Biochar implications for the engineering properties of soils: A review

Y Lu, K Gu, Z Shen, CS Tang, B Shi, Q Zhou - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Use of biochar as a soil amendment for climate change mitigation and environmental
remediation has been intensively studied over the past decade, yet the growing interest in …

Exploring efficiency of biochar in enhancing water retention in soils with varying grain size distributions using ANN technique

A Garg, I Wani, H Zhu, V Kushvaha - Acta Geotechnica, 2022 - Springer
Recently, incentives have been provided in many countries, including Canada and
Denmark, to produce biochar for construction usage. This is done because biochar is carbon …

Biochar production from various low-cost marine wastes using different production methods: Characterization of biochar and marine feedstock for agricultural …

R İlay - Marine Pollution Bulletin, 2024 - Elsevier
Studies on the conversion of organic materials into biochar have been preferred due to the
effectiveness of biochar. Aquatic ecosystems harbor a significant amount of organic …

Improving the soil physical properties and relationships between soil properties in arable soils of contrasting texture enhancement using biochar substrates: Case …

V Šimanský, J Horák, S Bordoloi - Geoderma Regional, 2022 - Elsevier
In the agricultural sector, the soil's physical and hydrological properties become a limiting
factor in achieving sufficient crop yields. Biochar has emerged as a significant source of …

Effect of Bamboo biochar on strength and water retention properties of low plastic clay and silty sand

SK Yadav, R Bag - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Biochar is a carbon-rich stable product derived from the thermochemical decomposition of
biomass. The properties of biochar vary with types of feedstock, heating rate, pyrolysis …

Enhancing clay soil reinforcement using MICP-BIN method with biochar-induced nucleation

Y Wang, S Li, L Huang, A Garg… - Environmental …, 2024 - icevirtuallibrary.com
The microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) method has gained extensive use in
the realm of soil stabilisation. This study presents a novel microbial solidification technique …

Geo-environmental and mechanical behaviors of As (V) and Cd (II) co-contaminated soils stabilized by goethite nanoparticles modified biochar

C Feng, J Li, W Jiang, J Liu, Q Xue - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Goethite nanoparticles modified biochar (FBC) could address the weak effectiveness of
conventional biochar commonly to process heavy metal (loids)(HMs) co-contamination with …

Systematic review of alternative materials that improve retention of potentially toxic metals in soil/clay liners in waste disposal areas

JP Marques, IMR Nauerth, MC Kasemodel… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
When soils available for the construction of liners do not display the characteristics
necessary for a good performance, mixtures with other materials can be employed for …

Expansive soil-biochar-root-water-bacteria interaction: Investigation on crack development, water management and plant growth in green infrastructure

H Wang, K Zhang, L Gan, J Liu… - International Journal of …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The objectives of the study are to explore fundamental mechanism of expansive soil-biochar-
root-water-bacteria interaction, and investigate crack development and hydraulic properties …

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 …