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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
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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
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A state of the art review on phosphate removal from water by biochars
TL;DR: In this paper, a comprehensive review of biochar applications in phosphate remediation is presented, where the effect of different adsorption parameters on phosphate removal is discussed, as well as future research for BC applications in terms of phosphate removal.
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Gasification biochar from biowaste (food waste and wood waste) for effective CO2 adsorption.
Avanthi Deshani Igalavithana,Seung Wan Choi,Pavani Dulanja Dissanayake,Jin Shang,Chi-Hwa Wang,Xiao Yang,Sumin Kim,Daniel C.W. Tsang,Ki Bong Lee,Yong Sik Ok +9 more
TL;DR: The biochars derived from biowaste (food waste and wood waste) could be effective adsorbents for CO2 capture by providing green solution for food waste recycling and showing >99% recyclability during 10 consecutive adsorption-desorption cycles.
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Sorption of lead and methylene blue onto hickory biochars from different pyrolysis temperatures: Importance of physicochemical properties
Zhuhong Ding,Zhuhong Ding,Yongshang Wan,Xin Hu,Xin Hu,Shengsen Wang,Andrew R. Zimmerman,Bin Gao +7 more
TL;DR: Hickory biochars were obtained through slow pyrolysis under 350°C, 450°C and 600°C as discussed by the authors, and they showed different adsorption ability to Pb(II) and methylene blue in aqueous solutions.
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Appraising growth, oxidative stress and copper phytoextraction potential of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) grown in soil differentially spiked with copper.
Muhammad Hamzah Saleem,Muhammad Kamran,Yaoyu Zhou,Aasma Parveen,Muzammal Rehman,Sunny Ahmar,Zaffar Malik,Adnan Mustafa,Rao Muhammad Ahmad Anjum,Bo Wang,Lijun Liu +10 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that flax has a great potential to accumulate high concentration of Cu in its shoots and can be utilized as phytoremediation material when grown in Cu contaminated soils.
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Developments in biochar application for pesticide remediation: Current knowledge and future research directions.
TL;DR: An up-to-date review on remediation of pesticides using biochar, the knowledge gaps and the future research directions in this field are provided to evaluate the effect of biochar addition on agricultural and environmental performances.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.