Optimising water holding capacity and hydrophobicity of biochar for soil amendment–A review

S Adhikari, W Timms, MAP Mahmud - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is a product of the thermal treatment of biomass, and it can be used for enhancing
soil health and productivity, soil carbon sequestration, absorbance of pollutants from water …

Biochar-Soil-Plant interactions: A cross talk for sustainable agriculture under changing climate

G Murtaza, Z Ahmed, SM Eldin, B Ali… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biochars provide several agricultural and environmental benefits, such as soil health
improvement, better crop growth and yield, carbon sequestration, decreasing greenhouse …

Leaching of graphene oxide nanosheets in simulated soil and their influences on microbial communities

Q Zhou, D Li, T Wang, X Hu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
With the wide use of graphene-like nanosheets, especially in agriculture, their release into
the environment, it is crucial to grasp the fate of nanosheets in soil and minimum ecological …

Organic residues and their impact on soil health, crop production and sustainable agriculture: A review including bibliographic analysis

L Brichi, JVM Fernandes, BM Silva… - Soil Use and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their potential as a sustainable source of soil nutrients and organic matter, waste
organic residues are often discarded rather than utilized in agriculture. This review …

Biochar effects on soil properties, water movement and irrigation water use efficiency of cultivated land in Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

H Wang, D Shao, B Ji, W Gu, M Yao - Science of The Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar, has recently, been widely used as a potential soil additive to improve the quality of
cultivated land. However, the effect of biochar on irrigation water use efficiency (IWUE) …

Use of biochar in asphalts

HA Rondón-Quintana, FA Reyes-Lizcano… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
The growth of the world population has increased the production of wastes. These are
generally incinerated or deposited in outdoor landfills, which impacts the environment and …

Manufacturing of high-performance light-weight mortar through addition of biochars of millet and maize

S Tayyab, A Khitab, A Iftikhar, RBN Khan… - Waste disposal & …, 2023 - Springer
Agricultural wastes are environmental hazards, as these wastes can catch fire, resulting in
the loss of human and animal lives and properties. Alternatively, the wastes are dumped in …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of wood ash on physicochemical and morphological characteristics of sludge-derived hydrochar pellets relevant to soil and energy applications

A Mohammadi, AI Anukam, K Granström… - Biomass and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrochar is produced through a process called hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) and
constitutes a carbon-rich solid material with different remarkable applications. This study …

Effect of biochar on soil-water characteristics of soils: a pore-scale study

X Chen, L Li, X Li, J Kang, X Xiang, H Shi, X Ren - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
The mechanical and hydraulic properties of soils are largely governed by their soil-water
characteristics, which are influenced by factors such as pore size distribution (PSD). While …

Changes in acidic soil chemical properties and carbon dioxide emission due to biochar and lime treatments

M Mosharrof, MK Uddin, S Jusop, MF Sulaiman… - Agriculture, 2021 - mdpi.com
To mitigate global climate change and simultaneously increase soil productivity, the use of
biochar in agriculture can be a modern agro-technology that can help in reducing …