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ReviewFrontiers in microbiology2023

Nano-biochar: recent progress, challenges, and opportunities for sustainable environmental remediation.

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

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Review in Frontiers in microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Biochar-Driven Activity Enhancement of CoMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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  3. Mechanisms of mercury (Hg) and methylmercury (CHEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Geeta BhandariDepartment of Biosciences, Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
Saurabh GangolaSchool of Agriculture, Graphic Era Hill University, Bhimtal Campus, Uttarakhand, India.
Archna DhasmanaDepartment of Biosciences, Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
Vishal RajputDepartment of Biosciences, Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
Sanjay GuptaDepartment of Biosciences, Himalayan School of Biosciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Dehradun, India.
Sumira MalikAmity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University Jharkhand, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India.
Petr SlamaLaboratory of Animal Immunology and Biotechnology, Department of Animal Morphology, Physiology and Genetics, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, Brno, Czechia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Biochar is a carbonaceous by-product of lignocellulosic biomass developed by various thermochemical processes. Biochar can be transformed into "nano-biochar" by size reduction to nano-meters level. Nano-biochar presents remarkable physico-chemical behavior in comparison to macro-biochar including; higher stability, unique nanostructure, higher catalytic ability, larger specific surface area, higher porosity, improved surface functionality, and surface active sites. Nano-biochar efficiently regulates the transport and absorption of vital micro-and macro-nutrients, in addition to toxic contaminants (heavy metals, pesticides, antibiotics). However an extensive understanding of the recent nano-biochar studies is essential for large scale implementations, including development, physico-chemical properties and targeted use. Nano-biochar toxicity on different organisms and its in-direct effect on humans is an important issue of concern and needs to be extensively evaluated for large scale applications. This review provides a detailed insight on nanobiochar research for (1) development methodologies, (2) compositions and properties, (3) characterization methods, (4) potentiality as emerging sorbent, photocatalyst, enzyme carrier for environmental application, and (5) environmental concerns.

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biocharenvironmental pollutionNano-biocharnanotechnologyremediation

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PMID37547682
PMCPMC10400457

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