Multifunctional iron-biochar composites for the removal of potentially toxic elements, inherent cations, and hetero-chloride from hydraulic fracturing wastewater

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Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal/immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification

Rajapaksha, A. U., Chen, S. S., Tsang, D. C. W., Zhang, M., Vithanage, M., Mandal, S., Gao, B., Bolan, N. S., & Ok, Y. S. (2016) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.01.043 · Cited by 1,322

Review on nano zerovalent iron (nZVI): From synthesis to environmental applications

Kończak, M., Oleszczuk, P., & Ok, Y. S. (2015) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2015.11.046 · Cited by 954

Desalination and Reuse of High-Salinity Shale Gas Produced Water: Drivers, Technologies, and Future Directions

Shaffer, D. L., Chavez, L. H. A., Ben‐Sasson, M., Castrillón, S. R.-V., Yip, N. Y., & Elimelech, M. (2013) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es401966e · Cited by 838

Stabilization of nanoscale zero-valent iron (nZVI) with modified biochar for Cr(VI) removal from aqueous solution

Dong, H., Deng, J., Xie, Y., Zhang, C., Jiang, Z., Cheng, Y., Hou, K., & Zeng, G. (2017) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.03.002 · Cited by 640

Biochar supported nanoscale zerovalent iron composite used as persulfate activator for removing trichloroethylene

Yan, J., Han, L., Gao, W., Xue, S., & Chen, M. (2014) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.103 · Cited by 593

Imaging of mineral-enriched biochar by FTIR, Raman and SEM–EDX

Chia, C. H., Gong, B., Joseph, S. D., Marjo, C. E., Munroe, P. R., & Rich, A. M. (2012) · Vibrational Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.vibspec.2012.06.006 · Cited by 457

Magnesium Oxide Embedded Nitrogen Self-Doped Biochar Composites: Fast and High-Efficiency Adsorption of Heavy Metals in an Aqueous Solution

Ling, L., Liu, W., Zhang, S., & Jiang, H. T. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b02382 · Cited by 407

The Interfacial Behavior between Biochar and Soil Minerals and Its Effect on Biochar Stability

Yang, F., Zhao, L., Gao, B., Xu, X., & Cao, X. (2016) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b03656 · Cited by 404

Arsenic removal by perilla leaf biochar in aqueous solutions and groundwater: An integrated spectroscopic and microscopic examination

Niazi, N. K., Bibi, I., Shahid, M., Ok, Y. S., Burton, E. D., Wang, H., Shaheen, S. M., Rinklebe, J., & Lüttge, A. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2017.09.051 · Cited by 392

Biochar as an electron shuttle loaded with Fe/Ni bimetallic nanoparticles for efficient removal of 2,4-dichlorophenols: Performance, degradation pathway and mechanism

Zhou, L., Fang, Y. W., Chi, T., Zou, H., Fan, X., Zeng, Y., Chen, H., & Wu, H. (2023) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2023.104187 · Cited by 22

Green synthesis of multifunctional Cu/MnO@Biochar 3D structure as a high-performance anode material in Li-ion batteries and oxidative removal of Cango-red dye

Khasim, S., Dastager, S. G., Alahmdi, M. I., Hamdalla, T. A., Ulla, M. F., Panneerselvam, C., & Makandar, M. B. (2023) · Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100561 · Cited by 22

Hydrophobic Microenvironment Mediated Fenton-Like Beads for Efficiently Confining Free Radicals in Vicinity of Water-Soluble Contaminants

Li, B., Wang, C., Li, N., Liu, T., & Wang, X. (2023) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.140135 · Cited by 22

Sustainable phosphorus recovery from wastewater and fertilizer production in microbial electrolysis cells using the biochar-based cathode

Ji, X., Liu, X., Yang, W., Xu, T., Wang, X., Zhang, X., Wang, L., Mao, X., & Wang, X. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150881 · Cited by 21

Removal of nitrate and pesticides from groundwater by nano zero-valent iron injection pulses under biostimulation and bioaugmentation scenarios in continuous-flow packed soil columns

Gibert, O., Sánchez, D., & Cortina, J. L. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115965 · Cited by 21

Effects of elevated CO2 on the phytoremediation efficiency of Noccaea caerulescens

Luo, J., Yang, G., Igalavithana, A. D., He, W., Gao, B., Tsang, D. C. W., & Ok, Y. S. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113169 · Cited by 22

Efficient adsorption of organic matters and ions by porous biochar aerogel as pre-treatment of ultrafiltration for shale gas wastewater reuse

Shang, W., Liu, Y., He, Q., Liu, S., Zhu, Y., Tong, T., & Liu, B. (2020) · Chemical Engineering Journal Advances · doi:10.1016/j.ceja.2020.100011 · Cited by 21

Loading with micro-nanosized α-MnO2 efficiently promotes the removal of arsenite and arsenate by biochar derived from maize straw waste: Dual role of deep oxidation and adsorption

Zhang, B., Han, L., Sun, K., Ma, C., He, J., Chen, L., Jin, J., Li, F., & Yang, Z. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.150994 · Cited by 21

Sunlight-driven degradation of diethyl phthalate via magnetically modified biochar catalysts in water: Internal electron transfer mechanism

Yi, K., Lei, M., Peng, L., Chen, A., & Luo, S. (2020) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.129366 · Cited by 20

One-step self-assembly of Fe-biochar composite for enhanced persulfate activation to phenol degradation: Different active sites-induced radical/non-radical mechanism

Cao, B., Qu, J., Chu, Y., Zhu, Y., Jiang, Y., Zhang, X., Sun, M., Jiang, Z., Ma, S., & Zhang, Y. (2023) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138168 · Cited by 20

Removal of methyl blue and malachite green from water using biodegradable magnetic Tamarindus Indica fruit seed biochar: Characterization, equilibrium study, modelling and thermodynamics

Bayram, O., Moral, E., Köksal, E., Göde, F., & Pehlivan, E. (2023) · Sustainable Chemistry for the Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scenv.2023.100023 · Cited by 20

Excess sludge-based biochar loaded with manganese enhances catalytic ozonation efficiency for landfill leachate treatment

Gao, B., Zhang, J., Liu, J., Ayati, A., & Sillanpää, M. E. T. (2024) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123591 · Cited by 20

N-functionalized calcium alginate encapsulated with microalgae for efficient Pb removal: Mechanisms and performance in batch and column operations

Kim, H., Park, C., Choi, N., & Cho, K. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.136997 · Cited by 19

Nano-Fe mediated treatment of real hydraulic fracturing flowback and its practical implication on membrane fouling in tandem anaerobic-oxic membrane bioreactor

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Synthesis of zero-valent iron/biochar by carbothermal reduction from wood waste and iron mud for removing rhodamine B

Chen, C., Liu, J., Gen, C., Liu, Q., Zhu, X., Qi, W., & Wang, F. (2021) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-021-13962-y · Cited by 19

H3PO4 activation mediated the iron phase transformation and enhanced the removal of bisphenol A on iron carbide-loaded activated biochar

Zhao, N., Liu, K., He, C. H., Zhao, D., Zhu, L., Zhao, C., Zhang, W., Oh, W., Zhang, W., & Qiu, R. (2022) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118965 · Cited by 19

Vinasse-based biochar magnetic composites: adsorptive removal of tetracycline in aqueous solutions

Xiang, Y., Zhou, Y., Yao, B., Sun, Y., Khan, E., Li, W., Zeng, G., Yang, J., & Zhou, Y. (2022) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-022-19012-5 · Cited by 19

Cost analysis of wastewater production from conventional and unconventional oil and gas wells

Zolfaghari, A., Gehman, J., & Alessi, D. S. (2022) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2022.124222 · Cited by 19

Removal of labile arsenic from flooded paddy soils with a novel extractive column loaded with quartz-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron

Huang, R., Wang, X., & Xing, B. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113249 · Cited by 19

Demonstration research project of a new three-stage bio-oxidation pond for purifying black smelly water bodies

Ni, S., Huang, C., Huang, Y., Li, Z., Xu, J., Huang, F., & Jia, J. (2022) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.102695 · Cited by 18

Goethite-based carbon foam nanocomposites for concurrently immobilizing arsenic and metals in polluted soils

Janeiro-Tato, I., Baragaño, D., Lopez-Anton, M. A., Rodríguez, E., Pelaez, A. I., Garcı́a, R., & Gallego, J. R. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134645 · Cited by 18

Synthesis, characterization, and structural studies of biochar capped magnetic iron oxide and its potentials as adsorbents for organic dyes

Ajibade, P. A., & Nnadozie, E. C. (2023) · Case Studies in Chemical and Environmental Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.cscee.2023.100473 · Cited by 18

Preparation of highly adsorptive biochar by sequential iron impregnation under refluxing and pyrolysis at low temperature for removal of tetracycline

Sun, A., Bian, S., Li, L., Guo, Z., Li, J., Li, J., Xu, S., & Liu, P. (2024) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2024.123886 · Cited by 17

Synthesis of lignin sphere-based carbon-coated nZVI nanocomposites for efficient activation of persulfate to degrade 2,4-dichlorophenol

Zhang, C., Feng, D., Wang, D., Wang, L., Liu, L., & Tang, J. (2023) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.110661 · Cited by 17

One-pot fabrication of zero-valent iron-embedded activated carbon from rosemary distillation residues for malachite green removal

Nguyen, H. M., Tran, A. T., Nguyen, D. N. L., Lam, H. H., Tran‐Thuy, T., Long, N. Q., Le, T. X., & Nguyen, D. V. (2023) · Materials Research Express · doi:10.1088/2053-1591/acf09d · Cited by 17

Synthesis and application of lanthanum-doped magnetic biochar composite adsorbent for removal of fluoride from water

Teju, M. D., & Majamo, S. L. (2023) · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10661-023-12075-y · Cited by 16

Enhanced Adsorption of Uranium (VI) from Aqueous Solutions by Hydrogen Peroxide-Modified Magnetic Biochar: Performance Evaluation and Mechanistic Study

Xu, Z., Li, H., Zhang, Y., & Zu, B. (2024) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-024-07517-3 · Cited by 16

Removal and enrichment of Cr(VI) from aqueous solutions by lotus seed pods

Shi, X., Gong, B., Liao, S., Wang, J., Liu, Y., Wang, T., & Shi, J. (2019) · Water Environment Research · doi:10.1002/wer.1187 · Cited by 16

Validation and optimization of key biochar properties through iron modification for improving the methane oxidation capacity of landfill cover soil

Huang, D., Bai, X., Wang, Q., & Xu, Q. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148551 · Cited by 16

Iron turning waste: Low cost and sustainable permeable reactive barrier media for remediating dieldrin, endrin, DDT and lindane in groundwater

Abbas, T., Wadhawan, T., Khan, A. U., McEvoy, J., & Khan, E. (2021) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2021.117825 · Cited by 16

Hexavalent chromium elimination from wastewater by integrated micro-electrolysis composites synthesized from red mud and rice straw via a facile one-pot method

Wang, H., Cui, T., Chen, D., Luo, Q., Xu, J., Sun, R., Zi, W., Xu, R. L., Liu, Y., & Zhang, Y. (2022) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-022-18598-7 · Cited by 16

Heterogeneously Porous Multiadsorbent Clay–Biochar Surface to Support Redox-Sensitive Nanoparticles: Applications of Novel Clay–Biochar–Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron Nanotrident (C-BC-nZVI) in Continuous Water Filtration

Khandelwal, N., Tiwari, E., Singh, N., & Darbha, G. K. (2021) · ACS ES&T Water · doi:10.1021/acsestwater.0c00147 · Cited by 16

Regulated adsorption sites using atomically single cluster over biochar for efficient elemental mercury uptake

Li, J., Li, H., Xu, H., Hong, Q., Ji, L., Liu, Z., Qiu, Y., Huang, W., Yan, N., & Qu, Z. (2023) · Biochar · doi:10.1007/s42773-022-00200-y · Cited by 15

Bifunctional Fenton-like catalyst enabling oxidative and reductive removal of contaminants synergically in chemical reagent-free aerated solution

Kim, C., Kim, S., Park, Y., & Choi, W. (2023) · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental · doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2023.123287 · Cited by 15

Fe0-mediated mixotrophic denitrification enhanced by carbon fiber for secondary effluent with low C/N ratio

Cheng, Y.-M., Jia, L.-C., Xue, G., & Li, X. (2024) · Journal of environmental chemical engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jece.2024.113206 · Cited by 15

Advances in carbonaceous promoters for anaerobic digestion processes – Functions and mechanisms of action

Ning, J. J., Kamali, M., & Appels, L. (2024) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2024.114640 · Cited by 16

Application of metallic nanoparticle-biochars with ionic liquids for thermal transfer fluids

Huang, H.-L., Huang, Z.-H., Chu, Y.-C., Lin, H., & Chang, Y.-J. (2020) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126219 · Cited by 15

Virgin (Fe0) and microbially regenerated (Fe2+) iron turning waste for treating chlorinated pesticides in water

Abbas, T., Wadhawan, T., Khan, A. U., McEvoy, J., & Khan, E. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122980 · Cited by 15

Recent advances in the preparation, application and end-of-life treatment of magnetic waste-derived catalysts for the pollutant oxidation degradation in water

Zhou, C., Zhou, H., Huang, B., Yao, G., & Lai, B. (2020) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.128197 · Cited by 15

Upgrading of the aqueous product stream from hydrothermal liquefaction: Simultaneous removal of minerals and phenolic components using waste-derived hydrochar

Marx, S., Venter, R. J., Louw, A., & Dewah, C. T. (2021) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106170 · Cited by 16

Incorporating pristine biochar into metal-organic frameworks: Facile green synthesis, characterization, and wastewater remediation

Amusat, S. O., Kebede, T. G., Nxumalo, E. N., Dube, S., & Nindi, M. M. (2022) · Bioresource Technology Reports · doi:10.1016/j.biteb.2022.101160 · Cited by 15

Constructing the Active Surface Soil Layer with Zvi-Biochar Amendment for Simultaneous Immobilization of as and Zn in Both Contaminated Soil and Groundwater: Continuous Versus Intermittent Infiltration Mode

Chen, X., Xu, X., Wei, Y., Wang, X., & Cao, X. (2022) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130518 · Cited by 15

Adsorption behaviours of copper(II), lead(II), and cadmium(II) ions from aqueous solution by polyethylenimine -modified magnetic hydrogel nanocomposites

Wan, T., Tang, Q., Wang, T., Wang, J., He, S., Jia, Y., & Yu, M. (2022) · Journal of Polymer Research · doi:10.1007/s10965-022-03377-9 · Cited by 14

Evaluation of iron-modified biochar on arsenic accumulation by rice: a pathway to assess human health risk from cooked rice

Mridha, D., Sarkar, J., Majumdar, A., Sarkar, K., Maiti, A., Acharya, K., Das, M., Chen, H., Niazi, N. K., & Roychowdhury, T. (2024) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-024-32644-z · Cited by 14

Synergistic degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in water by interfacial pre-reduction enhanced peroxymonosulfate activation derived from novel zero-valent iron/biochar

Liu, Y., Wang, T., Hong, Q., Li, C., Wang, Z., Li, F., Li, M., He, M., Qi, F., Siedlecka, E. M., et al. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135343 · Cited by 14

Nanomaterials for soil remediation: Pollutant immobilization and opportunities for hybrid technologies

Baragaño, D., Forján, R., Sierra, C., & Gallego, J. R. (2021) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-820042-1.00026-2 · Cited by 14

Remediation of chromium-contaminated soil in semi-arid areas by combined chemical reduction and stabilization

Pei, Y., Yang, Y., Chen, L., Yang, Y., & Song, L. (2022) · Environmental Pollutants and Bioavailability · doi:10.1080/26395940.2022.2157332 · Cited by 14

Biochar in the circular bioeconomy: a bibliometric analysis of technologies, applications, and trends

Piñas, J. A. V., Ghofrani‐Isfahani, P., Maya, D. M. Y., Ravenni, G., Castro, L. E. N., Angelidaki, İ., & Forster‐Carneiro, T. (2025) · Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining · doi:10.1002/bbb.2808 · Cited by 13

The Removal Mechanism of U(VI) on nZVI/MoS2 Composites Investigated by Batch, Spectroscopic, and Modeling Techniques

Ishag, A., Yue, Y., Zhu, W., Li, C., Zhang, B., Huang, X., & Sun, Y. (2023) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry C · doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.3c04686 · Cited by 13

Co-MoS2@BC catalyzed ultrafast degradation of tetracycline by peroxymonosulfate: Domination of non-radical pathway based on 1O2

Zheng, H., Mo, Q., Song, L., Zhang, X., Huang, J., & Sheng, G. (2024) · Journal of Organometallic Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jorganchem.2024.123293 · Cited by 13

Removal of arsenic from aqueous solution using magnetic biochar derived from Spirulina platensis

Kim, H., Myung, E., Choi, N., & Cho, K. (2024) · Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances · doi:10.1016/j.hazadv.2024.100490 · Cited by 13

Research progress in the utilization of red mud-based materials in wastewater treatment

Dong, Y., Qiao, Y., & Lin, H. (2024) · Green and Smart Mining Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.gsme.2024.11.004 · Cited by 13

A review on the application of iron-carbon composites prepared from red mud and organic solid waste for wastewater treatment

Wang, Y., Fang, W., Cheng, M., Li, W., Cen, Q., Li, B., & Liu, Z. (2025) · Desalination · doi:10.1016/j.desal.2025.119202 · Cited by 13

Phytotoxicity Responses and Defence Mechanisms of Heavy Metal and Metal-Based Nanoparticles

Bajaj, T., Alim, H., Ali, A., & Patel, N. (2023) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-981-99-2419-6_4 · Cited by 13

Enhanced Adsorption of Cu2+ from Aqueous Solution by Sludge Biochar Compounded with Attapulgite-Modified Fe

Wang, R., Ren, J. L., Ren, H., Tao, L., Wu, C., Sun, X., & Lv, M. (2023) · Water · doi:10.3390/w15234169 · Cited by 12

Immobilized Pseudomonas spp. for bioremediation of soils contaminated with emerging organic pollutants

Zhang, S., Zuo, X., Wei, G., Wang, H., Gao, Y., & Ling, W. (2024) · Applied Soil Ecology · doi:10.1016/j.apsoil.2024.105717 · Cited by 12

Synergistic effects of H 2 O 2 on the performance of nano-zero-valent manganese biochar (nZVMn/PBC) for the treatment of chlorpyrifos from aqueous solution

Aftab, M., Khan, Z. U. H., Shah, N. S., Zahid, M., Sun, J., Abdullah, M. M. S., Ullah, F., & Khasim, S. (2025) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/d5ra06773a · Cited by 11

Green synthesis of nanoscale zero-valent iron impregnated walnut shell biochar as efficient adsorbent for metal(loid)s purification: Performance and mechanism insight

Huang, J., Li, Z., Shan, S., Hayat, M. T., & Meng, J. (2024) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2024.106342 · Cited by 11

Preparation and Adsorption Properties of Nanostructured Composites Derived from Al/Fe Nanoparticles with Respect to Arsenic

Казанцев, С. О., Lozhkomoev, A. S., & Rodkevich, N. G. (2022) · Nanomaterials · doi:10.3390/nano12183177 · Cited by 11

Dyeing sludge carbons activated by alkali-etching for outperformed 4-chlorophenol degradation in electro-Fenton process

Shen, J., Wu, Y., Yang, Y., Zhou, Q., Liu, X., Wei, T., Yu, X., Yu, Y., Li, H., & Fang, T. (2022) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103103 · Cited by 11

Degradation of 2,4-Dichlorophenol Through Fenton Process Catalyzed by Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron Supported by Biochar

Yu, J., Zhang, X., Ma, R., Du, Y. P., Zhao, X., Zuo, S., Dong, K., Wang, R., Zhang, Y., Gu, Y., et al. (2023) · Water Air & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-023-06422-5 · Cited by 11

Oxidation resistance of nanoscale zero-valent iron supported on exhausted coffee grounds

Park, M. H., Lee, J., & Kim, J. Y. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.06.035 · Cited by 11

New method for efficient removal of Cr(VI) by recoverable magnetic nitrogen-doped carbon aerogel microspheres: Kinetics and mechanism

Li, S., Rong, C., Li, J., Hou, H., Wang, Y., Chen, J., Xiang, Y., & Zhou, M. (2022) · Journal of Molecular Liquids · doi:10.1016/j.molliq.2022.119564 · Cited by 11

Biochar-Based Nanocomposites: A Sustainable Solution for Water and Wastewater Treatment

Pandey, D., Singh, S., Dutta, K., Daverey, A., & Arunachalam, A. (2021) · Nanotechnology in the life sciences · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-61985-5_22 · Cited by 10

Performances and mechanisms of ferrate(VI) oxidation process for shale gas flowback water treatment

Liu, W., Liu, Y., Xiong, Y., Xiao, X., Liu, C., Yuan, B., & Pu, X. (2023) · Process Safety and Environmental Protection · doi:10.1016/j.psep.2023.03.011 · Cited by 10

Deciphering the corrosion puzzle: Nano-iron-biochar composite – Not a quick fix for metal immobilization in peat soils

Pankratov, D., Dovletyarova, E. A., Zhikharev, A. P., Gusev, A., Yáñez, C., & Neaman, A. (2024) · Applied Geochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2024.105982 · Cited by 10

Systematic evaluation of methods for iron-impregnation of biochar and effects on arsenic in flooded soils

Sang, Y. W. T., Azimzadeh, B., Olsen, J., Rappaport, J., Maguffin, S. C., Martı́nez, C. E., & Reid, M. C. (2024) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-024-33359-x · Cited by 10

Effects of Biochar on the Availability of Trace Elements in Different Types of Soil

Ma, S., Ma, S., Yin, W., Wang, S., HaiJun, S., & Wang, X. (2025) · Toxics · doi:10.3390/toxics13030169 · Cited by 10

Practical application potential of microbial-phosphorus minerals-alginate immobilized particles on chromium(VI)-bioreduction

Ma, L., Chen, N., & Feng, C. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140685 · Cited by 10

Biochar-cadmium retention and its effects after aging with Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2)

Alves, B. S. Q., Fernandes, L. A., & Southard, R. J. (2021) · Heliyon · doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08476 · Cited by 11

Utilizing waste duckweed from phytoremediation to synthesize highly efficient Fe N C catalysts for oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysis

Li, K., Li, J., Yu, H., Lin, F., Feng, G., Jiang, M., Yuan, D., Yan, B., & Chen, G. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153115 · Cited by 10

Choose your amendment wisely: Zero-valent iron nanoparticles offered no advantage over microparticles in a laboratory study on metal immobilization in a contaminated soil

Dovletyarova, E. A., Fareeva, O. S., Zhikharev, A. P., Brykova, R. A., Воробейчик, Е. Л., Slukovskaya, M. V., Vítková, M., Ettler, V., Yáñez, C., & Neaman, A. (2022) · Applied Geochemistry · doi:10.1016/j.apgeochem.2022.105369 · Cited by 10

Biochar for toxic chromium removal: Its impacts, mechanism, and future direction

Thangagiri, B., & Sivakumar, R. (2023) · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · doi:10.1007/s13399-023-04058-3 · Cited by 10

One-step synthesis of a novel natural mineral-derived Fe@BC for enhancing Cr(VI) bioreduction: Synergistic role of electron transfer and microbial metabolism

Zhang, K., Zhu, Z., Luo, S., Xu, Z., Lei, P., Gan, M., Chen, P., & Zhu, J. (2022) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136439 · Cited by 9

Porous biochar adsorbent prepared by cold isostatic pressure pretreatment and adsorption performance of Cr (VI) at C and N dual active sites

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