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Biochar-based nano-composites for the decontamination of wastewater: A review.
Xiaofei Tan,Yunguo Liu,Yanling Gu,Yan Xu,Guangming Zeng,Xinjiang Hu,Shaobo Liu,Xin Wang,Si-mian Liu,Jiang Li +9 more
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The various synthesis techniques for biochar-based nano-composites and their effects on the decontamination of wastewater are reviewed and the characteristic and advantages of existing synthesis methods are summarized and discussed.About:Â
This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2016-07-01. It has received 622 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biochar.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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Biochar as potential sustainable precursors for activated carbon production: Multiple applications in environmental protection and energy storage
Xiaofei Tan,Shaobo Liu,Yunguo Liu,Yanling Gu,Guangming Zeng,Xinjiang Hu,Xin Wang,Shaoheng Liu,Luhua Jiang +8 more
TL;DR: Compared with traditional activated carbon, activated biochar appears to be a new potential cost-effective and environmentally-friendly carbon materials with great application prospect in many fields.
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Biochar properties and eco-friendly applications for climate change mitigation, waste management, and wastewater treatment: A review
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the principles and concepts involved in biochar production, the factors that affect biochar quality, as well as the applications of biochar can be found.
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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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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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Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology
Johannes Lehmann,Stephen Joseph +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, Flannery presented a Biochar Classification and Test Methods for determining the quantity of Biochar within Soils and its effect on Nutrient Transformations and Nutrient Leaching.
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A review on emerging contaminants in wastewaters and the environment: current knowledge, understudied areas and recommendations for future monitoring.
TL;DR: Understudied areas of emerging contaminant (EC) research in wastewaters and the environment are identified, and direction for future monitoring is recommended, and the fate and impact of ECs in all exposed environmental compartments are studied.
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Application of biochar for the removal of pollutants from aqueous solutions.
TL;DR: An overview of biochar production technologies, biochar properties, and recent advances in the removal of heavy metals, organic pollutants and other inorganic pollutants using biochar is provided.
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Toxicity of nanoparticles of CuO, ZnO and TiO2 to microalgae Pseudokirchneriella subcapitata
TL;DR: This is one of the first systematic studies on effects of metal oxide nanoparticles on algal growth and the first describing toxic effects of nano CuO towards algae.