The amazing potential of fungi: 50 ways we can exploit fungi industrially

KD Hyde, J Xu, S Rapior, R Jeewon, S Lumyong… - Fungal Diversity, 2019 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied, biotechnologically valuable group of organisms. Due to the
immense range of habitats that fungi inhabit, and the consequent need to compete against a …

Review of biochar for the management of contaminated soil: Preparation, application and prospect

P Yuan, J Wang, Y Pan, B Shen, C Wu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
As a multi-beneficial amendment, biochar is reasonable and reliable to be employed as an
amendment to implement soil remediation. An overview on the manufacture, applications for …

Greenhouse gas inventory model for biochar additions to soil

D Woolf, J Lehmann, S Ogle… - … science & technology, 2021 - ACS Publications
Stabilizing the global climate within safe bounds will require greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions to reach net zero within a few decades. Achieving this is expected to require …

Towards negative emissions: Hydrothermal carbonization of biomass for sustainable carbon materials

S Yu, J He, Z Zhang, Z Sun, M Xie, Y Xu… - Advanced …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The contemporary production of carbon materials heavily relies on fossil fuels, contributing
significantly to the greenhouse effect. Biomass is a carbon‐neutral resource whose organic …

Feedstock and pyrolysis conditions affect suitability of biochar for various sustainable energy and environmental applications

A Anand, S Gautam, LC Ram - Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Currently, the substitution of continuously depleting coal, a predominant source of global
energy, and the treatment of contaminated soil and water bodies with sustainable means are …

Potential applications of rice husk ash waste from rice husk biomass power plant

R Pode - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Rice husk (RH), an agricultural waste, is abundantly available in rice producing countries
like China, India, Bangladesh, Brazil, US, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and South East …

Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review

M Ahmad, AU Rajapaksha, JE Lim, M Zhang, N Bolan… - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Biochar is a stable carbon-rich by-product synthesized through pyrolysis/carbonization of
plant-and animal-based biomass. An increasing interest in the beneficial application of …

A comparative review of biochar and hydrochar in terms of production, physico-chemical properties and applications

HS Kambo, A Dutta - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Slow-pyrolysis of biomass for the production of biochar, a stable carbon-rich solid by-
product, has gained considerable interest due to its proven role and application in the …

Biochar increases soil microbial biomass but has variable effects on microbial diversity: A meta-analysis

X Li, T Wang, SX Chang, X Jiang, Y Song - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar has been extensively studied as a soil amendment for carbon sequestration and for
improving soil quality; however, a systematic understanding of the responses of soil …

Sustainable high strength, high ductility engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with substitution of cement by rice husk ash

Z Zhang, S Liu, F Yang, Y Weng, S Qian - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
Generally high strength engineered cementitious composites (ECC) requires high cement
content, which is negative to its sustainability as the cement production contributes as much …