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A review of antibiotics and antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) adsorption by biochar and modified biochar in water

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Modified biochar as a green adsorbent for removal of hexavalent chromium from various environmental matrices: Mechanisms, methods, and prospects

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Machine-learning-based prediction and optimization of emerging contaminants' adsorption capacity on biochar materials

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Recent trends and economic significance of modified/functionalized biochars for remediation of environmental pollutants

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Biochar for soil remediation: A comprehensive review of current research on pollutant removal

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Amelioration effects of coastal saline-alkali soil by ball-milled red phosphorus-loaded biochar

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Hydrothermal and pyrolytic conversion of sunflower seed husk into novel porous biochar for efficient adsorption of tetracycline

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Mitigating Soil Salinity Stress with Titanium Gypsum and Biochar Composite Materials:Improvement Effects and Mechanism

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Mechanisms and adsorption capacities of ball milled biomass fly ash/biochar composites for the adsorption of methylene blue dye from aqueous solution

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Mechanochemistry: Fundamental Principles and Applications

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Biochar-Based Strategies for Antibiotics Removal: Mechanisms, Factors, and Application

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Biochar Modification Methods for Augmenting Sorption of Contaminants

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Preparation of nano-biochar from conventional biorefineries for high-value applications

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Biogeochemical behaviour and toxicology of chromium in the soil-water-human nexus: A review

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On the adsorption characteristics and mechanism of methylene blue by ball mill modified biochar

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Exploring nanomaterial-modified biochar for environmental remediation applications

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Fe-Al bimetallic oxides functionalized-biochar via ball milling for enhanced adsorption of tetracycline in water

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Removal of emerging contaminants (ECs) from aqueous solutions by modified biochar: A review

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Insight into the mechanisms of ball-milled biochar addition on soil tetracycline degradation enhancement: Physicochemical properties and microbial community structure

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Production of biomaterials and biochemicals from lignocellulosic biomass through sustainable approaches: current scenario and future perspectives

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Ball milling enhanced Cr(VI) removal of zero-valent iron biochar composites: Functional groups response and dominant reduction species

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Red mud-based CoFe2O4 activated by ball milling as effective peroxymonosulfate activator for the degradation of lomefloxacin hydrochloride: Preparation & activation, application and degradation mechanism

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Modified and pristine biochars for remediation of chromium contamination in soil and aquatic systems

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Effects of KMnO4 pre- and post-treatments on biochar properties and its adsorption of tetracycline

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Cadmium-resistant phosphate-solubilizing bacteria immobilized on phosphoric acid-ball milling modified biochar enhances soil cadmium passivation and phosphorus bioavailability

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Review on adsorbents in elemental mercury removal in coal combustion flue gas, smelting flue gas and natural gas

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Metal oxide nanobiochar materials to remediate heavy metal and dye pollution: a review

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Sustainable and low-cost biomass derived adsorbents for the removal of toxic contaminants from wastewater: Approaches and future perspective

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Green synthesis of FeCu@biochar nanocomposites through a mechanochemical method for enhanced tetracycline degradation via peroxymonosulfate activation

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Biochar-based materials for electroanalytical applications: An overview

Zheng, Y., Yu, C., & Fu, L. (2023) · Green Analytical Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.greeac.2023.100081 · Cited by 62

A Review of Top‐Down Strategies for the Production of Quantum‐Sized Materials

Chen, Z., Zhao, C., Zhou, X., Xiao, L., Li, Z., & Zhang, Y. (2023) · Small Science · doi:10.1002/smsc.202300086 · Cited by 61

Sustainable manufacture and application of biochar to improve soil properties and remediate soil contaminated with organic impurities: a systematic review

Rizwan, M., Murtaza, G., Zulfiqar, F., Moosa, A., Iqbal, R., Ahmed, Z., Irshad, S., Khan, I., Li, T., Chen, J., et al. (2023) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1277240 · Cited by 60

Research progress on activated persulfate by biochar: Soil and water environment remediation, mechanism exploration and simulation calculation

Xin, Z., Tong, J., Wang, J., Ruan, C., Lyu, J., & Shi, J. (2024) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.152718 · Cited by 56

Advances in biochar composites for environmental sustainability

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Facial fabricated biocompatible homogeneous biocarriers involving biochar to enhance denitrification performance in an anoxic moving bed biofilm reactor

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Nanostructured modified biochar for effective elimination of chlorpyrifos from wastewater: Enhancement, mechanisms and performance

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Nano-biochar interactions with contaminants in the rhizosphere and their implications for plant-soil dynamics

Sarma, H., Shyam, S., Zhang, M., & Guerriero, G. (2024) · Soil & Environmental Health · doi:10.1016/j.seh.2024.100095 · Cited by 57

Valorization of ball-milled waste red mud into heterogeneous catalyst as effective peroxymonosulfate activator for tetracycline hydrochloride degradation

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Preparation and applications of iron/biochar composites in remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils: Current status and further perspectives

Su, J.-Z., Zhang, M.-Y., Xu, W., Xu, W., Liu, C., Rui, S., Tuo, Y., He, X., & Xiang, P. (2024) · Environmental Technology & Innovation · doi:10.1016/j.eti.2024.103671 · Cited by 51

Dual valorization of coastal biowastes for tetracycline remediation and biomethane production: A composite assisted anaerobic digestion

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Facilitate the preparation of naturally modified and self-healing superhydrophobic/superoleophilic biochar-based foams for efficient oil-water separation

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Definitive Review of Nanobiochar

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Synthesis and Adsorbent Performance of Modified Biochar with Ag/MgO Nanocomposites for Heat Storage Application

Venkatesh, R. T., Karthi, N., Kawin, N., Prakash, T., Kannan, C. R., Karthigairajan, M., & Bobe, K. (2022) · Adsorption Science & Technology · doi:10.1155/2022/7423102 · Cited by 48

Carbon based adsorbents for the removal of U(VI) from aqueous medium: A state of the art review

Fahad, S. A., Nawab, M. S., Shaida, M. A., Verma, S., Khan, M. U., Siddiqui, V. U., Naushad, M., Saleem, L., & Farooqi, I. H. (2023) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103458 · Cited by 50

Adsorption of contaminants from aqueous solutions by modified biochar: a review

Yu, F., Pan, J., Zhang, X., Bai, X., & Ma, J. (2022) · Environmental Chemistry · doi:10.1071/en22014 · Cited by 47

Polyethylenimine-grafted nitrogen-doping magnetic biochar for efficient Cr(VI) decontamination: Insights into synthesis and adsorption mechanisms

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Removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution using ball mill modified biochar: multivariate modeling, optimization and experimental study

Tan, Y., Wang, J., Zhan, L., Yang, H., & Gong, Y. (2024) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-024-55520-9 · Cited by 44

Effect of the pyrolysis conditions and type of feedstock on nanobiochars obtained as a result of ball milling

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Synthesis, delineation and technological advancements of algae biochar for sustainable remediation of the emerging pollutants from wastewater-a review

Satpati, G. G., Devi, A., Kundu, D., Dikshit, P. K., Saravanabhupathy, S., Rajlakshmi, R., Banerjee‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬, R., Rajak, R. C., Kamli, M. R., Lee, S.-Y., et al. (2024) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2024.119408 · Cited by 45

Removal of Antibiotics by Biochars: A Critical Review

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Efficient adsorption-photocatalytic removal of tetracycline hydrochloride over La2S3-modified biochar with S,N-codoping

Peng, H., Wang, H., Wang, L., Huang, C., Zheng, X., & Wen, J. L. (2022) · Journal of Water Process Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.jwpe.2022.103038 · Cited by 42

The Importance of the Targeted Design of Biochar Physicochemical Properties in Microbial Inoculation for Improved Agricultural Productivity—A Review

Gryta, A., Skic, K., Adamczuk, A., Skic, A., Marciniak, M., Józefaciuk, G., & Boguta, P. (2023) · Agriculture · doi:10.3390/agriculture14010037 · Cited by 48

Effective removal of pharmaceutical contaminants ibuprofen and sulfamethoxazole from water by Corn starch nanoparticles: An ecotoxicological assessment

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Advances and prospectives of iron/biochar composites: Application, influencing factors and characterization methods

Su, J.-Z., Wang, C., Zhang, M.-Y., Zong, X.-B., Huang, X., Deng, Z., & Xiang, P. (2023) · Industrial Crops and Products · doi:10.1016/j.indcrop.2023.117496 · Cited by 39

Fabrication of engineered biochar for remediation of toxic contaminants in soil matrices and soil valorization

Kapoor, R. T., & Zdarta, J. (2024) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142101 · Cited by 42

Coupling of Advanced Oxidation Technologies and Biochar for the Removal of Dyes in Water

Gallego-Ramírez, C., Chica, E., & Rubio-Clemente, A. (2022) · Water · doi:10.3390/w14162531 · Cited by 39

Remediation competence of nanoparticles amalgamated biochar (nanobiochar/nanocomposite) on pollutants: A review

Xia, C., Liang, Y., Li, X., Garalleh, H. A., Garaleh, M., Hill, J. M., & Pugazhendhi, A. (2022) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2022.114947 · Cited by 37

Efficient removal of Cd(II) from aqueous environment by potassium permanganate-modified eucalyptus biochar

Mo, Z., Shi, Q., Zeng, H., Lu, Z., Bi, J.-H., Zhang, H., Rinklebe, J., Lima, E. C., Rashid, A., & Shahab, A. (2021) · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · doi:10.1007/s13399-021-02079-4 · Cited by 38

Bamboo charcoal powder-based polyurethane as packing material in biotrickling filter for simultaneous removal of n-hexane and dichloromethane

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Environmental fate and transformation of TiO₂ nanoparticles: A comprehensive assessment

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Biochar as an eco-friendly adsorbent for ibuprofen removal via adsorption: A review

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