Biochar-based composites for remediation of polluted wastewater and soil environments: Challenges and prospects

E Issaka, FO Fapohunda, JNO Amu-Darko, L Yeboah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes are the main environmental
contaminants that have serious effects on both land and aquatic lives and necessitate the …

Recent advancements in sustainable upcycling of solid waste into porous carbons for carbon dioxide capture

X Yuan, J Wang, S Deng, M Suvarna, X Wang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Carbon capture technologies have been extensively investigated as indispensable tools for
reducing CO 2 emissions. In particular, CO 2 capture using solid waste-derived porous …

Sustainable Food Waste Management: Synthesizing Engineered Biochar for CO2 Capture

X Yuan, J Wang, S Deng, PD Dissanayake… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Humanity needs innovative ways to combat the environmental burden caused by food
waste, which is one of the critical global issues. We proposed food waste-derived …

Life-cycle assessment and techno-economic analysis of biochar produced from forest residues using portable systems

K Sahoo, A Upadhyay, T Runge, R Bergman… - … International Journal of …, 2021 - Springer
Purpose Producing biochar from forest residues can help resolve environmental issues by
reducing forest fires and mitigating climate change. However, transportation and storage of …

Comparison of novel biochars and steam activated carbon from mixed conifer mill residues

N Anderson, H Gu, R Bergman - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
There is increasing demand in environmental remediation and other sectors for specialized
sorbents made from renewable materials rather than hard coals and minerals. The …

Upcycling of polyethylene terephthalate waste into porous carbon as potential CO2 adsorbents through autogenic pressure carbonization

S Li, MK Cho, S Deng, J Wang, KB Lee - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024 - Elsevier
Plastic waste is a significant environmental concern worldwide because it harms wildlife,
pollutes the environment, and poses a risk to human health. Upcycling plastic waste into …

Environmental and economic assessment of portable systems: Production of wood-briquettes and torrefied-briquettes to generate heat and electricity

K Sahoo, S Alanya-Rosenbaum, R Bergman, D Abbas… - Fuels, 2021 - mdpi.com
This study assessed the environmental impacts and economic feasibility of generating heat
using wood-briquettes (WBs), and heat and electricity using torrefied-wood-briquettes …

[PDF][PDF] Comparison of Novel Biochars and Steam Activated Carbon from Mixed Conifer Mill Residues. Energies 2021, 14, 8472

N Anderson, H Gu, R Bergman - 2021 - academia.edu
There is increasing demand in environmental remediation and other sectors for specialized
sorbents made from renewable materials rather than hard coals and minerals. The …