THE DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS. By Oscar Kempthorne. New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc., 1952. 631 pp. $8.50. This book by a teacher of statistics (as well as a consultant for \"experimenters\") is a comprehensive study of the philosophical background for the statistical design of experiment. It is necessary to have some facility with algebraic notation and manipulation to be able to use the volume intelligently. The problems are presented from the theoretical point of view, without such practical examples as would be helpful for those not acquainted with mathematics. The mathematical justification for the techniques is given. As a somewhat advanced treatment of the design and analysis of experiments, this volume will be interesting and helpful for many who approach statistics theoretically as well as practically. With emphasis on the \"why,\" and with description given broadly, the author relates the subject matter to the general theory of statistics and to the general problem of experimental inference. MARGARET J. ROBERTSON

The Design and Analysis of Experiments

Biochar (BC) has exhibited a great potential to remove water contaminants due to its wide availability of raw materials, high surface area, developed pore structure, and low cost. However, the application of BC for water remediation has many limitations. Driven by the intense desire of overcoming unfavorable factors, a growing number of researchers have carried out to produce BC-based composite materials, which not only improved the physicochemical properties of BC, but also obtained a new composite material which combined the advantages of BC and other materials. This article reviewed previous researches on BC and BC-based composite materials, and discussed in terms of the preparation methods, the physicochemical properties, the performance of contaminant removal, and underlying adsorption mechanisms. Then the recent research progress in the removal of inorganic and organic contaminants by BC and BC-based materials was also systematically reviewed. Although BC-based composite materials have shown high performance in inorganic or organic pollutants removal, the potential risks (such as stability and biological toxicity) still need to be noticed and further study. At the end of this review, future prospects for the synthesis and application of BC and BC-based materials were proposed. This review will help the new researchers systematically understand the research progress of BC and BC-based composite materials in environmental remediation.

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Review of organic and inorganic pollutants removal by biochar and biochar-based composites

Advances in production and application of biochar from lignocellulosic feedstocks for remediation of environmental pollutants.

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Biochar and bacteria inoculated biochar enhanced Cd and Cu immobilization and enzymatic activity in a polluted soil.

Pesticides in aquatic environments and their removal by adsorption methods.

Recent advances on pollutants removal by rice husk as a bio-based adsorbent: A critical review

Petroleum hydrocarbon contamination is widespread and has easily accumulated in various ecosystems due to hydrophobicity and limited bioavailability. Until now, the primary bioremediation technique...

Review of the immobilized microbial cell systems for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons polluted environments

Experimental investigation into size and sphericity of alginate micro-beads produced by electrospraying technique: Operational condition optimization.

Investigation of Bacillus licheniformis in the biodegradation of Iranian heavy crude oil: A two-stage sequential approach containing factor-screening and optimization.

Ali Partovinia

Papers

Recent advances on pollutants removal by rice husk as a bio-based adsorbent: A critical review

Review of the immobilized microbial cell systems for bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons polluted environments

Experimental investigation into size and sphericity of alginate micro-beads produced by electrospraying technique: Operational condition optimization.

Investigation of Bacillus licheniformis in the biodegradation of Iranian heavy crude oil: A two-stage sequential approach containing factor-screening and optimization.

Fabrication of novel nanocomposite nanofibrous matrices retaining high concentration of microbial cells for heavy crude oil biodegradation