[HTML][HTML] Fertilizers and nitrate pollution of surface and ground water: an increasingly pervasive global problem

E Craswell - SN Applied Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Nitrate pollution of ground and surface water bodies all over the world is generally linked
with continually increasing global fertilizer nitrogen (N) use. But after 1990, with more …

Review on biomass feedstocks, pyrolysis mechanism and physicochemical properties of biochar: State-of-the-art framework to speed up vision of circular bioeconomy

GS Ghodake, SK Shinde, AA Kadam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biochar is a solid carbon-rich, porous material produced by the thermochemical
conversion of a diverse range of biomass feedstocks under an inert atmosphere (ie, in the …

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 …

The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review

Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Feng - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive land use has a series consequences on the degradation of land function and
exerts tremendous pressure on the ecological environment. Farming, mining, and heavy …

Evaluating biochar and its modifications for the removal of ammonium, nitrate, and phosphate in water

M Zhang, G Song, DL Gelardi, L Huang, E Khan… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Removal of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) from water through the use of various sorbents
is often considered an economically viable way for supplementing conventional methods …

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 …

Preparation of biochar and biochar composites and their application in a Fenton-like process for wastewater decontamination: A review

X Pan, Z Gu, W Chen, Q Li - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich material that can be obtained from pyrolysis of solid waste (eg,
agricultural solid waste and sludge from wastewater treatment plants). Biochar features low …

Application of co-pyrolysis biochar for the adsorption and immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated environmental substrates

Y Li, H Yu, L Liu, H Yu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution has been considered as a serious threat to the environment and
human in the past decades due to its toxic and unbiodegradable properties. Recently …

Preparation, modification and environmental application of biochar: A review

J Wang, S Wang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich material which can be prepared from various organic waste
feedstock, such as agricultural wastes and municipal sewage sludge. Biochar has received …

Compositional heterogeneity of different biochar: effect of pyrolysis temperature and feedstocks

SK Das, GK Ghosh, RK Avasthe, K Sinha - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
We have quantified the influence of different pyrolysis temperature and feedstocks types on
thirty six compositional characteristics of biochar. The properties of biochar were principally …