Biochar preparation and evaluation of its effect in composting mechanism: A review

Y Li, MK Awasthi, R Sindhu, P Binod, Z Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
This article provides an overview of biochar application for organic waste co-composting
and its biochemical transformation mechanism. As a composting amendment, biochar work …

Review on effect of biochar on soil strength: Towards exploring usage of biochar in geo-engineering infrastructure

I Wani, V Kushvaha, A Garg, R Kumar, S Naik… - Biomass conversion and …, 2022 - Springer
Biochar is an environment friendly material that has been widely adopted in various fields,
such as agricultural, environmental and energy. On the contrary, the use of biochar in …

Multiple regression model for predicting cracks in soil amended with pig manure biochar and wood biochar

I Wani, H Kumar, SM Rangappa, L Peng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
This study aims to understand the influence of compaction state, and the drying–wetting
cycles on cracks propagation in biochar-amended soils (BAS). The objective of the study is …

Effects of layer thickness and temperature on desiccation cracking characteristics of coral clay

H Fang, X Ding, C Jiang, Y Peng, C Wang - Bulletin of Engineering …, 2022 - Springer
Coral clay is one of the products of sorting sediments from the reclamation of coral islands.
To reveal the crack characteristics of coral clay (C) with different layer thickness and …

A novel application of biochar produced from invasive weeds and industrial waste in thermal backfill for crude oil industries

D Patwa, HH Muigai, K Ravi, S Sreedeep… - Waste and Biomass …, 2022 - Springer
The application of biochar in agricultural practices and vegetative slopes has been
rigorously recommended in previous literature. However, its potential application in other …

Exploring effects of novel chemical modification of biochar on soil water retention and crack suppression: towards commercialization of production of biochar for soil …

Y An, J Lu, R Niu, M Li, X Zhao, X Huang… - Biomass Conversion …, 2021 - Springer
Recently, incentives have been provided in developed countries for promoting
commercialization of biochar production for usage in construction industry. One of the main …

Effects of biochar derived from coconut shell on soil hydraulic properties under salt stress in roadside bioretention

H Wang, A Garg, Y Ping, S Sreedeep… - Waste and Biomass …, 2023 - Springer
Performance of roadside bioretention is negatively affected by snow-melting water mixed
with deicing salts in winters. This study intends to explore how coconut-shell-biochar …

Influence of feedstock type and particle size on efficiency of biochar in improving tensile crack resistance and shear strength in lean clayey soil

H Kumar, S Huang, G Mei… - International Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The development of tensile stress can cause desiccation cracks, further increasing
infiltration and inducing instability in green infrastructure (slopes and landfill liners). Recent …

Evaluating mechanism and inconsistencies in hydraulic conductivity of unsaturated soil using newly proposed biochar conductivity factor

A Garg, HH Zhu, AK Sarmah, G Mei, VK Gadi - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
In the past few decades, numerous studies have been conducted to promote the use of
biochar as a soil amendment and most recently, for compacted geo-engineered soils. In …

Utilizing industrial wastewater sludge-derived biochar for enhancing strength and microstructure of soft soil-An infrastructure application of wastewater sludge

M Farooq, MY Shah, KM Gani - Journal of Environmental Management, 2024 - Elsevier
This study proposes a waste-to-value approach; specifically focusing on the utilization of
industrial wastewater sludge (IWS) derived pyrolytic biochar (PBC) as an alternative to …