Biochar-based composites for remediation of polluted wastewater and soil environments: Challenges and prospects

E Issaka, FO Fapohunda, JNO Amu-Darko, L Yeboah… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, pesticides, and dyes are the main environmental
contaminants that have serious effects on both land and aquatic lives and necessitate the …

Biochar enhanced phytostabilization of heavy metal contaminated mine tailings: A review

Y Shi, Y Zang, H Yang, X Zhang, J Shi… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Mining activities has generated large amounts of mine tailings each year, and these tailings
usually contain high concentrations of heavy metal pollutants, which not only cause serious …

Biochar loaded with bacteria enhanced Cd/Zn phytoextraction by facilitating plant growth and shaping rhizospheric microbial community

A Shi, Y Hu, X Zhang, D Zhou, J Xu, C Rensing… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar and metal-tolerant bacteria have been widely used in the remediation of heavy
metal contaminated soil. However, the synergistic effect of biochar-functional microbes on …

A synthesis of soil organic carbon mineralization in response to biochar amendment

Y Zhang, Y Dang, J Wang, Q Huang, X Wang… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar amendment can alter native soil organic carbon (SOC) mineralization via the
priming effect (PE); however, its direction, intensity, and controls over a broad geographic …

Revitalizing the Biochemical Soil Properties of Degraded Coastal Soil Using Prosopis juliflora Biochar

HM Alkharabsheh, R Mwadalu, B Mochoge, B Danga… - Life, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar is an effective soil amendment with capabilities of boosting carbon sequestration
and enhancing soil fertility, thus enhancing plant growth and productivity. While numerous …

Successive addition of rice straw biochar enhances carbon accumulation in soil irrigated with saline or non-saline water

MS Mavi, G Singh, OP Choudhary, A Singh… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar has been evaluated globally to improve soil fertility and mitigate climate change.
However, the long-term effects of successive biochar application on carbon (C) …

[HTML][HTML] Co-application of biochar with non-pyrolyzed organic material accelerates carbon accrual and nutrient availability in soil

D Dey, MS Mavi - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2022 - Elsevier
The impact of biochar on C storage and nutrient cycling when co-applied with other non-
pyrolyzed organic amendments is still uncertain. Therefore, an incubation experiment for …

Biochar improves soil quality and wheat yield in saline-alkali soils beyond organic fertilizer in a 3-year field trial

S Wang, P Gao, Q Zhang, Y Shi, X Guo, Q Lv… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The objective of this study was to examine the effects of biochar compared to organic
fertilizer on soil quality and wheat yield in the saline-alkaline lands. A 3-year field trial was …

Climate mitigation through soil amendments: quantification, evidence, and uncertainty

R Rubin, E Oldfield, J Lavallee, T Griffin… - Carbon …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Soil amendments are a broad class of materials that enhance physical, chemical or
biological characteristics in croplands, pastures, or rangelands. While organic soil …

Soil nutrients, phosphatase activities and phosphorus species distribution in soils amended sheep manure biochar

SH Hosseini, X Liang, C Niyungeko… - Journal of Soils and …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose Sheep manure-derived biochar (SMB) is applied to enhance soil productivity, but
its impacts on soil phosphorus (P) species distribution have not been thoroughly …