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 …

Water‐soluble polymers in agriculture: xanthan gum as eco‐friendly alternative to synthetics

T Berninger, N Dietz… - Microbial …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Water‐soluble polymers (WSPs) are a versatile group of chemicals used across industries
for different purposes such as thickening, stabilizing, adhesion and gelation. Synthetic …

Engineered biochar effects on soil physicochemical properties and biota communities: A critical review

H Tang, M Chen, P Wu, M Faheem, Q Feng, X Lee… - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar can be effectively used in soil amendment, environmental remediation as well as
carbon sequestration. However, some inherent characteristics of pristine biochars (PBCs) …

Evolution of the chemical composition, functional group, pore structure and crystallographic structure of bio-char from palm kernel shell pyrolysis under different …

Z Ma, Y Yang, Q Ma, H Zhou, X Luo, X Liu… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar, produced from the biomass slow pyrolysis technology, has been widely applied to
the industry and agriculture. This paper investigated the effect of the pyrolysis temperature …

Role of biochar in improving sandy soil water retention and resilience to drought

L Li, YJ Zhang, A Novak, Y Yang, J Wang - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
In recent years, plants in sandy soils have been impacted by increased climate variability
due to weak water holding and temperature buffering capacities of the parent material. The …

Effects of biochar-based materials on the bioavailability of soil organic pollutants and their biological impacts

Q Lin, X Tan, E Almatrafi, Y Yang, W Wang… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Motivated by the unique structure and superior properties, biochar-based materials,
including pristine biochar and composites of biochar with other functional materials, are …

Reduced carbon sequestration potential of biochar in acidic soil

Y Sheng, Y Zhan, L Zhu - Science of the Total Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Biochar application in soil has been proposed as a promising method for carbon
sequestration. While factors affecting its carbon sequestration potential have been widely …

Liming effects of poultry litter derived biochar on soil acidity amelioration and maize growth

MM Masud, M Abdulaha-Al Baquy, S Akhter… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Crop production in acid soils is facing enormous challenges due to low soil quality
associated with an increase in the acidification rate and aluminum toxicity. Despite …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of biochar on soil chemical properties: A global meta-analysis of agricultural soil

Z Sun, Y Hu, L Shi, G Li, Z Pang… - Plant, Soil and …, 2022 - pse.agriculturejournals.cz
Improved soil properties are commonly reported benefits of adding biochar to agriculture
soils. To investigate the range of biochar's effects on soil chemical properties (eg, soil pH …

Biochar effect associated with compost and iron to promote Pb and As soil stabilization and Salix viminalis L. growth

M Lebrun, F Miard, R Nandillon, GS Scippa… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil pollution by metal (loid) s is one of the most significant problems in Europe. To
remediate and potentially rehabilitate these contaminated sites, phytoremediation …