangerine peels (TP) and the lignin-
enriched epicarp of the peels (e-TPs) were used as examples to unveil the link between the …

Microwave assisted carbonization and activation of biochar for energy-environment nexus: A review

B Paramasivan - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Conventional thermochemical conversion techniques for biofuel production from
lignocellulosic biomass is often non-selective and energy inefficient. Microwave assisted …

Pathway towards the commercialization of sustainable microbial fuel cell-based wastewater treatment technologies

M Kamali, Y Guo, TM Aminabhavi, R Abbassi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) have emerged and implemented as eco-friendly technologies
with the potential for simultaneous removal of contaminants from (waste) waters and …

Biochar and its twin benefits: Crop residue management and climate change mitigation in India

A Anand, V Kumar, P Kaushal - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop residue management remains a major problem in the Indian agriculture sector. The in-
situ firing of crop residues has been linked to air pollution, global warming, soil fertility …