Cited by 2,313Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removalEnvironmental remediation with nanomaterialsThermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes

Organic and inorganic contaminants removal from water with biochar, a renewable, low cost and sustainable adsorbent – A critical review

Mohan, Dinesh, Sarswat, Ankur, Ok, Yong Sik, Pittman, Charles U.·2014·Bioresource Technology

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Biochar is used for soil conditioning, remediation, carbon sequestration and water remediation. Biochar application to water and wastewater has never been reviewed previously. This review focuses on recent applications of biochars, produced from biomass pyrolysis (slow and fast), in water and wastewater treatment. Slow and fast pyrolysis biochar production is briefly discussed. The literature on sorption of organic and inorganic contaminants by biochars is surveyed and reviewed. Adsorption capacities for organic and inorganic contaminants by different biochars under different operating conditions are summarized and, where possible, compared. Mechanisms responsible for contaminant remediation are briefly discussed. Finally, a few recommendations for further research have been made in the area of biochar development for application to water filtration.

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Authors
Mohan, D., Sarswat, A., Ok, Y. S., & Pittman, C. U.
Affiliations
  • Jawaharlal Nehru University (IN)
  • Kangwon National University (KR)
  • Mississippi State University (US)
Corresponding author
Mohan, Dinesh
Venue
Bioresource Technology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-05
Volume
160
Pages
191-202
ISSN
0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2040152771
Cited by
2,313
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 163 · 2025: 168 · 2024: 179 · 2023: 182 · 2022: 204 · 2021: 272 · 2020: 247 · 2019: 246 · 2018: 193 · 2017: 193 · 2016: 141 · 2015: 92 · 2014: 31
FWCI
11.07
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Department of Science and Technology, Government of Kerala
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Adsorption and biosorption for pollutant removal
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
Keywords
biochar, adsorption, organic pollutants, inorganic contaminants, water treatment, wastewater treatment, biomass pyrolysis, slow pyrolysis, fast pyrolysis, adsorption mechanism, adsorption capacity, water filtration
MeSH terms
Adsorption, Charcoal, Costs and Cost Analysis, Inorganic Chemicals, Organic Chemicals, Water Pollutants, Chemical

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