Process optimization of rice straw-derived activated biochar and biosorption of heavy metals from drinking water in rural areas

The Indo-Gangetic plain of northern India is known for prevalent rice farming. Due to the lack of a rice straw waste management system, a large volume of rice straw is burned in the field. Therefore, we add value to rice straw by converting it into activated biochar and utilizing it to remove toxic...

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Published in:	Applied Surface Science Advances
Main Authors:	Anil Kumar Sakhiya, Priyanka Kaushal, Virendra Kumar Vijay
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2023-12-01
Subjects:	Rice straw Physical activation Optimization Activated biochar Cost analysis
Online Access:	http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666523923001150