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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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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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Minireview of potential applications of hydrochar derived from hydrothermal carbonization of biomass
TL;DR: In this paper, a brief overview of the potential applications of hydrochar and its derivatives is provided, particularly with respect to their application as low-cost adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals, organics, phosphate and pathogens.
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A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control
TL;DR: 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.
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Biomass pyrolysis: A review of the process development and challenges from initial researches up to the commercialisation stage
Xun Hu,Mortaza Gholizadeh +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, a review of various pyrolysis process, especially focusing on the effects of essential parameters, the process design, the reactors and the catalysts on the process, is presented.
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Adsorption of Cd(II) from aqueous solutions by rape straw biochar derived from different modification processes.
TL;DR: Results show that manganese oxide particles are carried successfully within the biochar, contributing to micropore creation, boosting specific surface area and forming innersphere complexes with oxygen-containing groups, while also increasing the number of oxygen- containing groups.
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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.