Although composting has many advantages in treating organic waste, many problems and challenges are still associated with emissions, like NH, CO and HS, as well as greenhouse gases such as CO. One promising approach to enhancing composting conditions...
Biochar application in soils is increasingly advocated globally for its dual benefits in enhancing agricultural productivity and sequestering carbon. However, lingering concerns persist regarding its environmental impact, particularly concerning its ...
International journal of biological macromolecules
Oct 28, 2024
In this study, two nanomaterials with excellent adsorption capacities were developed to remove heavy metals efficiently from wastewater. Manganese dioxide MnO nanoparticles and iron oxide FeO nanoparticles were successfully synthesized using cassava ...
Metal contamination in soil poses environmental and health risks requiring effective remediation strategies. This study introduces an innovative approach of synergistically employing biochar and bacterial inoculum of Serratia marcescens to address to...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Sep 20, 2024
This pioneering work explores the immense potential of young coconut waste, a continuously marginalized residue of the food and beverage industry, to serve as an indispensable feedstock in the production of biochar. Through an examination of the key ...
Phosphorus (P) pollution in aquatic environments poses significant environmental challenges, necessitating the development of effective remediation strategies, and biochar has emerged as a promising adsorbent for P removal at the cost of extensive re...
Acid-modified biochar is a modified biochar material with convenient preparation, high specific surface area, and rich pore structure. It has great potential for application in the heavy metal remediation, soil amendments, and carrying catalysts. Spe...
Biochar is effective in mitigating heavy metal pollution, and cadmium (Cd) is the primary pollutant in agricultural fields. However, traditional trial-and-error methods for determining the optimal biochar remediation efficiency are time-consuming and...
Environmental monitoring and assessment
Jun 19, 2024
Activated hazelnut shell (HSAC), an organic waste, was utilized for the adsorptive removal of Congo red (CR) dye from aqueous solutions, and a modelling study was conducted using artificial neural networks (ANNs). The structure and characteristic fun...
In biomass pyrolysis for biochar production, existing prediction models face computational challenges and limited accuracy. This study curated a comprehensive dataset, revealing pyrolysis parameters' dominance in biochar yield (54.8 % importance). Py...
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