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Worldwide pollution of waters and soils is a rising health issue calling for advanced decontamination methods such as adsorption of contaminants on biochar because biochar is carbon-negative material displaying many adsorptive properties. Biochar has been improved by chemical, physical and magnetic modifications, and by surface decoration, yet the recent development of biochar-supported composites appears more promising. Here we review biochar-supported composites with focus on preparation, mechanisms, biochar-clays, biochar-microorganisms, biochar-enzymes, and applications to adsorb metals, nutrients and organic contaminants.
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Lin, M., Li, F., Li, X. et al. Biochar-clay, biochar-microorganism and biochar-enzyme composites for environmental remediation: a review. Environ Chem Lett 21, 1837–1862 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10311-023-01582-6
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