Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

Biochar in climate change mitigation

J Lehmann, A Cowie, CA Masiello, C Kammann… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Climate change mitigation not only requires reductions of greenhouse gas emissions, but
also withdrawal of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Here we review the …

How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

S Joseph, AL Cowie, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan… - Gcb …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Diverse carbon dioxide removal approaches could reduce impacts on the energy–water–land system

J Fuhrman, C Bergero, M Weber, S Monteith… - Nature Climate …, 2023 - nature.com
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a critical tool in all plans to limit warming to below 1.5° C,
but only a few CDR pathways have been incorporated into integrated assessment models …

Biomass for a sustainable bioeconomy: An overview of world biomass production and utilization

M Antar, D Lyu, M Nazari, A Shah, X Zhou… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Given both the ongoing expansion of world population and development of climate change
conditions, it is increasingly imperative to develop and deploy sustainable biomass …

Biochar in agriculture–A systematic review of 26 global meta‐analyses

HP Schmidt, C Kammann, N Hagemann… - GCB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar is obtained by pyrolyzing biomass and is, by definition, applied in a way that avoids
its rapid oxidation to CO2. Its use in agriculture includes animal feeding, manure treatment …

Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar

N Bolan, AK Sarmah, S Bordoloi, S Bolan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil acidification in managed ecosystems such as agricultural lands principally results from
the increased releasing of protons (H+) from the transformation reactions of carbon (C) …

Biochar-compost as a new option for soil improvement: Application in various problem soils

S Qian, X Zhou, Y Fu, B Song, H Yan, Z Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the synergistic effects of biochar and compost/composting, the combined application
of biochar and compost (biochar-compost) has been recognized as a highly promising and …

The effects of biochar addition on soil physicochemical properties: A review

Y Zhang, J Wang, Y Feng - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Excessive land use has a series consequences on the degradation of land function and
exerts tremendous pressure on the ecological environment. Farming, mining, and heavy …

Carbon for soils, not soils for carbon

GYK Moinet, R Hijbeek, DP van Vuuren… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The role of soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration as a 'win‐win'solution to both climate
change and food insecurity receives an increasing promotion. The opportunity may be too …