Biochar for soil applications-sustainability aspects, challenges and future prospects

M Kamali, N Sweygers, S Al-Salem, L Appels… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has recently proven to be effective in various applications including soil amendment
for crop production and removal of pollutants from the contaminated water and soil …

Conversion of sewage sludge into biochar: A potential resource in water and wastewater treatment

A Gopinath, G Divyapriya, V Srivastava, AR Laiju… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Production of biochar from sewage sludge (SS) is consistent with the goal of sustainable
resource recovery and promotes a wastewater-based circular economy. Thermochemical …

Mechanisms and reutilization of modified biochar used for removal of heavy metals from wastewater: a review

L Wang, Y Wang, F Ma, V Tankpa, S Bai, X Guo… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Heavy metals (HMs) pose serious threat to both human and environmental health and
therefore, effective and low-cost techniques to remove HMs are urgently required. Because …

[HTML][HTML] Effective usage of biochar and microorganisms for the removal of heavy metal ions and pesticides

SK Manikandan, P Pallavi, K Shetty, D Bhattacharjee… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The bioremediation of heavy metal ions and pesticides is both cost-effective and
environmentally friendly. Microbial remediation is considered superior to conventional …

One-step preparation of ZVI-sludge derived biochar without external source of iron and its application on persulfate activation

J Wang, M Shen, Q Gong, X Wang, J Cai… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Zero Valent Iron (ZVI) is an important and widely employed environmental
remediation material in brownfield. However, the instability of fine size ZVI and the strong …

Effect of pyrolysis temperature on chemical form, behavior and environmental risk of Zn, Pb and Cd in biochar produced from phytoremediation residue

H Huang, W Yao, R Li, A Ali, J Du, D Guo, R Xiao… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study aimed to evaluate the chemical forms, behavior and environmental risk of heavy
metal (HMs) Zn, Pb and Cd in phytoremediation residue (PMR) pyrolyzed at 350° C, 550° C …

Biochar–recovery material from pyrolysis of sewage sludge: a review

J Racek, J Sevcik, T Chorazy, J Kucerik… - Waste and biomass …, 2020 - Springer
The treatment of sewage sludge (SS) is becoming one of the most important issues of the
wastewater treatment cycle in European Union. Pyrolysis of SS is typically accompanied by …

Effects of residence time on characteristics of biochars prepared via co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and cotton stalks

Z Wang, K Liu, L Xie, H Zhu, S Ji, X Shu - Journal of Analytical and Applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
Conversion of sewage sludge and agriculture straws into biochars via co-pyrolysis is a
promising strategy for the safe disposal and reuse of sewage sludge. In this study, biochars …

Multi-scale processes influencing global carbon storage and land-carbon-climate nexus: A critical review

OA Wani, SS Kumar, N Hussain, AIA Wani, B Subhash… - Pedosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon (C) is a key constitutive element in living organisms (plants, microbes, animals, and
humans). Carbon is also a basic component of agriculture because it plays a dynamic role in …

Comparative study for fluidized bed pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge and municipal sewage sludge

Y Liu, C Ran, AA Siyal, Y Song, Z Jiang, J Dai… - Journal of hazardous …, 2020 - Elsevier
A comparative research was performed to evaluate the products yields and chars properties
for pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge (TDS) and municipal sewage sludge (MSS). The high …