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Mechanistic insights of removing pollutant in adsorption and advanced oxidation processes by sludge biochar

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Non-covalent doping of carbon nitride with biochar: Boosted peroxymonosulfate activation performance and unexpected singlet oxygen evolution mechanism

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Biochar-based activation of peroxide: multivariate-controlled performance, modulatory surface reactive sites and tunable oxidative species

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Iron-Rich Biochar to Adsorb Volatile Organic Compounds Emitted from Asphalt-Surfaced Areas

Mousavi, M., Aldagari, S., Crocker, M. S., Ackerman, L. K. G., & Fini, E. H. (2023) · ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering · doi:10.1021/acssuschemeng.2c06292 · Cited by 71

Determination of Instinct Components of Biomass on the Generation of Persistent Free Radicals (PFRs) as Critical Redox Sites in Pyrogenic Chars for Persulfate Activation

Wu, W., Zhu, S., Huang, X., Wei, W., Jin, C., & Ni, B. (2021) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.1c01882 · Cited by 68

Magnetically recyclable nanophotocatalysts in photocatalysis-involving processes for organic pollutant removal from wastewater: current status and perspectives

Zheng, Z., He, J., Zhang, Z., Kumar, A., Khan, M., Lung, C. W., & Lo, I. M. C. (2024) · Environmental Science Nano · doi:10.1039/d3en00906h · Cited by 70

Sustainable impact of tartaric acid as electron shuttle on hierarchical iron-incorporated biochar

Wan, Z., Sun, Y., Tsang, D. C. W., Xu, Z., Khan, E., Liu, S., & Cao, X. (2020) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2020.125138 · Cited by 70

CO2-assisted co-pyrolysis of textile dyeing sludge and hyperaccumulator biomass: Dynamic and comparative analyses of evolved gases, bio-oils, biochars, and reaction mechanisms

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Development of phosphorus composite biochar for simultaneous enhanced carbon sink and heavy metal immobilization in soil

Luo, Y., Li, Z., Xu, H., Xu, X., Qiu, H., Cao, X., & Zhao, L. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154845 · Cited by 70

Bio-derived carbon-based materials for sustainable environmental remediation and wastewater treatment

Priya, A. K., Muruganandam, M., & Sagadevan, S. (2024) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142731 · Cited by 70

Carbothermal synthesis of biochar-supported metallic silver for enhanced photocatalytic removal of methylene blue and antimicrobial efficacy

Shi, J. Y., Wang, J., Liang, L., Xu, Z. C., Chen, Y., Chen, S., Xu, M., Wang, X., & Wang, S. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123382 · Cited by 66

Cu/N co-doped biochar activating PMS for selective degrading paracetamol via a non-radical pathway dominated by singlet oxygen and electron transfer

Wu, Q., Zhang, Y., Meng, H., Wu, X., Liu, Y., & Li, L. (2024) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.141858 · Cited by 66

Mechanisms of persulfate activation on biochar derived from two different sludges: Dominance of their intrinsic compositions

Wu, W., Zhu, S., Huang, X., Wei, W., & Ni, B. (2020) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124454 · Cited by 67

A novel Fe2+/persulfate/tannic acid process with strengthened efficacy on enhancing waste activated sludge dewaterability and mechanism insight

Ge, D., Dong, Y., Zhang, W., Yuan, H., & Zhu, N. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.139146 · Cited by 65

Insight into the improvement of dewatering performance of waste activated sludge and the corresponding mechanism by biochar-activated persulfate oxidation

Guo, J., Jia, X., & Gao, Q. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140912 · Cited by 64

In situ stabilization of the adsorbed Co2+ and Ni2+ in rice straw biochar based on LDH and its reutilization in the activation of peroxymonosulfate

Yang, Q., Cui, P., Liu, C., Fang, G., Huang, M., Wang, Q., Zhou, Y., Hou, H., & Wang, Y. (2021) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.126215 · Cited by 65

Assessment of agricultural waste-derived activated carbon in multiple applications

Wu, H.-Y., Chen, S. S., Liao, W., Wang, W., Jang, M.-F., Chen, W., Ahamad, T., Alshehri, S. M., Hou, C., Lin, K., et al. (2020) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2020.110176 · Cited by 63

Advanced oxidative degradation of acetaminophen by carbon catalysts: Radical vs non-radical pathways

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Sulfur self-doped char with high specific capacitance derived from waste tire: Effects of pyrolysis temperature

Ren, Q., Wu, Z., Hu, S., He, L., Su, S., Wang, Y., Jiang, L. K., & Xiang, J. H. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140193 · Cited by 62

Activation of persulfate by biochar for the degradation of phenolic compounds in aqueous systems

Miserli, K., Kogola, D., Paraschoudi, I., & Konstantinou, I. (2021) · Chemical Engineering Journal Advances · doi:10.1016/j.ceja.2021.100201 · Cited by 63

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

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Physicochemical properties and sorption capacities of sawdust-based biochars and commercial activated carbons towards ethoxylated alkylphenols and their phenolic metabolites in effluent wastewater from a textile district

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P/N co-doped carbon sheet for peroxymonosulfate activation: Edge sites enhanced adsorption and subsequent electron transfer

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Eu2O3/Co3O4 nanosheets for levofloxacin removal via peroxymonosulfate activation: Performance, mechanism and degradation pathway

Liu, J., Li, Z., Wang, M., Jin, C., Kang, J. K., Tang, Y., & Li, S. (2021) · Separation and Purification Technology · doi:10.1016/j.seppur.2021.118666 · Cited by 59

Sustainable remediation with an electroactive biochar system: mechanisms and perspectives

Wan, Z., Sun, Y., Tsang, D. C. W., Hou, D., Cao, X., Zhang, S., Gao, B., & Ok, Y. S. (2020) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/d0gc00717j · Cited by 162

Iron-based biochar as efficient persulfate activation catalyst for emerging pollutants removal: A review

Lu, J., Lu, Q., Di, L., Zhou, Y., & Zhou, Y. (2023) · Chinese Chemical Letters · doi:10.1016/j.cclet.2023.108357 · Cited by 116

Insights into biochar supported atomically dispersed cobalt as an efficient peroxymonosulfate activator for sulfamethoxazole degradation: robust performance, ROS and surface electron-transfer pathways

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A novel way of activating peroxysulfate by zero-valent copper and ferroferric oxide co-modified biochar to remove bisphenol A in aqueous solution: Performance, mechanism and potential toxicity

Chen, K., Zhou, L., Xu, W., Hu, Z., Jia, M., & Liu, L. (2022) · Applied Catalysis A General · doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2022.118575 · Cited by 33

Chrome shaving-derived biochar as efficient persulfate activator: Ti-induced charge distribution modulation for 1O2 dominated nonradical process

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