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activated carbon and charcoal

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Joel B. Njewa
University of Malawi
2
Liansheng Yao
Shandong University
3
Xinzhe Zhu
Sun Yat-sen University
4
Cansu Guclu
Karabük University
5
Alessio Mencarelli
University of Padua
6
Daniela Bona
Fondazione Edmund Mach
7
Changhao Liu
Peking University
8
Liangmeng Ni
International Bamboo and Rattan Organization
9
Piotr Piersa
Lodz University of Technology
10
Nur Hidayah Hamidi
Universiti Putra Malaysia

Rising Stars Papers

1
Coupling machine learning and theoretical models to compare key properties of biochar in adsorption kinetics rate and maximum adsorption capacity for emerging contaminants
Bioresource Technology|2024
36 cit.
2
Effect of hydrothermal carbonization on pyrolysis behavior, nutrients and metal species distribution in municipal sludge
Bioresource Technology|2024
34 cit.
3
The impact of dumping sites on air, soil and water pollution in selected Southern African countries: challenges and recommendations
Water Emerging Contaminants & Nanoplastics|2025
15 cit.
4
Mechanism of microwave-enhanced catalytic of plastic cracking for hydrogen production over iron catalysts: A reactive molecular dynamics study
Fuel|2025
14 cit.
5
Integration of hydrothermal liquefied sludge as wastewater for anaerobic treatment and energy recovery: Aqueous phase characterization, anaerobic digestion performance and energy balance analysis
Journal of Water Process Engineering|2024
12 cit.
6
Grilling and air pollution: how charcoal quality affects emissions
Air Quality Atmosphere & Health|2025
5 cit.
7
Recycled Hydrothermal Carbonization of Bamboo Shoot Shells in a Catalyst System as a Sustainable Energy Conversion Method: Energy Utilization, Nutrient Recovery, and Reaction Mechanism
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering|2025
5 cit.
8
Can the qualitative characteristics of commercial charcoal-based products affect combustion performance during grilling?
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery|2025
4 cit.
9
Distributed biomass pyrolysis equipment applied in the field of yard waste treatment: equipment design, recycling of by-products, physico-chemical analysis of products, economic efficiency analysis
Renewable Energy|2025
4 cit.
10
Effect of ultrasonic field on the friction and oxidation characteristics of FeCrAl coatings
Journal of Nuclear Materials|2024
3 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Xinfei Chen
Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College
2
Zhi Ying
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
3
Zhuozhi Wang
Hebei University of Technology
4
Senthilmurugan Subbiah
Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
5
Kátia Monteiro Knovack
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto
6
Tuo Zhou
Tsinghua University
7
Xinjie Gao
Zhongyuan University of Technology
8
Richard MacEwen
Health PEI
9
Zhijia Liu
International Bamboo and Rattan Organization
10
Zhihua Xv
University of Shanghai for Science and Technology

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
Cellulose extraction from rice straw waste for biodegradable ethyl cellulose films preparation using green chemical technology
Journal of Cleaner Production|2024
58 cit.
2
Quantifying the efficacy of Low Impact Developments (LIDs) for flood reduction in micro-urban watersheds incorporating climate change
Sustainable Cities and Society|2023
52 cit.
3
Pyrolysis self-activation: An environmentally friendly method to transform biowaste into activated carbon for arsenic removal
Bioresource Technology|2022
45 cit.
4
Issues in deep peak regulation for circulating fluidized bed combustion: Variation of NOx emissions with boiler load
Environmental Pollution|2022
34 cit.
5
Recovery and regeneration of water-hardened magnetic composite biochar sphere for the removal of multiple heavy metals in contaminated soils
Journal of Cleaner Production|2024
32 cit.
6
Migration of lattice oxygen during chemical looping dry reforming of methane with Ca2Fe2O5/Zr0.5Ce0.5O2 oxygen carrier
Fuel Processing Technology|2023
31 cit.
7
Enhanced oxygen evolution reaction kinetics through biochar-based nickel-iron phosphides nanocages in water electrolysis for hydrogen production
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy|2022
29 cit.
8
Effect of hydrothermal pretreatment on deashing and pyrolysis characteristics of bamboo shoot shells
Energy|2022
27 cit.
9
A comprehensive heat transfer prediction model for tubular moving bed heat exchangers using CFD-DEM: Validation and sensitivity analysis
Applied Thermal Engineering|2024
27 cit.
10
Efficient k-means clustering and greedy selection-based reduction of nodal search space for optimization of sensor placement in the water distribution networks
Water Research|2022
21 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
Yuji Imamura
Kyoto University
2
Rongle Liu
Agro-Environmental Protection Institute
3
Jia Liu
Zhejiang University of Technology
4
Michael W. Schmidt
University of Zurich
5
Chin‐Pao Huang
University of Hong Kong
6
Peter Glarborg
Technical University of Denmark
7
Alain Celzard
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
8
Vanessa Fierro
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
9
Yuanquan Xiong
Southeast University
10
Joseph J. Pignatello
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
Journal of Computational Chemistry|1993
20.2k cit.
2
Persistence of soil organic matter as an ecosystem property
Nature|2011
6k cit.
3
Advanced Oxidation Processes for Organic Contaminant Destruction Based on the Fenton Reaction and Related Chemistry
Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology|2006
4k cit.
4
Modeling nitrogen chemistry in combustion
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science|2018
1.9k cit.
5
Mechanisms of Slow Sorption of Organic Chemicals to Natural Particles
Environmental Science & Technology|1995
1.7k cit.
6
Black carbon in soils and sediments: Analysis, distribution, implications, and current challenges
Global Biogeochemical Cycles|2000
1.3k cit.
7
Dark and photoassisted iron(3+)-catalyzed degradation of chlorophenoxy herbicides by hydrogen peroxide
Environmental Science & Technology|1992
1.2k cit.
8
Fuel nitrogen conversion in solid fuel fired systems
Progress in Energy and Combustion Science|2003
910 cit.
9
Oxidation of Organic Compounds in Water by Unactivated Peroxymonosulfate
Environmental Science & Technology|2018
886 cit.
10
Dual-Mode Sorption of Low-Polarity Compounds in Glassy Poly(Vinyl Chloride) and Soil Organic Matter
Environmental Science & Technology|1997
757 cit.

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