Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

M Hassan, Y Liu, R Naidu, SJ Parikh, J Du, F Qi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a porous, amorphous, stable, and low-density carbon material derived from the
carbonization of various biological residues. Biochars have multifunctional properties that …

Biochar as a tool to reduce the agricultural greenhouse-gas burden–knowns, unknowns and future research needs

C Kammann, J Ippolito, N Hagemann… - Journal of …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Agriculture and land use change has significantly increased atmospheric emissions of the
non-CO2 green-house gases (GHG) nitrous oxide (N2O) and methane (CH4). Since human …

[BOOK][B] Biomass as feedstock for a bioenergy and bioproducts industry: the technical feasibility of a billion-ton annual supply

RD Perlack - 2005 - books.google.com
The US Department of Energy (DOE) and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) are both
strongly committed to expanding the role of biomass as an energy source. In particular, they …

Reducing nitrogen loss during poultry litter composting using biochar

C Steiner, KC Das, N Melear… - Journal of environmental …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Poultry litter (PL) is a potentially underused fertilizer because it contains appreciable
amounts of N, P, K, and micronutrients. However, treatments like composting to reduce …

Impacts of waste from concentrated animal feeding operations on water quality

JA Burkholder, B Libra, P Weyer… - Environmental …, 2007 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
Waste from agricultural livestock operations has been a long-standing concern with respect
to contamination of water resources, particularly in terms of nutrient pollution. However, the …

[HTML][HTML] Livestock production and population census in Pakistan: Determining their relationship with agricultural GDP using econometric analysis

A Rehman, L **gdong, AA Chandio… - Information Processing in …, 2017 - Elsevier
Livestock is a subsector of Pakistan agriculture which contributes approximately 56% of
value addition in agriculture and nearly 11% to the gross domestic product (GDP). Livestock …

[BOOK][B] Toward sustainable agricultural systems in the 21st century

National Research Council, Division on Earth… - 2010 - books.google.com
In the last 20 years, there has been a remarkable emergence of innovations and
technological advances that are generating promising changes and opportunities for …

Waste-to-Energy biofuel production potential for selected feedstocks in the conterminous United States

RL Skaggs, AM Coleman, TE Seiple… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Waste-to-Energy (WtE) technologies offer the promise of diverting organic wastes,
including wastewater sludge, livestock waste, and food waste, for beneficial energy use …

Carbon sequestration in arable soils is likely to increase nitrous oxide emissions, offsetting reductions in climate radiative forcing

C Li, S Frolking, K Butterbach-Bahl - Climatic Change, 2005 - Springer
Strategies for mitigating the increasing concentration of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in the
atmosphere include sequestering carbon (C) in soils and vegetation of terrestrial …

Plant nutrient management for enhanced productivity in intensive grain production systems of the United States and Asia

A Dobermann, KG Cassman - Plant and soil, 2002 - Springer
Are present nutrient management recommendations for the world's major cereal crop**
systems adequate to sustain the productivity gains required to meet food demand while also …