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A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control
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This review elucidates the links among catalytic performances, physicochemical properties, and pyrolysis/modification-induced features, advising the tailored production of application-oriented biochar-based catalyst in the future.About:
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2017-12-01. It has received 372 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biochar & Catalyst support.read more
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Preparation, modification and environmental application of biochar: A review
Jianlong Wang,Shizong Wang +1 more
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the preparation, characterization, modification, and especially environmental application of biochar, based on more than 200 papers published in recent 10 year, to provide an overview of Biochar with a particular on its environmental application.
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Emerging applications of biochar-based materials for energy storage and conversion
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of recent advances in the applications of biochar-based materials in various energy storage and conversion fields, including hydrogen storage and production, oxygen electrocatalysts, emerging fuel cell technology, supercapacitors, and lithium/sodium ion batteries, are summarized, highlighting the mechanisms and open questions in current energy applications.
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Biochar technology in wastewater treatment: A critical review.
Wei Xiang,Xueyang Zhang,Xueyang Zhang,Jianjun Chen,Weixin Zou,Feng He,Xin Hu,Daniel C.W. Tsang,Yong Sik Ok,Bin Gao +9 more
TL;DR: It can be concluded that biochar technology represents a new, cost effective, and environmentally-friendly solution for the treatment of wastewater.
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Insights into biochar and hydrochar production and applications: A review
TL;DR: In this article, most recent studies on biochar/hydrochar production, characterization and prospective utilizations are summarized, and the energy balance and economic flexibility of biochar production technology is also analyzed.
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An overview on engineering the surface area and porosity of biochar.
Lijian Leng,Qin Xiong,Lihong Yang,Hui Li,Yaoyu Zhou,Weijin Zhang,Shaojian Jiang,Hailong Li,Huajun Huang +8 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that the lignocellulosic biomass is an outstanding candidate, wood and woody biomass in particular, and moderate temperatures (400-700 °C) are suitable for the development of the pore structure.
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Characteristics of hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin pyrolysis
TL;DR: In this article, the pyrolysis characteristics of three main components (hemicellulose, cellulose and lignin) of biomass were investigated using, respectively, a thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA) with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) detector and a pack bed.
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Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review.
Mahtab Ahmad,Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,Jung Eun Lim,Ming Zhang,Nanthi Bolan,Dinesh Mohan,Meththika Vithanage,Sang Soo Lee,Yong Sik Ok,Yong Sik Ok,Yong Sik Ok +10 more
TL;DR: Due to complexity of soil-water system in nature, the effectiveness of biochars on remediation of various organic/inorganic contaminants is still uncertain.
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Dynamic molecular structure of plant biomass-derived black carbon (biochar)
TL;DR: A molecular-level assessment of the physical organization and chemical complexity of biomass-derived chars and, specifically, that of aromatic carbon in char structures suggests the existence of four distinct categories of char consisting of a unique mixture of chemical phases and physical states.
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Organic and inorganic contaminants removal from water with biochar, a renewable, low cost and sustainable adsorbent--a critical review.
TL;DR: A review of recent applications of biochars, produced from biomass pyrolysis (slow and fast), in water and wastewater treatment, and a few recommendations for further research have been made in the area of biochar development for application to water filtration.
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Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass residuals: a comparative review of the chemistry, processes and applications of wet and dry pyrolysis
Judy A. Libra,Kyoung S. Ro,Claudia Kammann,Axel Funke,Nicole D. Berge,York Neubauer,Maria-Magdalena Titirici,Christoph Fühner,Oliver Bens,Jürgen Kern,Karl-Heinz Emmerich +10 more
TL;DR: The wet pyrolysis process, also known as hydrothermal carbonization, opens up the field of potential feedstocks for char production to a range of nontraditional renewable and plentiful wet agricultural residues and municipal wastes as discussed by the authors.