Biochar for soil applications-sustainability aspects, challenges and future prospects

M Kamali, N Sweygers, S Al-Salem, L Appels… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has recently proven to be effective in various applications including soil amendment
for crop production and removal of pollutants from the contaminated water and soil …

Carbon sequestration strategies in soil using biochar: advances, challenges, and opportunities

L Luo, J Wang, J Lv, Z Liu, T Sun, Y Yang… - … Science & Technology, 2023 - ACS Publications
Biochar, a carbon (C)-rich material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of biomass
under oxygen-limited environments, has been proposed as one of the most promising …

Optimizing carbon sequestration in croplands: A synthesis

A Tiefenbacher, T Sandén, HP Haslmayr, J Miloczki… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Climate change and ensuring food security for an exponentially growing global human
population are the greatest challenges for future agriculture. Improved soil management …

Review of large-scale biochar field-trials for soil amendment and the observed influences on crop yield variations

V Vijay, S Shreedhar, K Adlak, S Payyanad… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Increasing pressure on farming systems due to rapid urbanization and population growth
has severely affected soil health and fertility. The need to meet the growing food demands …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar from agricultural crop residues: Environmental, production, and life cycle assessment overview

MR Patel, NL Panwar - Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
In circular economies, it is imperative to implement effective environmental management
solutions to address resource depletion. Over the past few years, there has been a growing …

Fabrication of engineered biochar-iron oxide from date palm frond for the effective removal of cationic dye from wastewater

JO Eniola, B Sizirici, A Khaleel, I Yildiz - Journal of Water Process …, 2023 - Elsevier
Wastewater containing dye is harmful to the environment. Methylene blue (MB) dye can be
removed from wastewater using low-cost, renewable adsorbents. In this study, modified …

[HTML][HTML] A review and meta-analysis of mitigation measures for nitrous oxide emissions from crop residues

D Abalos, S Recous, K Butterbach-Bahl… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Crop residues are of crucial importance to maintain or even increase soil carbon stocks and
fertility, and thereby to address the global challenge of climate change mitigation. However …

Sustainable approach and safe use of biochar and its possible consequences

HS Jatav, VD Rajput, T Minkina, SK Singh, S Chejara… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is considered as a potential substitute for soil organic matter (SOM). Considering the
importance of biochar, the present review is based on the different benefits and potential …

Recent advances in agronomic and physio-molecular approaches for improving nitrogen use efficiency in crop plants

T Javed, II, RK Singhal, R Shabbir, AN Shah… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The efficiency with which plants use nutrients to create biomass and/or grain is determined
by the interaction of environmental and plant intrinsic factors. The major macronutrients …

Effects of biochar addition on the abundance, speciation, availability, and leaching loss of soil phosphorus

L Yang, Y Wu, Y Wang, W An, J **, K Sun… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
As a promising soil amendment, biochar has demonstrated its potential for influencing soil
nutrient transformations. The effects of biochar on soil phosphorus (P) transformations have …