We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine
soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within …

Traditional fertilizers are highly inefficient, with a major loss of nutrients and associated
pollution. Alternatively, biochar loaded with phosphorous is a sustainable fertilizer that …

Abstract Changes in soil microbial communities may impact soil fertility and stability because
microbial communities are key to soil functioning by supporting soil ecological quality and …

Mankind is facing a phosphorus (P) crisis. P recycling from anthropogenic waste is critical to
close the P loop. Pyrolysis could be the ideal treatment for materials, such as sewage sludge …

Phosphorus-based biochar can effectively immobilize lead (Pb) in soils, but the effects of
soluble and insoluble phosphate on the remediation efficiency of Pb and phosphorus (P) …

Biochar derived from sugarcane bagasse, carbonized at temperatures of 300, 550, and 800°
C, exhibit different characteristics, such as pH, functional groups, specific surface area, and …

Measures to improve the use of phosphorus (P), either by improved efficiency or reuse, are
needed worldwide in order to preserve a finite resource and ensure that farmers have …

BACKGROUND Biochars have become one of the most intensively and extensively
investigated soil amendment materials in terms of their production, application and fate in …

Sewage sludge biochar (SSB) is the solid product obtained after the pyrolysis of sludge. In
the last ten years, hundreds of studies have evaluated the effects of SSB as a soil …

Hydrochar (HC), produced by hydrothermal carbonization, offers technical advantages over
biochar (BC) produced by pyrolysis, and is suitable for soil amelioration, carbon …