Journal ArticleDOI
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
Reads0
Chats0
TLDR
Due to complexity of soil-water system in nature, the effectiveness of biochars on remediation of various organic/inorganic contaminants is still uncertain.About:
This article is published in Chemosphere.The article was published on 2014-03-01. It has received 3163 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biochar & Slash-and-char.read more
Citations
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Cellulose nanomaterials in water treatment technologies.
TL;DR: Evidence of cellulose nanomaterials' beneficial role in environmental remediation and membranes for water filtration is gathered, including their high surface area-to-volume ratio, low environmental impact, high strength, functionalizability, and sustainability.
Journal ArticleDOI
Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review
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.
Journal ArticleDOI
Competitive adsorption of heavy metals onto sesame straw biochar in aqueous solutions.
Jong-Hwan Park,Yong Sik Ok,Seong Heon Kim,Ju Sik Cho,Jong Soo Heo,Ronald D. DeLaune,Dong-Cheol Seo +6 more
TL;DR: Based on data obtained from the distribution coefficients, Freundlich and Langmuir adsorption models, and three-dimensional simulation, multimetal advertisersorption behaviors differed from monometal adsorptive behaviors due to competition.
Journal ArticleDOI
Environmental application of biochar: Current status and perspectives
Fernanda R. Oliveira,Anil Kumar Patel,Deb P. Jaisi,Sushil Adhikari,Hui Lu,Samir Kumar Khanal +5 more
TL;DR: This review provides a critical review of current research updates related to the pollutants interaction with surface functional groups of biochars and the effect of the parameters variability on biochar attributes pertinent to specific pollutants removal, involved mechanisms, and competence for these removals.
Journal ArticleDOI
Effect of bamboo and rice straw biochars on the mobility and redistribution of heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn) in contaminated soil.
Kouping Lu,Xing Yang,Gerty Gielen,Nanthi Bolan,Yong Sik Ok,Nabeel Khan Niazi,Song Xu,Guodong Yuan,Xin Chen,Xiaokai Zhang,Dan Liu,Zhaoliang Song,Xingyuan Liu,Hailong Wang +13 more
TL;DR: The results demonstrated that the rice straw biochar can effectively immobilize heavy metals, thereby reducing their mobility and bioavailability in contaminated soils.
References
More filters
Journal ArticleDOI
Pyrolysis of Wood/Biomass for Bio-oil: A Critical Review
TL;DR: A review of the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrotechnics, can be found in this paper.
Journal ArticleDOI
Biochar effects on soil biota – A review
Johannes Lehmann,Matthias C. Rillig,Janice E. Thies,Caroline A. Masiello,William C. Hockaday,David E. Crowley +5 more
TL;DR: A review of the literature reveals a significant number of early studies on biochar-type materials as soil amendments either for managing pathogens, as inoculant carriers or for manipulative experiments to sorb signaling compounds or toxins as mentioned in this paper.
Journal ArticleDOI
Some aspects of the surface chemistry of carbon blacks and other carbons
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the surface chemistry of carbon blacks and other activated carbons is given, focusing on surface oxides with emphasis on the chemical methods used in the assessment and identification of surface functional groups.
Journal ArticleDOI
Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal – a review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the available information about the physical and chemical properties of charcoal as affected by different combustion procedures, and the effects of its application in agricultural fields on nutrient retention and crop production.
Journal ArticleDOI
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.