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MEKANISME DAN PROSEDUR PENDIRIAN KOPERASI SYARIAH PERSPEKTIF ISLAM

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Numerical Analysis of the Influence of Air Flow Rate on the Development of the Porous Structure of Activated Carbons Prepared from Macadamia Nut Shells

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Optimizing Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) through Thermal Biomass Conversion into Terra Preta and Hydrogen: A Short Review

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Porous Biochar-Based Composites and Their Application

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Cork waste-based adsorbents for glycerol removal from biodiesel: a sustainable alternative to wet washing

Garção, M. I. L., Milani, E. C., Camilo, G. L., de Tuesta, J. L. D., Gomes, M. C. S., Ribeiro, A. E., Queiroz, A. H. B., & Brito, P. (2025) · Biofuels · doi:10.1080/17597269.2025.2517453 · Cited by 1

Enhancing removal of contaminants by organic waste-derived chars via steam activation and salt treatment

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Conversion of Amazonian Biomass (Tucumã Bark) into Porous Carbon Electrodes for Energy Storage

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Preparation of industrial hemp stalk charcoal material supported tetranitro cobalt phthalocyanine and iodine-doped bismuth oxide catalyst: enhanced visible-light response and efficient antibiotics degradation

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Bridging biochar synthesis and dye wastewater treatment via an interpretable end-to-end machine learning framework

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A critical evaluation of nanoparticles and biochar in microplastics remediation in soil

Rajput, P., Banerjee, S., Anand, V., Rajput, V. D., Mandzhieva, S., Srivastava, P. K., & Minkina, T. (2026) · Environmental Nanotechnology Monitoring & Management · doi:10.1016/j.enmm.2026.101142 · Cited by 2

Congo red dye removal using highly porous sulfuric acid activated papaya petiole biochar: Experimental, characterization, optimization and isotherm study

Manna, D., Kundu, K., Dutta, A., Bera, B., Kar, A., & Mukhopadhyay, M. (2026) · Next Materials · doi:10.1016/j.nxmate.2026.102074 · Cited by 1

Activation pathways for functional modification of spent coffee ground derived biochar: a review

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Revealing the pH-Dependent Adsorption Dynamics of Tetracycline Hydrochloride on Phosphoric Acid-Activated Corncob Biochar

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Spent coffee ground biochar for the adsorption of phenolic compounds: influence of pyrolysis conditions and hydrolysate concentration

Moreno, L. V., Bérgamo, M. D. O., Grünwald, S. A., Shah, S. S., Urquieta-Gonzalez, E. A., & Dussan, K. J. (2026) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-026-37967-7 · Cited by 1

Biochar-Integrated Nature-Based Solutions for Pesticide Bioremediation in Urban Water Systems: Mechanisms, Applications, and Future Perspectives

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Advances in activation techniques and electrode development of biomass-derived biochar for high-performance supercapacitors

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Sustainable biomass-derived activated carbons for supercapacitors: tailoring porosity and surface chemistry for enhanced energy storage

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Engineered Biochar as Supercapacitors

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Conversion of Lignocellulosic Amazonian Biomass into Biochar: Applications in Supercapacitors and Catalysts: Review.

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Preparation of Biochar Derived From Lychee Shell and Its Application in Simultaneous Detection of Catechol and Hydroquinone

Chen, Q., Jiang, J., Lin, J., Wang, X., Chen, K., Huang, X., Huang, J., Wang, C., Hu, Z., & Xu, H. Y. (2025) · Journal of Applied Polymer Science · doi:10.1002/app.56894 · Cited by 1

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A comprehensive review on physical activation of biochar for energy and environmental applications

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Physically Activated Agricultural Waste Biochars for Production of Pollutant Adsorbents

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