Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-based slow-release of fertilizers for sustainable agriculture: A mini review

C Wang, D Luo, X Zhang, R Huang, Y Cao… - Environmental Science …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing global population and decreasing arable land pose tremendous pressures to
agricultural production. The application of conventional chemical fertilizers improves …

Uncertainty in non-CO2 greenhouse gas mitigation contributes to ambiguity in global climate policy feasibility

M Harmsen, C Tabak, L Höglund-Isaksson… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Despite its projected crucial role in stringent, future global climate policy, non-CO2
greenhouse gas (NCGG) mitigation remains a large uncertain factor in climate research. A …

A critical review of biochar-based nitrogen fertilizers and their effects on crop production and the environment

Y Gao, Z Fang, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan, D Dong… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Globally, nitrogen (N) fertilizer demand is expected to reach 112 million tonnes to support
food production for about 8 billion people. However, more than half of the N fertilizer is lost to …

Encapsulated biochar-based sustained release fertilizer for precision agriculture: a review

DHH Sim, IAW Tan, LLP Lim, BH Hameed - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The excessive use of conventional fertilizers leads to environmental issues associated with
the loss of nutrient through leaching, volatilization, denitrification and surface run-off. Biochar …

Ammonia volatilization mitigation in crop farming: A review of fertilizer amendment technologies and mechanisms

T Li, Z Wang, C Wang, J Huang, Y Feng, W Shen… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Good practices in controlling ammonia produced from the predominant agricultural
contributor, crop farming, are the most direct yet effective approaches for mitigating ammonia …

Influence of variable biochar concentration on yield-scaled nitrous oxide emissions, Wheat yield and nitrogen use efficiency

K Dawar, S Fahad, SS Alam, SA Khan, A Dawar… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
An important source of the destructive greenhouse gas, nitrous oxide (N2O) comes from the
use of ammonium based nitrogen (N) fertilizers that release N2O in the incomplete …

Biochar-based nitrogen fertilizers: Greenhouse gas emissions, use efficiency, and maize yield in tropical soils

AP Puga, P Grutzmacher, CEP Cerri… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
The sustainable development of agriculture depends on increasing N use efficiency (NUE)
and consequently reducing N losses from different sources, such as NH 3 volatilization, NO …

Application of biochar-coated urea controlled loss of fertilizer nitrogen and increased nitrogen use efficiency

Y Jia, Z Hu, Y Ba, W Qi - Chemical and Biological Technologies in …, 2021 - Springer
Background The use of biochar-based N fertilizers have been considered among the most
effective strategy for reducing nitrogen loss and improving nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) …

Fertilizer type and humic acid improve the growth responses, nutrient uptake, and essential oil content on Coriandrum sativum L.

F Rasouli, Y Nasiri, M Asadi, MB Hassanpouraghdam… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In recent decades, the over-use of chemical fertilizers has imposed many environmental
challenges worldwide. Nowadays, organic fertilizers such as vermicompost and livestock …