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ReviewRSC advances2026

Biochar-supported photocatalysts for microplastics removal: mechanisms, material design, and pathways towards real-world applications.

Ahmad K Badawi, Raouf Hassan, Bushra Ismail

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Review in RSC advances, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Ahmad K BadawiCivil Engineering Department, El-Madina Higher Institute for Engineering and Technology Giza 12588 Egypt dr.ahmedkaram91@gmail.com +02-01114743578.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2075-653X
Raouf HassanCivil Engineering Department, College of Engineering, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU) 11432 Riyadh Saudi Arabia rahassan@imamu.edu.sa.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7977-7725
Bushra IsmailDepartment of Chemistry, COMSATS University Islamabad Abbottabad Campus-22060 Pakistan bushraismail@cuiatd.edu.pk.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0664-2894

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Microplastics (MPs) persist in ecosystems, are dispersed over long distances, and readily adsorb hazardous contaminants, posing a critical global threat. Biochar-supported photocatalysts (BSPs) have emerged as next-generation materials that influence the synergistic integration of biochar's physicochemical properties with the oxidative capabilities of semiconductor-based photocatalysis, enhancing the charge-transfer between the components and outperforming their conventional counterparts. In contrast to the previously published reviews, this review provides a comprehensive, mechanism-driven analysis of the degradation performance of MPs using BSP systems, connecting material architecture by integrating data from several disciplines, charge transfer dynamics, and reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. Biochar's basic high surface area (up to 800 m

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PMID41909786
PMCPMC13026515

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