Potential use of silica-rich biochar for the formulation of adaptively controlled release fertilizers: A mini review

MN Nguyen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The application of biochar is a win-win practice to improve soil properties, reduce the
mobility of agrochemicals and respond to climate change. However, there is likely a lack of …

Closing the nutrient loop—the new approaches to recovering biomass minerals during the biorefinery processes

D Constantinescu-Aruxandei, F Oancea - International Journal of …, 2023 - mdpi.com
The recovery of plant mineral nutrients from the bio-based value chains is essential for a
sustainable, circular bioeconomy, wherein resources are (re) used sustainably. The widest …

New insight into the mechanisms of preferential encapsulation of metal (loid) s by wheat phytoliths under silicon nanoparticle amendment

L Liu, Z Song, J Tang, Q Li, B Sarkar, RM Ellam… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) have been widely used to immobilize toxic trace metal (loid) s
(TTMs) in contaminated croplands. However, the effect and mechanisms of SiNP application …

Aggregation reduces the release of bioavailable silicon from allophane and phytolith

Z Li, JD Meunier, B Delvaux - Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, 2022 - Elsevier
Phytoliths form in plant tissues as fine, silt-sized amorphous silica particles. Once deposited
in soils by plant debris, they can dissolve and feed silicon (Si) fluxes to the biosphere and …

Crop straw recycling prevents anthropogenic desilication of agricultural soil–plant systems in the temperate zone–Results from a long-term field experiment in NE …

D Puppe, D Kaczorek, J Schaller, D Barkusky… - Geoderma, 2021 - Elsevier
Due to the fact that silicon (Si) increases the resistance of plants against diverse abiotic and
biotic stresses, Si nowadays is categorized as beneficial substance for plants. However …

Citrate-modified biochar for simultaneous and efficient plant-available silicon release and copper adsorption: Performance and mechanisms

Y Liu, L Zhang, Z Zhang, Y Zhang, Y Guan - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Silicon (Si) deficiency and heavy metals (HMs) pollution are common for farmland soil
because of long-term intensive farming. In this study, a novel citrate-modified biochar (C-BC) …

Accumulation and partitioning of toxic trace metal (loid) s in phytoliths of wheat grown in a multi-element contaminated soil

L Liu, Z Song, Q Li, RM Ellam, J Tang, Y Wang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cropland contamination by toxic trace metal (loid) s (TTMs) has attracted increasing
attention due to the serious consequential threat to crop quality and human health …

Silicon affects plant stoichiometry and accumulation of C, N, and P in grasslands

Q Hao, S Yang, Z Song, Z Li, F Ding, C Yu… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Silicon (Si) plays an important role in improving soil nutrient availability and plant carbon (C)
accumulation and may therefore impact the biogeochemical cycles of C, nitrogen (N), and …

Thermal induced changes of rice straw phytolith in relation to arsenic release: A perspective of rice straw arsenic under open burning

MN Nguyen, ATQ Nguyen, S Dultz, T Tsubota… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
On-site open burning is a common practice for handling rice straw, but its negative impacts,
eg, biomass loss and air pollution, are largely debated worldwide. To address the negative …

Effects of CO2 and temperature on phytolith dissolution

ATQ Nguyen, AM Nguyen, LN Nguyen… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Phytoliths, silica structures derived from plant residues in silicon (Si)-accumulating plant
species, have recently been recognized as a sink and source of nutrients and a hosting …