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Environmental Sciences

D-Index
52
Citations
9719
World Ranking
4496
National Ranking
467

Best Publications

  • Removal of Cu, Zn, and Cd from aqueous solutions by the dairy manure-derived biochar

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Hailong Wang

  • Comparison of rice husk- and dairy manure-derived biochars for simultaneously removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions: role of mineral components in biochars.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao

  • Microplastics in the soil-groundwater environment: Aging, migration, and co-transport of contaminants - A critical review.

    Zhefan Ren;Xiangyang Gui;Xiaoyun Xu;Ling Zhao

  • The Interfacial Behavior between Biochar and Soil Minerals and Its Effect on Biochar Stability.

    Fan Yang;Ling Zhao;Bin Gao;Bin Gao;Xiaoyun Xu

  • Biochar as both electron donor and electron shuttle for the reduction transformation of Cr(VI) during its sorption.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Huang Huang;Yue Zhang;Zibo Xu

  • Indispensable role of biochar-inherent mineral constituents in its environmental applications: A review

    Xiaoyun Xu;Yinghao Zhao;Jingke Sima;Ling Zhao

  • Persulfate Oxidation of Sulfamethoxazole by Magnetic Iron-Char Composites via Nonradical Pathways: Fe(IV) Versus Surface-Mediated Electron Transfer.

    Jun Liang;Xiaoguang Duan;Xiaoyun Xu;Kexin Chen

  • N-doped biochar synthesized by a facile ball-milling method for enhanced sorption of CO2 and reactive red.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xiaoyun Xu;Yulin Zheng;Bin Gao;Xinde Cao

  • Chemical transformation of CO2 during its capture by waste biomass derived biochars.

    Xiaoyun Xu;Yue Kan;Ling Zhao;Xinde Cao

  • Comparison of the characteristics and mechanisms of Hg(II) sorption by biochars and activated carbon

    Xiaoyun Xu;Ariette Schierz;Nan Xu;Xinde Cao

  • Characterization and quantification of electron donating capacity and its structure dependence in biochar derived from three waste biomasses.

    Yue Zhang;Xiaoyun Xu;Lingzhi Cao;Yong Sik Ok

  • Transport and retention of biochar nanoparticles in a paddy soil under environmentally-relevant solution chemistry conditions.

    Ming Chen;Dengjun Wang;Fan Yang;Xiaoyun Xu

  • One-pot synthesis of nZVI-embedded biochar for remediation of two mining arsenic-contaminated soils: Arsenic immobilization associated with iron transformation.

    Jin Fan;Xiang Chen;Zibo Xu;Xiaoyun Xu

  • Contrasting impacts of pre- and post-application aging of biochar on the immobilization of Cd in contaminated soils

    Zibo Xu;Xiaoyun Xu;Daniel C.W. Tsang;Xinde Cao

  • Comparison of sewage sludge- and pig manure-derived biochars for hydrogen sulfide removal

    Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao;Ling Zhao;Tonghua Sun

  • Different mechanisms between biochar and activated carbon for the persulfate catalytic degradation of sulfamethoxazole: Roles of radicals in solution or solid phase

    Jun Liang;Xiaoyun Xu;Waqas Qamar Zaman;Xiaofang Hu

  • Pyrolysis-temperature depended electron donating and mediating mechanisms of biochar for Cr(VI) reduction.

    Zibo Xu;Xiaoyun Xu;Yue Zhang;Yulu Yu

  • Impacts of different activation processes on the carbon stability of biochar for oxidation resistance

    Zibo Xu;Mingjing He;Xiaoyun Xu;Xinde Cao

  • Chemical and photo-initiated aging enhances transport risk of microplastics in saturated soils: Key factors, mechanisms, and modeling.

    Zhefan Ren;Xiangyang Gui;Yaqiang Wei;Xiang Chen

  • Pyrolysis-temperature depended quinone and carbonyl groups as the electron accepting sites in barley grass derived biochar

    Yue Zhang;Xiaoyun Xu;Pengyu Zhang;Ling Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinde Cao
Xinde Cao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Ling Zhao
Ling Zhao Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hao Qiu
Hao Qiu Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao University of Florida
Daniel C.W. Tsang
Daniel C.W. Tsang Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Yong Sik Ok
Yong Sik Ok Korea University
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg
Willie J.G.M. Peijnenburg Leiden University
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel
Cornelis A.M. van Gestel Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Shaobin Wang
Shaobin Wang University of Adelaide
Xiaoguang Duan
Xiaoguang Duan University of Adelaide

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