Nanobiochar: production, properties, and multifunctional applications

Sammani Ramanayaka, Meththika Vithanage, Daniel S. Alessi, Wu-Jun Liu, Anil C. A. Jayasundera and Yong Sik Ok

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2020, 7, 3279
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State-of-the-art and perspectives in the use of biochar for electrochemical and electroanalytical applications

Cristiane Kalinke, Paulo R. de Oliveira, Juliano A. Bonacin, Bruno C. Janegitz, Antonio S. Mangrich, Luiz H. Marcolino-Junior and Márcio F. Bergamini

Green Chem., 2021, 23, 5272
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Assessment of the pulmonary toxic potential of nano-tobacco stem-pyrolyzed biochars

C. D. Dong, S. C. C. Lung, C. W. Chen, J. S. Lee, Y. C. Chen, W. C. V. Wang, C. J. Chen, C. M. Hung and C. H. Lin

Environ. Sci.: Nano, 2019, 6, 1527
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The role of biochar nanomaterials in the application for environmental remediation and pollution control

Kaimei Zhang, Runlin Cen, Hasnain Moavia, Yu Shen, Atsushi Ebihara, Guojie Wang, Tianxi Yang, Ruben Sakrabani, Kripal Singh, Yanfang Feng, Fei Lian, Chuanxin Ma and Baoshan Xing

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 492, 152310
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Biochar-Based Materials as Electrochemical Sensors in Food Safety Analysis: A Short Review

Mohamad Aizad Mohd Mokhtar, Azila Abdul-Aziz, Dayang Norulfairuz Abang Zaidel and Roshafima Rasit Ali

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser., 2025, 3003, 012027
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Biochar as an alternative sustainable platform for sensing applications: A review

Davide Spanu, Gilberto Binda, Carlo Dossi and Damiano Monticelli

Microchemical Journal, 2020, 159, 105506
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Applications of biochar in sensors: Recent advancements and future trends

Himani, Amrita and Tripti Agarwal

Materials Today Chemistry, 2025, 45, 102646
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Mass transfer modelling and nitrogen release kinetics of nano-biochar dispersed PVA/PVP matrix encapsulated slow-release fertilizer for sustainable agriculture

Prabakar Ponnusamy, Muruganandam Loganathan and Sivagami Krishnasamy

Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2025, 23, 100817
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Surface and colloid properties of biochar and implications for transport in porous media

Wen Yang, Jianying Shang, Baoguo Li and Markus Flury

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2020, 50, 2484
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Preparation of nano-biochar from conventional biorefineries for high-value applications

Bing Song, Xuewen Cao, Wenran Gao, Shazed Aziz, Shuai Gao, Chun-Ho Lam and Richen Lin

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022, 157, 112057
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Advances in application of cotton-based adsorbents for heavy metals trapping, surface modifications and future perspectives

Kovo G. Akpomie and Jeanet Conradie

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2020, 201, 110825
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Nanobiochar for the remediation of contaminated soil and water: challenges and opportunities

Mengyuan Jiang, Lizhi He, Nabeel Khan Niazi, Hailong Wang, Williamson Gustave, Meththika Vithanage, Kun Geng, Hua Shang, Xiaokai Zhang and Zhenyu Wang

Biochar, 2023, 5
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Advances in sustainable production and applications of nano-biochar

Shristi Shefali Saraugi and Winny Routray

Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 955, 176883
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Current advancement and future prospect of biosorbents for bioremediation

Simranjeet Singh, Vijay Kumar, Shivika Datta, Daljeet Singh Dhanjal, Kankan Sharma, Jastin Samuel and Joginder Singh

Science of The Total Environment, 2020, 709, 135895
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Glycopolymers for Antibacterial and Antiviral Applications

Ruoyao Mei, Xingyu Heng, Xiaoli Liu and Gaojian Chen

Molecules, 2023, 28, 985
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Green sorbents from agricultural wastes: A review of sustainable adsorption materials

Shagun Kainth, Piyush Sharma and O.P. Pandey

Applied Surface Science Advances, 2024, 19, 100562
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Biochar colloids and their use in contaminants removal

Salman Safari, Konstantin von Gunten, Md. Samrat Alam, Magdalena Hubmann, Tamzin A. Blewett, Ziyi Chi and Daniel S. Alessi

Biochar, 2019, 1, 151
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Upgrading from batch to continuous flow process for the pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse: Structural characterization of the biochars produced

Paulo Apolinário da Silva Veiga, Matheus Henrique Cerqueira, Mayara Gabriela Gonçalves, Tassya Thaiza da Silva Matos, Glaucia Pantano, Juliana Schultz, Jailson Bittencourt de Andrade and Antonio Salvio Mangrich

Journal of Environmental Management, 2021, 285, 112145
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Facile Synthesis of Metal-Impregnated Sugarcane-Derived Catalytic Biochar for Ozone Removal at Ambient Temperature

Reginald A. Verdida, Alvin R. Caparanga and Chang-Tang Chang

Catalysts, 2023, 13, 388
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Application of modified biochar in integrated pollution management for pesticides and antibiotics in water: Recent advances and future prospects

Wei Wang, Haojie Shi, Haoyu Shi, Zhentao Zhou, Liangang Mao, Lan Zhang, Lizhen Zhu, Chi Wu and Xingang Liu

Environmental Research, 2025, 285, 122499
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Progress and future prospects in biochar composites: Application and reflection in the soil environment

Sandip Mandal, Shengyan Pu, Sangeeta Adhikari, Hui Ma, Do-Heyoung Kim, Yingchen Bai and Deyi Hou

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2021, 51, 219
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Co-transesterification of waste cooking oil, algal oil and dimethyl carbonate over sustainable nanoparticle catalysts

Fanghua Li, Max J. Hülsey, Ning Yan, Yanjun Dai and Chi-Hwa Wang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 405, 127036
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Glycopolymer N-halamine-modified biochars with high specificity for Escherichia coli eradication

Qinggele Borjihan, Quanfu Yao, Huihui Qu, Haixia Wu, Ying Liu and Alideertu Dong

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2021, 38, 229
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Engineered biochar for in-situ and ex-situ remediation of contaminants from soil and water

Masud Hassan, Bing Wang, Pan Wu and Shengsen Wang

Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 957, 177384
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Nano-biochar: recent progress, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable environmental remediation

Geeta Bhandari, Saurabh Gangola, Archna Dhasmana, Vishal Rajput, Sanjay Gupta, Sumira Malik and Petr Slama

Front. Microbiol., 2023, 14
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Effective acrylamide adsorption in aqueous environments using maize straw nanobiochar (MNBC)

Poludasu Rama Mohan

Nanotechnol. Environ. Eng., 2024, 9, 445
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Green Solvents for the Liquid-Phase Exfoliation of Biochars

Juliana L. Vidal, Stephanie M. V. Gallant, Evan P. Connors, Douglas D. Richards, Stephanie L. MacQuarrie and Francesca M. Kerton

ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., 2021, 9, 9114
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Removal of chlorides and hardness from contaminated water by using various biosorbents: A comprehensive review

Subhashish Dey, Ganugula Taraka Naga Veerendra, Akula Venkata Phani Manoj and Siva Shanmukha Anjaneya Babu Padavala

Water-Energy Nexus, 2024, 7, 39
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Recent advancement of nano-biochar for the remediation of heavy metals and emerging contaminants: Mechanism, adsorption kinetic model, plant growth and development

Himanshu K. Pathak, Chandra Shekhar Seth, Prabhat K. Chauhan, Gopal Dubey, Garima Singh, Devendra Jain, Sudhir K. Upadhyay, Padmanabh Dwivedi and Kuan Shiong Khoo

Environmental Research, 2024, 255, 119136
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High-Energy Ball Milling for High Productivity of Nanobiochar from Oil Palm Biomass

Lawrence Yee Foong Ng, Hidayah Ariffin, Tengku Arisyah Tengku Yasim-Anuar, Mohammed Abdillah Ahmad Farid and Mohd Ali Hassan

Nanomaterials, 2022, 12, 3251
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Biochar: A Sustainable Alternative in the Development of Electrochemical Printed Platforms

Rocco Cancelliere, Miriam Cianciaruso, Katya Carbone and Laura Micheli

Chemosensors, 2022, 10, 344
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Contrasting environmental impacts of nano-biochar and conventional biochar on various organisms

Monika Raczkiewicz, Aleksandra Bogusz, Bo Pan, Baoshan Xing and Patryk Oleszczuk

Science of The Total Environment, 2024, 957, 177629
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Production of Ultra-Clean Coal by low-temperature roasting thermal activation pretreatment and two-step acid leaching

Dingquan Xing, Minmin Liu, Jiushuai Deng, Xiangzeng Wang, Hongyue Yin, Youyuan Yang, Kun Xiong, Lingmei Zhou, Guimei Gao, Lei Yang, Chen Zhang, Qi Ding and Chuanfeng Huang

Fuel, 2025, 398, 135525
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Utilizing nano-biochar and biochar for sustainable heavy metal remediation and enhanced crop tolerance: Innovative approaches in nano-biosensing and environmental health

Abolghassem Emamverdian, Ahlam Khalofah, Necla Pehlivan and Abazar Ghorbani

Industrial Crops and Products, 2025, 234, 121462
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Understanding structure-performance correlation of biochar materials in environmental remediation and electrochemical devices

Chencheng Qin, Hou Wang, Xingzhong Yuan, Ting Xiong, Jingjing Zhang and Jin Zhang

Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020, 382, 122977
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Development of technetium-99m (99mTc) labeled carbon from palm kernel shell as lung scintigraphy agent

Miftakul Munir, Indra Saptiama, Moch Subechi, Ahid Nurmanjaya, Marlina Marlina, Alfian M. Forentin, Veronika Y. Susilo, Maiyesni Maiyesni, Aulia A. Billah, Rudi Gunawan, Ahsanal Fikri, Fernanto Rindiyantono, Rohmad Salam, Imam Prasetyo, Teguh Ariyanto and Kurnia S. S. Putri

Radiochimica Acta, 2025, 113, 141
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Definitive Review of Nanobiochar

Abhishek Kumar Chaubey, Tej Pratap, Brahmacharimayum Preetiva, Manvendra Patel, Jonathan S. Singsit, Charles U. Pittman and Dinesh Mohan

ACS Omega, 2024
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Multivariate analysis of biochar-derived carbonaceous nanomaterials for detection of heavy metal ions in aqueous systems

J. Plácido, S. Bustamante López, K.E. Meissner, D.E. Kelly and S.L. Kelly

Science of The Total Environment, 2019, 688, 751
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Voltammetric Analysis of Thiamethoxam Based on Inexpensive Thick-Walled Moso Bamboo Biochar Nanocomposites

Shangxing Chen, Linjian Li, Yangping Wen, Guangyao Yang, Guangbin Liu, Yufu Yi, Qingyin Shang, Xiuxia Yang and Shuo Cai

International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2019, 14, 10848
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Development and applications of different types of green biosorbents for eliminations of hardness from water: A review on treatment, kinetics mechanism and future scope

Subhashish Dey, G.T.N. Veerendra, A.V. Phani Manoj, Siva Shanmukha Anjaneya Babu Padavala and A.H.L. Swaroop

Advances in Biomarker Sciences and Technology, 2024, 6, 265
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Green preparation of amorphous molybdenum sulfide nanocomposite with biochar microsphere and its voltametric sensing platform for smart analysis of baicalin

Liangmei Rao, Peicong Zhou, Peng Liu, Xinyu Lu, Xuemin Duan, Yangping Wen, Yifu Zhu and Jingkun Xu

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2021, 898, 115591
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Nanomaterials application in greenhouse structures, crop processing machinery, packaging materials and agro-biomass conversion

M.C. Ndukwu, C.E. Ikechukwu-Edeh, N.R Nwakuba, I. Okosa, I.T. Horsefall and F.N. Orji

Materials Science for Energy Technologies, 2020, 3, 690
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Physiological and biochemical effects of biochar nanoparticles on spinach exposed to salinity and drought stresses

Aimun Rasheed, Sumera Anwar, Fahad Shafiq, Zaib-un-Nisa, Shahbaz Khan and Muhammad Ashraf

Environ Sci Pollut Res, 2024, 31, 14103
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