Biochar-facilitated soil remediation: mechanisms and efficacy variations

M Guo, W Song, J Tian - Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Recent research suggests that biochar amendment is a promising approach to mitigate soil
contamination via immobilizing heavy metals and organic pollutants. Through intensive …

Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review

M Ahmad, AU Rajapaksha, JE Lim, M Zhang, N Bolan… - Chemosphere, 2014 - Elsevier
Biochar is a stable carbon-rich by-product synthesized through pyrolysis/carbonization of
plant-and animal-based biomass. An increasing interest in the beneficial application of …

Biochars induced modification of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in soil and its impact on mobility and bioaccumulation of arsenic and cadmium

G Li, S Khan, M Ibrahim, TR Sun, JF Tang… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biochar application has attracted great attention due to its diverse uses and benefits in the
fields of environmental management and agriculture. Biochar modifies the composition of …

Characteristics and applications of biochar for environmental remediation: a review

T **e, KR Reddy, C Wang, E Yargicoglu… - Critical Reviews in …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar is a stabilized, recalcitrant organic carbon compound, created when biomass is
heated to temperatures usually between 300 and 1000° C, under low (preferably zero) …

Biochar preparation, characterization, and adsorptive capacity and its effect on bioavailability of contaminants: an overview

OD Nartey, B Zhao - Advances in Materials Science and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This paper provides an updated review on the subjects, the available alternative to produce
biochar from biomass, quantification and characterization of biochar, the adsorptive capacity …

Sewage Sludge Biochar Influence upon Rice (Oryza sativa L) Yield, Metal Bioaccumulation and Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Acidic Paddy Soil

S Khan, C Chao, M Waqas, HPH Arp… - Environmental science & …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Biochar addition to soil has been proposed to improve plant growth by increasing soil
fertility, minimizing bioaccumulation of toxic metal (liod) s and mitigating climate change …

Biochar from biosolids pyrolysis: a review

J Paz-Ferreiro, A Nieto, A Méndez… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Ever increasing volumes of biosolids (treated sewage sludge) are being produced by
municipal wastewater facilities. This is a consequence of the continued expansion of urban …

Role of biochar on composting of organic wastes and remediation of contaminated soils—a review

S Wu, H He, X Inthapanya, C Yang, L Lu… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Biochar is produced by pyrolysis of biomass residues under limited oxygen conditions. In
recent years, biochar as an amendment has received increasing attention on composting …

The influence of various biochars on the bioaccessibility and bioaccumulation of PAHs and potentially toxic elements to turnips (Brassica rapa L.)

S Khan, M Waqas, F Ding, I Shamshad… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2015 - Elsevier
The influence of amending a contaminated soil with different dry-pyrolyzed biochars on the
bioaccessibility and biouptake of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) and potentially …

Immobilization and bioavailability of heavy metals in greenhouse soils amended with rice straw-derived biochar

RH Zhang, ZG Li, XD Liu, B Wang, GL Zhou… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pollution of greenhouse soils and crops by heavy metals as a result of annual application of
large amounts of pesticides and fertilizers is of great concerns. We investigated the effect of …