The black carbon cycle and its role in the Earth system
Black carbon (BC) is produced by incomplete combustion of biomass by wildfires and
burning of fossil fuels. BC is environmentally persistent over centuries to millennia …
burning of fossil fuels. BC is environmentally persistent over centuries to millennia …
The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: A review
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 …
major constraint to the sustainability of agriculture on a global scale. Use of biochar and …
Biochar for crop production: potential benefits and risks
Purpose Biochar, the by-product of thermal decomposition of organic materials in an oxygen-
limited environment, is increasingly being investigated due to its potential benefits for soil …
limited environment, is increasingly being investigated due to its potential benefits for soil …
An overview on biochar production, its implications, and mechanisms of biochar-induced amelioration of soil and plant characteristics
The degradation of soil fertility and quality due to rapid industrialization and human activities
has stimulated interest in the rehabilitation of low-fertility soils to sustainably improve crop …
has stimulated interest in the rehabilitation of low-fertility soils to sustainably improve crop …
Impact of biochar properties on soil conditions and agricultural sustainability: A review
This review summarizes the influences of pyrolysis conditions and feedstock types on
biochar properties and how biochar properties in turn affect soil properties. Mechanistic …
biochar properties and how biochar properties in turn affect soil properties. Mechanistic …
Biochar stability in soil: decomposition during eight years and transformation as assessed by compound-specific 14C analysis
Y Kuzyakov, I Bogomolova, B Glaser - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2014 - Elsevier
Stability and transformation products of incomplete combustion of vegetation or fossil fuel,
frequently called pyrogenic or black carbon and of biochar in soil, remains unknown mainly …
frequently called pyrogenic or black carbon and of biochar in soil, remains unknown mainly …
The pyrogenic carbon cycle
Pyrogenic carbon (PyC; includes soot, char, black carbon, and biochar) is produced by the
incomplete combustion of organic matter accompanying biomass burning and fossil fuel …
incomplete combustion of organic matter accompanying biomass burning and fossil fuel …
Wildland fire ash: production, composition and eco-hydro-geomorphic effects
MB Bodí, DA Martin, VN Balfour, C Santín… - Earth-Science …, 2014 - Elsevier
Fire transforms fuels (ie biomass, necromass, soil organic matter) into materials with different
chemical and physical properties. One of these materials is ash, which is the particulate …
chemical and physical properties. One of these materials is ash, which is the particulate …
Long-term aging of biochar: a molecular understanding with agricultural and environmental implications
Biochar has unveiled a new avenue for carbon (C) sequestration and has shown the
potential to increase agricultural productivity. Although there is still debate about the …
potential to increase agricultural productivity. Although there is still debate about the …
Global charcoal mobilization from soils via dissolution and riverine transport to the oceans
Global biomass burning generates 40 million to 250 million tons of charcoal every year, part
of which is preserved for millennia in soils and sediments. We have quantified dissolution …
of which is preserved for millennia in soils and sediments. We have quantified dissolution …