Recovery, regeneration and sustainable management of spent adsorbents from wastewater treatment streams: A review

AV Baskar, N Bolan, SA Hoang, P Sooriyakumar… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adsorption is the most widely adopted, effective, and reliable treatment process for the
removal of inorganic and organic contaminants from wastewater. One of the major issues …

A comprehensive review on the chemical regeneration of biochar adsorbent for sustainable wastewater treatment

T Alsawy, E Rashad, M El-Qelish, RH Mohammed - NPJ Clean Water, 2022 - nature.com
The chemical regeneration process has been extensively applied to reactivate biochar,
supporting its reusability and leading to significant operating cost reduction. However, no …

Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

N Bolan, SA Hoang, J Beiyuan… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional
groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic …

A comprehensive review on adsorption, photocatalytic and chemical degradation of dyes and nitro-compounds over different kinds of porous and composite materials

A Haleem, A Shafiq, SQ Chen, M Nazar - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dye and nitro-compound pollution has become a significant issue worldwide. The
adsorption and degradation of dyes and nitro-compounds have recently become important …

Application of functionalized biochar for adsorption of organic pollutants from environmental media: Synthesis strategies, removal mechanisms and outlook

J Qu, Q Meng, W Peng, J Shi, Z Dong, Z Li, Q Hu… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar (BC) is attracting increasing concerns on the scavenging of toxic contaminants from
water because of its low-cost and environmental-friendly properties, however, the adsorption …

High efficiency removal of heavy metals using tire-derived activated carbon vs commercial activated carbon: Insights into the adsorption mechanisms

R Shahrokhi-Shahraki, C Benally, MG El-Din, J Park - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, activated carbon was derived from pulverized waste tires using carbonization
and chemical activation techniques. Single and competitive batch adsorption experiments …

Stabilization of lead and cadmium in soil by sulfur-iron functionalized biochar: Performance, mechanisms and microbial community evolution

J Qu, Y Yuan, X Zhang, L Wang, Y Tao, Z Jiang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Sulfur-iron functionalized biochar (BC-Fe-S) was designed by simultaneously supporting Fe
2 O 3 nanoparticles and grafting sulfur-containing functional groups onto biochar to stabilize …

Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials

M Kumar, X Xiong, Z Wan, Y Sun, DCW Tsang… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanochemical synthesis of nano-biochar by ball-milling technology is gaining attention
for the sake of its low-cost and eco-friendly nature. Ball milling as a non-/less-solvent …

Biochar: From by-products of agro-industrial lignocellulosic waste to tailored carbon-based catalysts for biomass thermochemical conversions

R Zou, M Qian, C Wang, W Mateo, Y Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Producing chemicals and energy from renewable biomass is critical in tackling the energy
crisis. As a by-product of biomass conversion, biochar with its low price, extensive sources …

Review on recent advances of carbon based adsorbent for methylene blue removal from waste water

E Santoso, R Ediati, Y Kusumawati, H Bahruji… - Materials Today …, 2020 - Elsevier
The growth in textile and printing industries proven detrimental to the aquatic environment
as the industrial waste containing dye seeped into the ecosystem. A high concentration of …