A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: production, characteristics, and environmental applications

HKS Panahi, M Dehhaghi, YS Ok, AS Nizami… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
A sustainable management of environment and agriculture is crucial to protect soil, water,
and air during intensified agriculture practices as well as huge industrial and transportation …

Response of microbial communities to biochar-amended soils: a critical review

KN Palansooriya, JTF Wong, Y Hashimoto, L Huang… - Biochar, 2019 - Springer
Application of biochar to soils changes soil physicochemical properties and stimulates the
activities of soil microorganisms that influence soil quality and plant performance. Studying …

Effects of microplastics on greenhouse gas emissions and the microbial community in fertilized soil

X Ren, J Tang, X Liu, Q Liu - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
Microplastics (MPs) are characterized by small particle sizes (< 5 mm) and are widely
distributed in the soil environment. To date, little research has been conducted on …

A concise review of biochar application to agricultural soils to improve soil conditions and fight pollution

M Shaaban, L Van Zwieten, S Bashir, A Younas… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Application of biochar to soil can play a significant role in the alteration of nutrients
dynamics, soil contaminants as well as microbial functions. Therefore, strategic biochar …

Effects of biochar application in forest ecosystems on soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions: a review

Y Li, S Hu, J Chen, K Müller, Y Li, W Fu, Z Lin… - Journal of Soils and …, 2018 - Springer
Purpose Forests play a critical role in terrestrial ecosystem carbon cycling and the mitigation
of global climate change. Intensive forest management and global climate change have had …

Sustainable agriculture and plant production by virtue of biochar in the era of climate change

HM Tauqeer, V Turan, M Farhad, M Iqbal - Managing plant production …, 2022 - Springer
In recent years, rapid increase in population growth, improper usage of synthetic fertilizers,
organic matter depletion, nutrient imbalance, and land degradation owing to several …

Electrochemical behavior of biochar and its effects on microbial nitrate reduction: role of extracellular polymeric substances in extracellular electron transfer

K Sathishkumar, Y Li, E Sanganyado - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is extensively used in the remediation of pollutants because of its diverse
physicochemical properties. Biochar application can alter the activity of microbial …

Microplastic fibers affect dynamics and intensity of CO2 and N2O fluxes from soil differently

MC Rillig, M Hoffmann, A Lehmann, Y Liang… - Microplastics and …, 2021 - Springer
Microplastics may affect soil ecosystem functioning in critical ways, with previously
documented effects including changes in soil structure and water dynamics; this suggests …

Biochar as a soil amendment for restraining greenhouse gases emission and improving soil carbon sink: Current situation and ways forward

A Mosa, MM Mansour, E Soliman, A El-Ghamry… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
The global exponential rise in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the last few decades
has triggered an urgent need to contextualize low-cost and evergreen technologies for …

[HTML][HTML] A bibliometric review of biochar for soil carbon sequestration and mitigation from 2001 to 2020

T Zhang, Y Tang, H Li, W Hu, J Cheng, X Lee - … and Environmental Safety, 2023 - Elsevier
To mitigate global warming and the greenhouse effect, biochar (BC) has been regarded as
an important way of carbon sink. Therefore, this research explored the development trend of …