A complete review on biochar: Production, property, multifaceted applications, interaction mechanism and computational approach

Double-slit photoelectron interference in strong-field ionization of the neon dimer

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Double-slit photoelectron interference in strong-field ionization of the neon dimer

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Dynamic Molecular Structure of Plant Biomass-Derived Black Carbon (Biochar)

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Transitional Adsorption and Partition of Nonpolar and Polar Aromatic Contaminants by Biochars of Pine Needles with Different Pyrolytic Temperatures

Chen, B., Zhou, D., & Zhu, L. (2008) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es8002684 · Cited by 1,823

Properties of Biochar

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A review of the hydrothermal carbonization of biomass waste for hydrochar formation: Process conditions, fundamentals, and physicochemical properties

Wang, T., Zhai, Y., Zhu, Y., Li, C., & Zeng, G. (2018) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2018.03.071 · Cited by 1,365

Effects of biochar and greenwaste compost amendments on mobility, bioavailability, and toxicity of inorganic and organic contaminants in a multi-element polluted soil

Beesley, L., Moreno-Jiménez, E., & Gomez-Eyles, J. L. (2010) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2010.02.003 · Cited by 1,242

Effect of biochar additions to soil on nitrogen leaching, microbial biomass and bacterial community structure

Xu, N., Tan, G., Wang, H., & Gai, X. (2016) · European Journal of Soil Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.02.004 · Cited by 1,180

Pyrolysis temperature induced changes in characteristics and chemical composition of biochar produced from conocarpus wastes

Al-Wabel, M. I., Al-Omran, A., El-Naggar, A. H., Nadeem, M., & Usman, A. R. A. (2013) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.12.165 · Cited by 1,026

Mechanochemistry as an emerging tool for molecular synthesis: what can it offer?

Howard, J. L., Cao, Q., & Browne, D. L. (2018) · Chemical Science · doi:10.1039/c7sc05371a · Cited by 974

Conversion of sewage sludge to clean solid fuel using hydrothermal carbonization: Hydrochar fuel characteristics and combustion behavior

He, C. H., Giannis, A., & Wang, J. (2013) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.04.084 · Cited by 962

Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

El-Naggar, A., Lee, S. S., Rinklebe, J., Farooq, M., Song, H., Sarmah, A. K., Zimmerman, A. R., Ahmad, M., Shaheen, S. M., & Ok, Y. S. (2019) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2018.09.034 · Cited by 959

Biochar technology in wastewater treatment: A critical review

Xiang, W., Zhang, X., Chen, J., Zou, W., He, F., Hu, X., Tsang, D. C. W., Ok, Y. S., & Gao, B. (2020) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.126539 · Cited by 884

Removal of heavy metals from aqueous solution by biochars derived from anaerobically digested biomass

Inyang, M., Gao, B., Yao, Y., Xue, Y., Zimmerman, A. R., Pullammanappallil, P. C., & Cao, X. (2012) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2012.01.072 · Cited by 819

Removal of arsenic by magnetic biochar prepared from pinewood and natural hematite

Wang, S., Gao, B., Zimmerman, A. R., Li, Y. C., Ma, L. Q., Harris, W. G., & Migliaccio, K. W. (2014) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.104 · Cited by 727

Biochar application for the remediation of salt-affected soils: Challenges and opportunities

Ullah, S., Dahlawi, S. M. A., Naeem, A., Rengel, Z., & Naidu, R. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.257 · Cited by 709

Black Carbon (Biochar) In Water/Soil Environments: Molecular Structure, Sorption, Stability, and Potential Risk

Lian, F., & Xing, B. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b02528 · Cited by 641

Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

Hassan, M., Liu, Y., Naidu, R., Parikh, S. J., Du, J., Qi, F., & Willett, I. R. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140714 · Cited by 634

The potential role of biochar in the removal of organic and microbial contaminants from potable and reuse water: A review

Inyang, M., & Dickenson, E. (2015) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.03.072 · Cited by 630

Removal of Pb(II), Cu(II), and Cd(II) from aqueous solutions by biochar derived from KMnO4 treated hickory wood

Wang, H., Gao, B., Wang, S., Fang, J., Xue, Y., & Yang, K. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.08.132 · Cited by 607

A critical review of the production and advanced utilization of biochar via selective pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

Li, Y., Xing, B., Ding, Y., Han, X., & Wang, S. (2020) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123614 · Cited by 576

Characteristics of Biochar: Biological Properties

Thies, J., & Rillig, M. (2012) · doi:10.4324/9781849770552-13 · Cited by 573

Batch and column sorption of arsenic onto iron-impregnated biochar synthesized through hydrolysis

Hu, X., Ding, Z., Zimmerman, A. R., Wang, S., & Gao, B. (2014) · Water Research · doi:10.1016/j.watres.2014.10.009 · Cited by 571

Ball milling as a mechanochemical technology for fabrication of novel biochar nanomaterials

Kumar, M., Xiong, X., Wan, Z., Sun, Y., Tsang, D. C. W., Gupta, J., Gao, B., Cao, X., Tang, J., & Ok, Y. S. (2020) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123613 · Cited by 561

Review of biochar for the management of contaminated soil: Preparation, application and prospect

Yuan, P., Wang, J., Pan, Y., Shen, B., & Wu, C. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.12.400 · Cited by 513

Unifying machine learning and quantum chemistry with a deep neural network for molecular wavefunctions

Schütt, K. T., Gastegger, M., Tkatchenko, A., Müller, K. R., & Maurer, R. J. (2019) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12875-2 · Cited by 513

KOH-activated porous biochar with high specific surface area for adsorptive removal of chromium (VI) and naphthalene from water: Affecting factors, mechanisms and reusability exploration

Qu, J., Wang, Y., Tian, X., Jiang, Z., Deng, F., Tao, Y., Jiang, Q., Wang, L., & Zhang, Y. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123292 · Cited by 507

A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: Production, characteristics, and environmental applications

Panahi, H. K. S., Dehhaghi, M., Ok, Y. S., Nizami, A., Khoshnevisan, B., Mussatto, S. I., Aghbashlo, M., Tabatabaei, M., & Lam, S. S. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122462 · Cited by 494

Biochar particle size, shape, and porosity act together to influence soil water properties

Liu, Z., Dugan, B., Masiello, C. A., & Gonnermann, H. M. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179079 · Cited by 467

Investigating the mechanisms of biochar’s removal of lead from solution

Wang, Z., Liu, G., Zheng, H., Li, F., Ngo, H. H., Guo, W., Liu, C., Chen, L., & Xing, B. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.11.077 · Cited by 450

Machine learning prediction of biochar yield and carbon contents in biochar based on biomass characteristics and pyrolysis conditions

Zhu, X., Li, Y., & Wang, X. (2019) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121527 · Cited by 447

Effectiveness and mechanisms of phosphate adsorption on iron-modified biochars derived from waste activated sludge

Yang, Q. X., Wang, X., Luo, W., Sun, J. P., Xu, Q., Chen, F., Zhao, J., Wang, S., Yao, F., Wang, D., et al. (2017) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2017.09.136 · Cited by 446

Effect of Natural Organic Substances on the Surface and Adsorptive Properties of Environmental Black Carbon (Char): Attenuation of Surface Activity by Humic and Fulvic Acids

Pignatello, J. J., Kwon, S., & Lu, Y. (2006) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es061307m · Cited by 433

Significance of biochar application to the environment and economy

Oni, B. A., Oziegbe, O., & Olawole, O. O. (2019) · Annals of Agricultural Sciences · doi:10.1016/j.aoas.2019.12.006 · Cited by 430

Innovative spherical biochar for pharmaceutical removal from water: Insight into adsorption mechanism

Tran, H. N., Tomul, F., Ha, N. T. H., Nguyen, D. T., Lima, E. C., Le, G. T., Chang, C.-T., Masindi, V., & Woo, S. H. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122255 · Cited by 429

Influence of temperature on the products from the flash pyrolysis of biomass

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The application of machine learning methods for prediction of metal sorption onto biochars

Zhu, X., Wang, X., & Ok, Y. S. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.06.004 · Cited by 403

High-efficiency degradation of organic pollutants with Fe, N co-doped biochar catalysts via persulfate activation

Li, X., Jia, Y. P., Zhou, M., Su, X., & Sun, J. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122764 · Cited by 401

Effects of modification and magnetization of rice straw derived biochar on adsorption of tetracycline from water

Dai, J., Meng, X., Zhang, Y., & Huang, Y. J. (2020) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123455 · Cited by 392

Microbial utilisation of biochar-derived carbon

Farrell, M., Kuhn, T. K., Macdonald, L. M., Maddern, T. M., Murphy, D. V., Hall, P. A., Singh, B. P., Baumann, K., Krull, E. S., & Baldock, J. (2013) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.03.090 · Cited by 388

Biochar Preparation, Characterization, and Adsorptive Capacity and Its Effect on Bioavailability of Contaminants: An Overview

Nartey, O. D., & Zhao, B. (2014) · Advances in Materials Science and Engineering · doi:10.1155/2014/715398 · Cited by 382

Biochar alters microbial community and carbon sequestration potential across different soil pH

Sheng, Y., & Zhu, L. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.11.337 · Cited by 380

A review on biochar modulated soil condition improvements and nutrient dynamics concerning crop yields: Pathways to climate change mitigation and global food security

Purakayastha, T. J., Bera, T., Bhaduri, D., Sarkar, B., Mandal, S., Wade, P., Kumari, S., Biswas, S., Menon, M., Pathak, H., et al. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.170 · Cited by 379

CO2 adsorption at nitrogen-doped carbons prepared by K2CO3 activation of urea-modified coconut shell

Yue, L., Xia, Q., Wang, L., Wang, L., DaCosta, H. F. M., Yang, J., & Hu, X. D. (2017) · Journal of Colloid and Interface Science · doi:10.1016/j.jcis.2017.09.040 · Cited by 363

Stability, nutrient availability and hydrophobicity of biochars derived from manure, crop residues, and municipal solid waste for their use as soil amendments

Zornoza, R., Moreno‐Barriga, F., Acosta, J. A., Muñoz, M. Á., & Faz, Á. (2015) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2015.08.046 · Cited by 355

Activation of persulfate by CO2-activated biochar for improved phenolic pollutant degradation: Performance and mechanism

Sun, C., Chen, T., Huang, Q., Zhan, M., Li, X., & Yan, J. (2020) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2019.122519 · Cited by 329

Preparation and characterization of a novel graphene/biochar composite for aqueous phenanthrene and mercury removal

Tang, J., Lv, H., Gong, Y., & Huang, Y.-H. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2015.07.047 · Cited by 325

Micro-nano-engineered nitrogenous bone biochar developed with a ball-milling technique for high-efficiency removal of aquatic Cd(II), Cu(II) and Pb(II)

Xiao, J., Hu, R. H., & Chen, G. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121980 · Cited by 324

Understanding the Adsorption of PFOA on MIL-101(Cr)-Based Anionic-Exchange Metal–Organic Frameworks: Comparing DFT Calculations with Aqueous Sorption Experiments

Liu, K., Zhang, S., Hu, X., Zhang, K., Roy, A., & Yu, G. (2015) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.5b00802 · Cited by 318

Machine learning-driven new material discovery

Cai, J., Chu, X., Xu, K., Li, H., & Wei, J. (2020) · Nanoscale Advances · doi:10.1039/d0na00388c · Cited by 315

96/05110 Influence of temperature on the products from the flash pyrolysis of biomass

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Ball milled biochar effectively removes sulfamethoxazole and sulfapyridine antibiotics from water and wastewater

Huang, J., Zimmerman, A. R., Chen, H., & Gao, B. (2019) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2019.113809 · Cited by 298

Magnetic activated biochar nanocomposites derived from wakame and its application in methylene blue adsorption

Yao, X., Ji, L., Guo, J. J., Ge, S., Lu, W., Cai, L., Wang, Y., Song, W., & Zhang, H. (2020) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.122842 · Cited by 285

Mechanisms of Pb and/or Zn adsorption by different biochars: Biochar characteristics, stability, and binding energies

Zhao, M., Dai, Y., Zhang, M., Feng, C., Qin, B., Zhang, W., Zhao, N., Li, Y., Ni, Z., Xu, Z. H., et al. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.136894 · Cited by 274

Biochar as adsorbent for removal of heavy metal ions [Cadmium(II), Copper(II), Lead(II), Zinc(II)] from aqueous phase

Komkiene, J., & Baltrenaite, E. (2016) · International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1007/s13762-015-0873-3 · Cited by 273

Adsorption mechanism of hexavalent chromium onto layered double hydroxides-based adsorbents: A systematic in-depth review

Tran, H. N., Nguyen, D. T., Le, G. T., Tomul, F., Lima, E. C., Woo, S. H., Sarmah, A. K., Hưng, N. Q., Nguyen‐Tri, P., Nguyen, D. D., et al. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.03.018 · Cited by 269

Three-dimensional porous graphene-like biochar derived from Enteromorpha as a persulfate activator for sulfamethoxazole degradation: Role of graphitic N and radicals transformation

Qi, Y., Ge, B., Zhang, Y., Jiang, B., Wang, C., Akram, M. Y., & Xu, X. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123039 · Cited by 269

B-doped graphitic porous biochar with enhanced surface affinity and electron transfer for efficient peroxydisulfate activation

Liu, B., Guo, W., Wang, H., Si, Q., Zhao, Q., Luo, H., & Ren, N. (2020) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.125119 · Cited by 266

N-doped porous carbons from low-temperature and single-step sodium amide activation of carbonized water chestnut shell with excellent CO2 capture performance

Rao, L., Liu, S., Wang, L., Ma, C., Wu, J., An, L., & Hu, X. D. (2018) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2018.11.065 · Cited by 254

Simultaneous removal of arsenic, cadmium, and lead from soil by iron-modified magnetic biochar

Wan, X., Li, C., & Parikh, S. J. (2020) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114157 · Cited by 252

An experimental analysis on property and structure variations of agricultural wastes undergoing torrefaction

Chen, W., Lu, K.-M., & Tsai, C.-M. (2012) · Applied Energy · doi:10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.05.056 · Cited by 246

Activated carbons prepared by the KOH activation of a hydrochar from garlic peel and their CO2 adsorption performance

Huang, G., Liu, Y., Wu, X., & Cai, J. (2019) · New Carbon Materials · doi:10.1016/s1872-5805(19)60014-4 · Cited by 246

Removal of heavy metals from wastewater using agricultural byproducts

Alalwan, H. A., Kadhom, M. A., & Alminshid, A. H. (2020) · AQUA - Water Infrastructure Ecosystems and Society · doi:10.2166/aqua.2020.133 · Cited by 246

Biochar produced from the co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge and walnut shell for ammonium and phosphate adsorption from water

Yin, Q., Liu, M., & Ren, H. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.109410 · Cited by 244

Developments in biochar application for pesticide remediation: Current knowledge and future research directions

Varjani, S., Kumar, G., & Rene, E. R. (2018) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.11.043 · Cited by 243

A critical review of mechanisms involved in the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants through biochar

Abbas, Z., Ali, S., Rizwan, M., Zaheer, I. E., Malik, A., Riaz, M. A., Shahid, M. R., Rehman, M. Z. U., & Al-Wabel, M. I. (2018) · Arabian Journal of Geosciences · doi:10.1007/s12517-018-3790-1 · Cited by 236

Application of biochar-based materials in environmental remediation: from multi-level structures to specific devices

Lu, L., Yu, W., Wang, Y., Zhang, K., Zhu, X., Zhang, Y., Wu, Y., Ullah, H., Xiao, X., & Chen, B. (2020) · Biochar · doi:10.1007/s42773-020-00041-7 · Cited by 233

Progress in Preparation and Application of Modified Biochar for Improving Heavy Metal Ion Removal From Wastewater

Godwin, P. M., Pan, Y., Xiao, H., & Afzal, M. T. (2019) · Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts · doi:10.21967/jbb.v4i1.180 · Cited by 231

Predicting algal biochar yield using eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGB) algorithm of machine learning methods

Pathy, A., Meher, S., & Balasubramanian, P. (2020) · Algal Research · doi:10.1016/j.algal.2020.102006 · Cited by 231

Magnetic Porous Carbonaceous Material Produced from Tea Waste for Efficient Removal of As(V), Cr(VI), Humic Acid, and Dyes

Wen, T., Wang, J., Yu, S., Chen, Z., Hayat, T., & Wang, X. (2017) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.7b00418 · Cited by 227

Gasification biochar from biowaste (food waste and wood waste) for effective CO2 adsorption

Igalavithana, A. D., Choi, S. W., Dissanayake, P. D., Shang, J., Wang, C.-H., Yang, X., Kim, S., Tsang, D. C. W., Lee, K. B., & Ok, Y. S. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121147 · Cited by 225

High-efficiency removal of dyes from wastewater by fully recycling litchi peel biochar

Wu, J. P., Yang, J., Feng, P., Huang, G., Xu, C., & Lin, B. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.125734 · Cited by 225

Predicting Aqueous Adsorption of Organic Compounds onto Biochars, Carbon Nanotubes, Granular Activated Carbons, and Resins with Machine Learning

Zhang, K., Zhong, S., & Zhang, H. J. (2020) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.0c02526 · Cited by 217

Preparation of porous carbons with high low-pressure CO2 uptake by KOH activation of rice husk char

Li, D., Ma, T., Zhang, R., Tian, Y., & Qiao, Y. (2014) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2014.08.027 · Cited by 214

Engineered biochar from agricultural waste for removal of tetracycline in water

Jang, H. M., & Kan, E. (2019) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.03.131 · Cited by 212

Synthesis and characterization of magnetic biochar adsorbents for the removal of Cr(VI) and Acid orange 7 dye from aqueous solution

Santhosh, C., Daneshvar, E., Tripathi, K. M., Baltrėnas, P., Kim, T. Y., Baltrėnaitė, E., & Bhatnagar, A. (2020) · Environmental Science and Pollution Research · doi:10.1007/s11356-020-09275-1 · Cited by 210

A facile foaming-polymerization strategy to prepare 3D MnO2 modified biochar-based porous hydrogels for efficient removal of Cd(II) and Pb(II)

Wu, Z., Chen, X., Yuan, B., & Fu, M. (2019) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124745 · Cited by 207

Metal incorporated biochar as a potential adsorbent for high capacity CO2 capture at ambient condition

Lahijani, P., Mohammadi, M., & Mohamed, A. R. (2018) · Journal of CO2 Utilization · doi:10.1016/j.jcou.2018.05.018 · Cited by 200

Effects of biochar and organic substrates on biodegradation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and microbial community structure in PAHs-contaminated soils

Bao, H., Wang, J., Zhang, H., Li, J., Li, H., & Wu, F. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121595 · Cited by 193

Activation of peroxymonosulfate by cobalt-impregnated biochar for atrazine degradation: The pivotal roles of persistent free radicals and ecotoxicity assessment

Liu, B., Guo, W., Wang, H., Si, Q., Zhao, Q., Luo, H., & Ren, N. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.122768 · Cited by 191

Key factors and microscopic mechanisms controlling adsorption of cadmium by surface oxidized and aminated biochars

Zhu, L., Tong, L., Zhao, N., Wang, X., Yang, X., & Lv, Y. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121002 · Cited by 187

Evaluation of adsorption potential of bamboo biochar for metal-complex dye: equilibrium, kinetics and artificial neural network modeling

Yang, Y., Lin, X., Wei, B., Zhao, Y., & Wang, J. (2013) · International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology · doi:10.1007/s13762-013-0306-0 · Cited by 183

EDTA functionalized magnetic biochar for Pb(II) removal: Adsorption performance, mechanism and SVM model prediction

Li, M., Wei, D., Liu, T., Liu, Y., Yan, L., Wei, Q. L., Du, B., & Xu, W. (2019) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2019.115696 · Cited by 179

Thiol-modified biochar synthesized by a facile ball-milling method for enhanced sorption of inorganic Hg2+ and organic CH3Hg+

Lyu, H., Xia, S., Tang, J., Zhang, Y., Gao, B., & Shen, B. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2019.121357 · Cited by 178

Characterization Of Microbial Life Colonizing Biochar And Biochar-Amended Soils

Jin, H. (2010) · eCommons (Cornell University) · Cited by 172

The importance of being porous: polysaccharide-derived mesoporous materials for use in dye adsorption

Parker, H. L., Hunt, A. J., Budarin, V. L., Shuttleworth, P. S., Miller, K. L., & Clark, J. H. (2012) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c2ra21367b · Cited by 172

Removal of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances using super-fine powder activated carbon and ceramic membrane filtration

Murray, C. C., Vatankhah, H., McDonough, C. A., Nickerson, A., Hedtke, T. T., Cath, T. Y., Higgins, C. P., & Bellona, C. L. (2019) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.11.050 · Cited by 172

Competitive removal of Cd( ii ) and Pb( ii ) by biochars produced from water hyacinths: performance and mechanism

Ding, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, S., Li, Z., Tan, X., Huang, X., Zeng, G., Zhou, Y., Zheng, B., & Cai, X. (2016) · RSC Advances · doi:10.1039/c5ra26248h · Cited by 160

Machine learning and artificial neural network accelerated computational discoveries in materials science

Hong, Y., Hou, B., Jiang, H., & Zhang, J. (2019) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Computational Molecular Science · doi:10.1002/wcms.1450 · Cited by 160

Resource utilization of swine sludge to prepare modified biochar adsorbent for the efficient removal of Pb(II) from water

Liu, J., Huang, Z., Chen, Z., Sun, J., Gao, Y., & Wu, E. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120322 · Cited by 160

Biochar combined with gypsum reduces both nitrogen and carbon losses during agricultural waste composting and enhances overall compost quality by regulating microbial activities and functions

Qu, J., Zhang, L., Zhang, X., Gao, L., & Tian, Y. (2020) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2020.123781 · Cited by 155

Nano-Fe0 immobilized onto functionalized biochar gaining excellent stability during sorption and reduction of chloramphenicol via transforming to reusable magnetic composite

Ahmed, M. B., Zhou, J. L., Ngo, H. H., Guo, W., Johir, M. A. H., Sornalingam, K., Belhaj, D., & Kallel, M. (2017) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2017.04.063 · Cited by 153

π + –π Interactions between (Hetero)aromatic Amine Cations and the Graphitic Surfaces of Pyrogenic Carbonaceous Materials

Xiao, F., & Pignatello, J. J. (2015) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es5043029 · Cited by 150

Adsorption of Perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) onto metal oxides modified biochar

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Removal of nitrogen and phosphorus pollutants from water by FeCl3- impregnated biochar

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Systematic study of the contamination of wastewater treatment plant effluents by organic priority compounds in Almeria province (SE Spain).

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Understanding the role of biochar in mitigating soil water stress in simulated urban roadside soil

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Investigation of effective processes parameters on lead (II) adsorption from wastewater by biochar in mild air oxidation pyrolysis process

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Modeling the adsorption of phenols and nitrophenols by activated carbon using genetic programming

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Removal of Cr (VI) from aqueous solution using magnetic biochar synthesized by a single step method

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Nano-manganese oxides-modified biochar for efficient chelated copper citrate removal from water by oxidation-assisted adsorption process

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Magnetic poly(aniline-co-5-sulfo-2-anisidine) as multifunctional adsorbent for highly effective co-removal of aqueous Cr(VI) and 2,4-Dichlophenol

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Optimizing ranitidine hydrochloride uptake of Parthenium hysterophorus derived N-biochar through response surface methodology and artificial neural network

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Considerations for artificial intelligence and machine learning: Approaches and use cases

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Sorption of aromatic organophosphate flame retardants on thermally and hydrothermally produced biochars

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Chemically modified biochar derived from effluent treatment plant sludge of a distillery for the removal of an emerging pollutant, tetracycline, from aqueous solution

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Freezing-accelerated removal of chromate by biochar synthesized from waste rice husk

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Biochar: A Sustainable Tool in Soil Pollutant Bioremediation

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Production and beneficial impact of biochar for environmental application: A comprehensive review

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Biochar Production and Characteristics, Its Impacts on Soil Health, Crop Production, and Yield Enhancement: A Review

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Biochar as the effective adsorbent to combustion gaseous pollutants: Preparation, activation, functionalization and the adsorption mechanisms

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A comprehensive review of biochar in removal of organic pollutants from wastewater: Characterization, toxicity, activation/functionalization and influencing treatment factors

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Biochar as Sustainable Alternative and Green Adsorbent for the Remediation of Noxious Pollutants: A Comprehensive Review

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Biochar production and applications in soil fertility and carbon sequestration – a sustainable solution to crop-residue burning in India

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Preparation, modification and environmental application of biochar: A review

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Biochar: its characteristics application and utilization of on environment

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