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ReviewBiotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands)2020

A critical review on the biochar production techniques, characterization, stability and applications for circular bioeconomy.

P R Yaashikaa, P Senthil Kumar, Sunita Varjani, A Saravanan

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Review in Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 91 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

91 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Advances in Waste Materials' Valorization.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  10. Efficacy of biochar from mixed biomass resources for the removal of pharmaceutical residues from treated domestic wastewater.Water science and technology : a journal of the International Association on Water Pollution Research · 2026
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  15. Mechanical Properties of Biochar-Sulfur Composites.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

P R YaashikaaDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai, 603 110, Tamil Nadu, India.
P Senthil KumarDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Sri Sivasubramaniya Nadar College of Engineering, Kalavakkam, Chennai, 603 110, Tamil Nadu, India.
Sunita VarjaniGujarat Pollution Control Board, Gandhinagar, 382010, Gujarat, India.
A SaravananDepartment of Biotechnology, Rajalakshmi Engineering College, Chennai, 602105, India.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is an upsurge enthusiasm for utilizing biochar produced from waste-biomass in different fields, to address the most important ecological issues. This review is focused on an overview of remediating harmful contaminants utilizing biochar. Production of biochar utilizing various systems has been discussed. Biochar has received the consideration of numerous analysts in building up their proficiency to remediate contaminants. Process parameters are fundamentally answerable for deciding the yield of biomass. Biochar derived from biomass is an exceptionally rich wellspring of carbon produced from biomass utilizing thermal combustion. Activating biochar is another particular region for the growing utilization of biochar for expelling specific contaminations. Closed-loop systems to produce biochar creates more opportunities. Decentralized biochar production techniques serve as an effective way of providing employment opportunities, managing wastes, increasing resource proficiency in circular bioeconomy. This paper also covers knowledge gaps and perspectives in the field of remediation of toxic pollutants using biochar.

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BiocharCarbon sequestrationCircular bioeconomyPollutants removalProduction techniques

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PMID33304842
PMCPMC7718465

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