[HTML][HTML] The potential of biochar as a microbial carrier for agricultural and environmental applications

S Bolan, D Hou, L Wang, L Hale… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar can be an effective carrier for microbial inoculants because of its favourable
properties promoting microbial life. In this review, we assess the effectiveness of biochar as …

Effects and mechanisms of biochar-microbe interactions in soil improvement and pollution remediation: a review

X Zhu, B Chen, L Zhu, B **ng - Environmental pollution, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochars have attracted tremendous attention due to their effects on soil improvement; they
enhance carbon storage, soil fertility and quality, and contaminant (organic and heavy …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar application: A sustainable approach to improve soil health

SPS Yadav, S Bhandari, D Bhatta, A Poudel… - Journal of Agriculture …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil is a fundamental part of successful agriculture, and its quality has to be improved to
maximize crop yield and soil fertility. To increase crop productivity and soil fertility, biochar …

Physico-chemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: mechanisms and future directions

S Gul, JK Whalen, BW Thomas, V Sachdeva… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2015 - Elsevier
Soil microbial communities are responsive to biochar amendments. As the residence time of
biochar in soil is expected to be hundreds to thousands of years, the changes in microbial …

The mechanisms of biochar interactions with microorganisms in soil

AV Gorovtsov, TM Minkina, SS Mandzhieva… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Biochar, a carbonaceous material, is increasingly used in the remediation of the
anthropogenically polluted soils and the restoration of their ecological functions. However …

Smart fertilizers as a strategy for sustainable agriculture

M Calabi-Floody, J Medina, C Rumpel… - Advances in …, 2018 - Elsevier
In the coming decades there will be increasing pressure on global food systems, and
agriculture will have the challenge to provide food security for a growing world population …

Application of biochars in the remediation of chromium contamination: Fabrication, mechanisms, and interfering species

C Zheng, Z Yang, M Si, F Zhu, W Yang, F Zhao… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Chromium (Cr) is one of the most toxic pollutants that has accumulated in terrestrial and
aqueous systems, posing serious risks towards living beings on a worldwide scale. The …

Advances and future directions of biochar characterization methods and applications

AD Igalavithana, S Mandal, NK Niazi… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar is a carbon-rich by-product of the thermal conversion of organic feedstocks and is
primarily used as a soil amendment. Identification and quantification of biochar properties …

Effect of biochar-immobilized Sphingomonas sp. PJ2 on bioremediation of PAHs and bacterial community composition in saline soil

L Song, X Niu, N Zhang, T Li - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate the bioremediation efficiency and bacterial regulation
mechanism of biochar-immobilized bacterium (BM) in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon …

Biochar affects soil organic matter cycling and microbial functions but does not alter microbial community structure in a paddy soil

J Tian, J Wang, M Dippold, Y Gao… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
The application of biochar (BC) in conjunction with mineral fertilizers is one of the most
promising management practices recommended to improve soil quality. However, the …