Effects of different feedstocks-based biochar on soil remediation: A review

M Ji, X Wang, M Usman, F Liu, Y Dan, L Zhou… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a promising amendment, biochar has excellent characteristics and can be used as a
remediation agent for diverse types of soil pollution. Biochar is mostly made from agricultural …

Does biochar improve soil water retention? A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Razzaghi, PB Obour, E Arthur - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is widely suggested as a soil amendment to improve soil physical properties for crop
production. However, the heterogeneity between experiments in terms of biochar …

Association of biochar properties with changes in soil bacterial, fungal and fauna communities and nutrient cycling processes

Z Dai, X Xiong, H Zhu, H Xu, P Leng, J Li, C Tang, J Xu - Biochar, 2021 - Springer
Soil microorganisms play crucial roles in soil nutrient cycling, carbon sequestration, fertility
maintenance and crop health and production. To date, the responses of microorganisms …

The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: A review

G Agegnehu, AK Srivastava, MI Bird - Applied soil ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiple nutrient deficiencies related to severe soil fertility depletion have emerged as the
major constraint to the sustainability of agriculture on a global scale. Use of biochar and …

Biochar for environmental management: Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, contaminant treatment, and potential negative impacts

C Zhang, G Zeng, D Huang, C Lai, M Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
With increased interest in scientific investigations and large-scale applications of
lignocellulosic biomass derived biochar for environmental management, a comprehensive …

Sustainable biochar: A facile strategy for soil and environmental restoration, energy generation, mitigation of global climate change and circular bioeconomy

S Neogi, V Sharma, N Khan, D Chaurasia, A Ahmad… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The increasing agro-demands with the burgeoning population lead to the accumulation of
lignocellulosic residues. The practice of burning agri-residues has consequences viz …

Biochar farming: Defining economically perspective applications

J Maroušek, O Strunecký, V Stehel - Clean Technologies and …, 2019 - Springer
Biochar refers to the high-carbon, black fine-grained product of biomass pyrolysis.
Independent studies repeatedly confirmed that its incorporation into arable land is a reliable …

A meta-analysis on biochar's effects on soil water properties–New insights and future research challenges

IG Edeh, O Mašek, W Buss - Science of the Total Environment, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar can significantly alter water relations in soil and therefore, can play an important part
in increasing the resilience of agricultural systems to drought conditions. To enable …

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 …

Soil organic carbon sequestration after biochar application: a global meta-analysis

A Gross, T Bromm, B Glaser - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar application to soil has the potential to sequester carbon in the long term because of
its high stability and large-scale production potential. However, biochar technologies are still …