Aging of biochar in soils and its implications

JJ Pignatello, M Uchimiya, S Abiven - Biochar for Environmental …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Biochar undergoes changes that start almost immediately after removal from the reactor and
continue indefinitely after application to soil. Such changes affect the physical-chemical …

[HTML][HTML] Inclusion of biochar in a C dynamics model based on observations from an 8-year field experiment

R Pulcher, E Balugani, M Ventura, N Greggio… - Soil, 2022 - soil.copernicus.org
Biochar production and application as soil amendment is a promising carbon (C)-negative
technology to increase soil C sequestration and mitigate climate change. However, there is …

Enhanced loss but limited mobility of pyrogenic and organic matter in continuous permafrost-affected forest soils

M Schiedung, SL Bellè, C Hoeschen… - Soil Biology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Pyrogenic organic matter (PyOM) is a product of incomplete combustion during wildfires and
an important pool of soil organic carbon (SOC). The dynamics of PyOM and SOC in boreal …

[HTML][HTML] Accumulation of century-old biochar contributes to carbon storage and stabilization in the subsoil

J Fouché, V Burgeon, J Meersmans, J Leifeld… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (C) is a key component of the global C budget. As soil organic C
turnover rates decrease with depth, agricultural practices favoring deep organic C storage …

Effects of green manure combined with phosphate fertilizer on movement of soil organic carbon fractions in tropical sown pasture

A Hu, R Huang, G Liu, D Huang, H Huan - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
The application of green manure is a common way to increase the soil's level of total organic
carbon (TOC) and its fractions. However, the amount of green manure to apply and how the …

Quantifying the negative effects of dissolved organic carbon of maize straw-derived biochar on its carbon sequestration potential in a paddy soil

L Han, B Liu, Y Luo, L Chen, C Ma, C Xu, K Sun… - Soil Biology and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar of low-medium temperature may contain abundant dissolved organic carbon
(BDOC), affecting its priming effect and carbon sequestration potential in soils. However, the …

Differences in dissolved organic matter (DOM) composition of soils from native eucalypt forests and exotic pine plantations impacted by wildfire in Southwest Australia

AV Bravo-Escobar, AJ O'Donnell, JA Middleton… - Geoderma …, 2024 - Elsevier
In recent decades, plantations of exotic species have transformed large tracts of forested
landscapes, where they often form a mosaic with the surrounding native forest. Wildfires …

Millennial-aged pyrogenic carbon in high-latitude mineral soils

M Schiedung, P Ascough, SL Bellè, MI Bird… - … Earth & Environment, 2024 - nature.com
Wildfires in the Arctic are producing pyrogenic carbon as product of incomplete biomass
combustion. The storage and distribution of pyrogenic carbon in soils is poorly known …

Persistence of biochar: Mechanisms, measurements, predictions

J Lehmann, S Abiven, E Azzi, Y Fang… - Biochar for …, 2024 - taylorfrancis.com
Biochar persistence depends on both biochar properties and environmental conditions. This
chapter discusses the mechanisms by which biochar is mineralized, and how it can be …

[HTML][HTML] Small biochar particles hardly disintegrate under cryo-stress

G Sigmund, A Schmid, HP Schmidt, N Hagemann… - Geoderma, 2023 - Elsevier
Physical disintegration of biochar has been postulated to determine the persistence and
mobility in soil of this recalcitrant carbon pool. Therein, freeze–thaw cycling can induce …