Environmental applications of carbon-based materials: a review

KP Gopinath, DVN Vo, D Gnana Prakash… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental pollution is a major issue, yet actual remediation techniques are limited.
Carbon-based materials are increasingly used to treat air and water. Here we review the …

The role of biochar in organic waste composting and soil improvement: A review

X Guo, H Liu, J Zhang - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Large amounts of organic wastes, which pose a severe threat to the environment, can be
thermally pyrolyzed to produce biochar. Biochar has many potential uses owing to its unique …

The dark side of black gold: Ecotoxicological aspects of biochar and biochar-amended soils

P Godlewska, YS Ok, P Oleszczuk - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar, a product of biomass pyrolysis, is characterized by significant surface area,
porosity, high water holding capacity, and environmental persistence. It is perceived as a …

Carbon-based materials for CO2 capture: Their production, modification and performance

A Zaker, S ben Hammouda, J Sun, X Wang, X Li… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Climate change is a growing threat to civilization. The major anthropogenic greenhouse gas
is CO 2, which is emitted principally from the combustion of mineral hydrocarbons. By 2100 …

Biochar role in the sustainability of agriculture and environment

M Ayaz, D Feizienė, V Tilvikienė, K Akhtar… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The exercise of biochar in agribusiness has increased proportionally in recent years. It has
been indicated that biochar application could strengthen soil fertility benefits, such as …

[HTML][HTML] A review of the factors affecting the emission of the ozone chemical precursors VOCs and NOx from the soil

K Hui, Y Yuan, B Xi, W Tan - Environment International, 2023 - Elsevier
The soil environment is one of the main places for the generation, emission, and absorption
of various atmospheric pollutants, including nitrogen oxides (NO x) and volatile organic …

Biochar production, modification, and its uses in soil remediation: a review

N Blenis, N Hue, TMC Maaz, M Kantar - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Soil remediation is the act of removing or reducing the availability of contaminants from soil.
In the case of agriculture, soil remediation targets the removal of pollutants, including …

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) …

A review: Soil management, sustainable strategies and approaches to improve the quality of modern viticulture

E Cataldo, M Fucile, GB Mattii - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Conservative and sustainable soil management in vineyards is an approach of primary
importance not only for the yield (tons per hectare) and grapes' quality (primary and …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term effects of softwood biochar on soil physical properties, greenhouse gas emissions and crop nutrient uptake in two contrasting boreal soils

S Kalu, A Simojoki, K Karhu, P Tammeorg - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochars (BC) have tremendous potential in mitigating climate change, and offer various
agricultural and environmental benefits. However, there is limited information about the long …