The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review

Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Feng - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive land use has a series consequences on the degradation of land function and
exerts tremendous pressure on the ecological environment. Farming, mining, and heavy …

Potential hazards of biochar: The negative environmental impacts of biochar applications

L Xiang, S Liu, S Ye, H Yang, B Song, F Qin… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely used as an environmentally friendly material for soil improvement
and remediation, water pollution control, greenhouse gas emission reduction, and other …

Biochar effects on phosphorus availability in agricultural soils: A meta-analysis

B Glaser, VI Lehr - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Phosphorus (P) is a limiting nutrient for plants and an essential element for all life on Earth.
As the resources of phosphate rock are depleting, new management tools for …

Biochar effects on crop yields with and without fertilizer: A meta‐analysis of field studies using separate controls

L Ye, M Camps‐Arbestain, Q Shen… - Soil Use and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The added value of biochar when applied along with fertilizers, beyond that of the fertilizers
themselves, has not been summarized. Focusing on direct comparisons between biochar …

Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: a review

A El-Naggar, AH El-Naggar, SM Shaheen… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar application has multiple benefits for soil fertility improvement and climate change
mitigation. Biochar can act as a source of nutrients and sequester carbon (C) in the soil. The …

Biochar for crop production: potential benefits and risks

M Hussain, M Farooq, A Nawaz, AM Al-Sadi… - Journal of Soils and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Biochar, the by-product of thermal decomposition of organic materials in an oxygen-
limited environment, is increasingly being investigated due to its potential benefits for soil …

Prospects for pyrolysis technologies in the bioenergy sector: A review

P Roy, G Dias - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is a promising technology for converting biomass into renewable biofuels. This
study provides an overview of ongoing efforts and advances as well as environmental and …

Biochar and its effects on plant productivity and nutrient cycling: a meta‐analysis

LA Biederman, WS Harpole - GCB bioenergy, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar is a carbon‐rich coproduct resulting from pyrolyzing biomass. When applied to the
soil it resists decomposition, effectively sequestering the applied carbon and mitigating …

Biochar reduced nitrate leaching and improved soil moisture content without yield improvements in a four-year field study

G Haider, D Steffens, G Moser, C Müller… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of biochar (BC) is discussed as a strategy to sequester carbon in soils, to reduce
GHG emissions and improve soil fertility. However, the responses of crop yields to biochar …

Biochar as environmental armour and its diverse role towards protecting soil, water and air

A Kumar, E Singh, R Mishra, S Kumar - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been of considerable importance for various environmental applications in
recent years. It has exhibited substantial advantages like favourable structural and surface …