[HTML][HTML] Significance of biochar application to the environment and economy

BA Oni, O Oziegbe, OO Olawole - Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich solid formed from the organic residue by pyrolysis. The productivity
of biochar relies on feedstock type and pyrolysis conditions. Studies on biochar were …

A review of biochar and soil nitrogen dynamics

TJ Clough, LM Condron, C Kammann, C Müller - Agronomy, 2013 - mdpi.com
Interest in biochar stems from its potential agronomic benefits and carbon sequestration
ability. Biochar application alters soil nitrogen (N) dynamics. This review establishes …

Effect of pyrolysis temperature and correlation analysis on the yield and physicochemical properties of crop residue biochar

X Zhang, P Zhang, X Yuan, Y Li, L Han - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to evaluate how pyrolysis temperature influences the yield and
physicochemical properties of biochar. We produced biochar from four feedstocks (wheat …

Engineered biochars for recovering phosphate and ammonium from wastewater: A review

MB Shakoor, ZL Ye, S Chen - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has gained great scientific attention as a promising agent for agricultural and
environmental applications. A variety of biochars with excellent properties such as high …

Effects of mineral additives on biochar formation: carbon retention, stability, and properties

F Li, X Cao, L Zhao, J Wang, Z Ding - Environmental science & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
Biochar is being recognized as a promising tool for long-term carbon sequestration, and
biochar with high carbon retention and strong stability is supposed to be explored for that …

Elemental composition of biochar obtained from agricultural waste for soil amendment and carbon sequestration

S Wijitkosum, P Jiwnok - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
For an agricultural country such as Thailand, converting agricultural waste into biochar offers
a potential solution to manage massive quantities of crop residues following harvest. This …

Biochar stability assessment by incubation and modelling: Methods, drawbacks and recommendations

L Leng, X Xu, L Wei, L Fan, H Huang, J Li, Q Lu… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar produced from pyrolysis of biomass is a candidate with great potential for climate
change mitigation by carbon sequestration and reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) …

Carbon sequestration potential of hydrothermal carbonization char (hydrochar) in two contrasting soils; results of a 1-year field study

S Malghani, E Jüschke, J Baumert, A Thuille… - Biology and Fertility of …, 2015 - Springer
Soil amendment with hydrochar produced by hydrothermal carbonization of biomass is
suggested as a simple, cheap, and effective method for increasing soil C. We traced C …

Short-term effects of raw rice straw and its derived biochar on greenhouse gas emission in five typical soils in China

F Li, X Cao, L Zhao, F Yang, J Wang… - Soil Science and Plant …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
A short-term study was conducted to investigate the greenhouse gas emissions in five
typical soils under two crop residue management practices: raw rice straw (Oryza sativa L …

Wheat straw biochar as a specific sorbent of cobalt in soil

A Medyńska-Juraszek, I Ćwieląg-Piasecka… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
There is an urgent need to search for new sorbents of pollutants presently delivered to the
environment. Recently biochar has received much attention as a low-cost, highly effective …