Biochar and its broad impacts in soil quality and fertility, nutrient leaching and crop productivity: A review

HM Alkharabsheh, MF Seleiman, ML Battaglia… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is gaining significant attention due to its potential for carbon (C) sequestration,
improvement of soil health, fertility enhancement, and crop productivity and quality. In this …

Feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature and type influence biochar characteristics: a comprehensive meta-data analysis review

JA Ippolito, L Cui, C Kammann, N Wrage-Mönnig… - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Various studies have established that feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature, and pyrolysis
type influence final biochar physicochemical characteristics. However, overarching analyses …

Properties of biochar

K Weber, P Quicker - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Biochar can be used in a large number of applications, ranging from heat and power
production to soil amendment. The properties of carbonized biomass depend on the …

The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: A review

G Agegnehu, AK Srivastava, MI Bird - Applied soil ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
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 …

Biochar from coconut residues: an overview of production, properties, and applications

JO Ighalo, J Conradie, CR Ohoro, JF Amaku… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The world's growing population and industrial activities have led to increased energy
demand and the depletion of fossil fuels, causing environmental pollution and global …

Biochar application as a soil potassium management strategy: A review

F Bilias, D Kalderis, C Richardson… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The established practices of intensive agriculture, combined with inadequate soil Κ
replenishment by conventional inorganic fertilization, results in a negative environmental …

Role of biochar as an additive in organic waste composting

MA Sanchez-Monedero, ML Cayuela, A Roig… - Bioresource …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of biochar in organic waste composting has attracted interest in the last decade due
to the environmental and agronomical benefits obtained during the process. Biochar …

Biochar for environmental sustainability in the energy-water-agroecosystem nexus

SK Malyan, SS Kumar, RK Fagodiya, P Ghosh… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Global warming, management of soil health, remediation of contaminated wastewater, and
sustainable alternate source of energy are the major challenges of the 21st century. Biochar …

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 …

Biochar reduced nitrate leaching and improved soil moisture content without yield improvements in a four-year field study

G Haider, D Steffens, G Moser, C Müller… - Agriculture, ecosystems …, 2017 - Elsevier
The use of biochar (BC) is discussed as a strategy to sequester carbon in soils, to reduce
GHG emissions and improve soil fertility. However, the responses of crop yields to biochar …