Emerging contaminants of high concern for the environment: Current trends and future research

S Khan, M Naushad, M Govarthanan, J Iqbal… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater is contaminated water that must be treated before it may be transferred into
other rivers and lakes in order to prevent further groundwater pollution. Over the last decade …

Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

M Hassan, Y Liu, R Naidu, SJ Parikh, J Du, F Qi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a porous, amorphous, stable, and low-density carbon material derived from the
carbonization of various biological residues. Biochars have multifunctional properties that …

Edge-nitrogenated biochar for efficient peroxydisulfate activation: An electron transfer mechanism

H Wang, W Guo, B Liu, Q Wu, H Luo, Q Zhao, Q Si… - Water research, 2019 - Elsevier
N-doped biochars (NBCs) were prepared by pyrolyzing corncob biomass and urea in
different proportion which manifested superior catalytic performance of peroxydisulfate …

[HTML][HTML] Environmentally-related contaminants of high concern: potential sources and analytical modalities for detection, quantification, and treatment

T Rasheed, M Bilal, F Nabeel, M Adeel… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, emerging contaminants (ECs) of high concern are broadly distributed
throughout the environmental matrices because of various industrial practices and …

Efficient elimination of organic and inorganic pollutants by biochar and biochar-based materials

B Hu, Y Ai, J Jin, T Hayat, A Alsaedi, L Zhuang, X Wang - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Biochar have received multidisciplinary attention because of their extraordinary
physicochemical properties. In this review, the application of biochar and biochar-based …

Efficient degradation of sulfamethazine via activation of percarbonate by chalcopyrite

Y Li, H Dong, L Li, J Xiao, S Xiao, Z Jin - Water Research, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, the novel application of chalcopyrite (CuFeS 2) for sodium percarbonate (SPC)
activation towards sulfamethazine (SMT) degradation was explored. Several key influencing …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar application for remediation of organic toxic pollutants in contaminated soils; An update

FU Haider, X Wang, U Zulfiqar, M Farooq… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of organic contaminants has become a major environmental concern in the
last few years, due to its bio-resistance and potential to accumulate in the environment. The …

Insight into multiple and multilevel structures of biochars and their potential environmental applications: a critical review

X Xiao, B Chen, Z Chen, L Zhu… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Biochar is the carbon-rich product of the pyrolysis of biomass under oxygen-limited
conditions, and it has received increasing attention due to its multiple functions in the fields …

Treatment technologies for emerging contaminants in water: A review

OM Rodriguez-Narvaez, JM Peralta-Hernandez… - Chemical Engineering …, 2017 - Elsevier
In recent years, the presence of a group of contaminants, termed as emerging contaminants
(ECs) has been recognized as significant water pollutants that have adverse effects on …

Biomass-derived activated carbons for the removal of pharmaceutical mircopollutants from wastewater: A review

J Ouyang, L Zhou, Z Liu, JYY Heng, W Chen - Separation and Purification …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biomass-derived activated carbons (biochars) have attracted great attention due to their
excellent physicochemical properties such as high specific area, large pore volume, well …