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Bio-char Sequestration in Terrestrial Ecosystems – A Review

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Sustainable biochar to mitigate global climate change

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Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology

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Removal of hexavalent chromium in aqueous solutions using biochar: Chemical and spectroscopic investigations

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Magnetic Biochar Decorated with ZnS Nanocrytals for Pb (II) Removal

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Adsorption of ammonium in aqueous solutions by pine sawdust and wheat straw biochars

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Recent developments of post-modification of biochar for electrochemical energy storage

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Removal of Arsenic(III) from water using magnetite precipitated onto Douglas fir biochar

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Biochar: a sustainable solution

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Fabrication of porosity-enhanced MgO/biochar for removal of phosphate from aqueous solution: Application of a novel combined electrochemical modification method

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Remediation of arsenic-contaminated water using agricultural wastes as biosorbents

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Adsorption of p-nitrophenols (PNP) on microalgal biochar: Analysis of high adsorption capacity and mechanism

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Biochar aging in contaminated soil promotes Zn immobilization due to changes in biochar surface structural and chemical properties

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Recent advances in bio-based carbon materials for anaerobic digestion: A review

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Effect of synthesis methods on magnetic Kans grass biochar for enhanced As(III, V) adsorption from aqueous solutions

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A novel method to tailor the porous structure of KOH-activated biochar and its application in capacitive deionization and energy storage

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Pretreatment and co-digestion of wastewater sludge for biogas production: Recent research advances and trends

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Hydrothermal Carbonization: Modeling, Final Properties Design and Applications: A Review

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Green sorbents from agricultural wastes: A review of sustainable adsorption materials

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Hydrothermal Carbon-Mediated Fenton-Like Reaction Mechanism in the Degradation of Alachlor: Direct Electron Transfer from Hydrothermal Carbon to Fe(III)

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Pharmaceuticals in wastewater and their photocatalytic degradation using nano-enabled photocatalysts

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Effect of gasification biochar application on soil quality: trace metal behavior, microbial community, and soil dissolved organic matter

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Geochemical and spectroscopic investigations of Cd and Pb sorption mechanisms on contrasting biochars: Engineering implications

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Electron transfer enhancing Fe(II)/Fe(III) cycle by sulfur and biochar in magnetic FeS@biochar to active peroxymonosulfate for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid degradation

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Clay–polymer nanocomposites: Progress and challenges for use in sustainable water treatment

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Facile hetero-assembly of superparamagnetic Fe3O4/BiVO4 stacked on biochar for solar photo-degradation of methyl paraben and pesticide removal from soil

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Potential Benefits of Biochar in Agricultural Soils: A Review

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Recent advances in biochar-based adsorbents for CO2 capture

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Unveiling the mechanism of biochar-activated hydrogen peroxide on the degradation of ciprofloxacin

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A review of biochar-based sorbents for separation of heavy metals from water

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Microalgae from wastewater treatment to biochar – Feedstock preparation and conversion technologies

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Kinetic study on phosphate removal from aqueous solution by biochar derived from peanut shell as renewable adsorptive media

Jung, K., Hwang, M. ‐., Ahn, K., & Ok, Y. S. (2015) · International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1007/s13762-015-0766-5 · Cited by 210

Application of layered double hydroxide-biochar composites in wastewater treatment: Recent trends, modification strategies, and outlook

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Influence of pyrolysis temperature on characteristics and phosphate adsorption capability of biochar derived from waste-marine macroalgae (Undaria pinnatifida roots)

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Characteristics of biochar derived from marine macroalgae and fabrication of granular biochar by entrapment in calcium-alginate beads for phosphate removal from aqueous solution

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Synthesis and application of iron and zinc doped biochar for removal of p-nitrophenol in wastewater and assessment of the influence of co-existed Pb(II)

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Biochar-supported reduced graphene oxide composite for adsorption and coadsorption of atrazine and lead ions

Zhang, Y., Cao, B., Zhao, L., Sun, L., Gao, Y. B., Li, J., & Yang, F. (2017) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.07.237 · Cited by 196

High efficiency and selectivity of MgFe-LDH modified wheat-straw biochar in the removal of nitrate from aqueous solutions

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Removal of Norfloxacin from aqueous solution by clay-biochar composite prepared from potato stem and natural attapulgite

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Biochar derived from swine manure digestate and applied on the removals of heavy metals and antibiotics

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Facile synthesis of porous carbons from silica-rich rice husk char for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) sorption

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Conventional and amended bioretention soil media for targeted pollutant treatment: a critical review to guide the state of the practice

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A critical review on silver nanoparticles: From synthesis and applications to its mitigation through low-cost adsorption by biochar

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Arsenic biogeochemical cycling in paddy soil-rice system: Interaction with various factors, amendments and mineral nutrients

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Iron( iii )-cross-linked alginate hydrogels: a critical review

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Effect of a magnetic field on the adsorptive removal of methylene blue onto wheat straw biochar

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Slow pyrolysis of coffee husk briquettes: Characterization of the solid and liquid fractions

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Climate Change, Water Quality and Water-Related Challenges: A Review with Focus on Pakistan

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Effects of manganese oxide-modified biochar composites on arsenic speciation and accumulation in an indica rice (Oryza sativa L.) cultivar

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Chromium(VI) sorption efficiency of acid-activated banana peel over organo-montmorillonite in aqueous solutions

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H2O2 treatment enhanced the heavy metals removal by manure biochar in aqueous solutions

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High capacity aqueous phosphate reclamation using Fe/Mg-layered double hydroxide (LDH) dispersed on biochar

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Bio- and hydrochars from rice straw and pig manure: Inter-comparison

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Biochar production under different pyrolysis temperatures with different types of agricultural wastes

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A review on disposal and utilization of phytoremediation plants containing heavy metals

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ZnCl 2 -activated biochar from biogas residue facilitates aqueous As(III) removal

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Use of Biochar as an Amendment for Remediation of Heavy Metal-Contaminated Soils: Prospects and Challenges

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Advancements in Biochar as a Sustainable Adsorbent for Water Pollution Mitigation

Laishram, D., Kim, S., Lee, S., & Park, S. (2025) · Advanced Science · doi:10.1002/advs.202410383 · Cited by 199

Pyrolysis kinetic behavior and Py-GC–MS analysis of waste dahlia flowers into renewable fuel and value-added chemicals

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Facile one-pot hydrothermal synthesis of cubic spinel-type manganese ferrite/biochar composites for environmental remediation of heavy metals from aqueous solutions

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A modified method for enhancing adsorption capability of banana pseudostem biochar towards methylene blue at low temperature

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Production, characterization and adsorption studies of bamboo-based biochar/montmorillonite composite for nitrate removal

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A sustainable ferromanganese biochar adsorbent for effective levofloxacin removal from aqueous medium

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A comparative study on biochar properties and Cd adsorption behavior under effects of ageing processes of leaching, acidification and oxidation

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Synthesis and characterization of magnesium oxide nanoparticle-containing biochar composites for efficient phosphorus removal from aqueous solution

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Insights into sulfamethazine adsorption interfacial interaction mechanism on mesoporous cellulose biochar: Coupling DFT/FOT simulations with experiments

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A magnetic nanocomposite produced from camel bones for an efficient adsorption of toxic metals from water

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Bio-inspired loose nanofiltration membranes with optimized separation performance for antibiotics removals

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Progress and future prospects in biochar composites: Application and reflection in the soil environment

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Phosphate adsorption ability of biochar/Mg–Al assembled nanocomposites prepared by aluminum-electrode based electro-assisted modification method with MgCl 2 as electrolyte

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Entrapment of ball-milled biochar in Ca-alginate beads for the removal of aqueous Cd(II)

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Effect of three artificial aging techniques on physicochemical properties and Pb adsorption capacities of different biochars

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Novel synthesis of a versatile magnetic adsorbent derived from corncob for dye removal

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Enhancement of chromate reduction in soils by surface modified biochar

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Impacts of aeration and biochar addition on extracellular polymeric substances and microbial communities in constructed wetlands for low C/N wastewater treatment: Implications for clogging

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Biochar enhances plant growth and nutrient removal in horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetlands

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Cadmium adsorption characteristics of biochars derived using various pine tree residues and pyrolysis temperatures

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A review of fluoride in african groundwater and local remediation methods

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Impact of organic amendments (biochar, compost and peat) on Cd and Zn mobility and solubility in contaminated soil of the Campine region after three years

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Emerging technologies for arsenic removal from drinking water in rural and peri-urban areas: Methods, experience from, and options for Latin America

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