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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

DOI 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.120

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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
ORCID: Mohan, Dinesh
Sarswat, Ankur
Ok, Yong Sik
Venue: Bioresource Technology
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2014-05
Volume: 160
Pages: 191-202
ISSN: 0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.01.120
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
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Locations: Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion)
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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 › Environmental Science › Environmental Engineering › Environmental remediation with nanomaterials
Physical Sciences › Energy › Fuel Technology › 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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