Lizhong Zhu

TL;DR: Biochars, produced by pyrolysis of pine needles at different temperatures, were characterized by elemental analysis, BET-N2 surface areas and FTIR, and Sorption isotherms of naphthalene, nitrobenzene, and m-dinitrobenZene from water to the biochars were compared.

TL;DR: Quantitative relationships between these sorbent properties and the estimated parameters of PMM were obtained, which may represent a first fundamental step toward establishing empirical equations for quantitative prediction of PAH adsorption by carbon nanomaterials and possibly other forms of carbonaceous (geo-) sorbents, and for evaluating their environmental impact.

TL;DR: Water chemistry can be a major factor regulating the toxicity mechanism of ZnO nanoparticles (nano-ZnO) in water and the effect of water chemistry on the physicochemical properties of nanoparticles should be paid more attention in future nanotoxicity evaluations.

TL;DR: This review links microbial responses, including microbial activity, community structures and soil enzyme activities, with changes in soil properties caused by biochars, and summarized possible mechanisms that are involved in the effects that biochar-microbe interactions have on soil carbon sequestration and pollution remediation.

TL;DR: In this review, multiple and multilevel structures of biochars are interpreted based on their elemental compositions, phase components, surface properties, and molecular structures to design a "smart" biochar for environmentally sustainable applications.