The production of pyrogenic carbon (PyC; a continuum of organic carbon (C) ranging from
partially charred biomass and charcoal to soot) is a widely acknowledged C sink, with the …

Pyrogenic carbon (C) is produced by incomplete combustion of fuels including organic
matter (OM). Certain ranges in the combustion continuum are termed 'black carbon'(BC) …

Soil organic matter (SOM) has often been separated into operational physical fractions, such
as particulate organic matter (POM) and mineral-associated organic matter (MAOM), to …

Abstract Changes in soil phosphorus (P) availability after biochar application have been
reported in a number of glasshouse and field trials. However, the mechanisms underlying …

Global biomass burning generates 40 million to 250 million tons of charcoal every year, part
of which is preserved for millennia in soils and sediments. We have quantified dissolution …

Biochar production cannot be properly discussed without fi rst distinguishing it from char and
charcoal. The literature contains many examples where these three terms for carbonaceous …

Recent studies have shown both increased (positive priming) and decreased (negative
priming) mineralisation of native soil organic carbon (SOC) with biochar addition. However …

Biochar is derived from the oxygen-restricted pyrolysis of biomass and is characterized as
being biologically stable and having high porosity. Adding biochar to soil is a widely …

Over timescales of soil development (millennia), the capacity of soils to stabilize soil organic
carbon (SOC) is linked to soil development through changes in soil mineralogy and other …

Rivers are the major carriers of dissolved black carbon (DBC) from land to ocean; the
sources of DBC during its continuous transformation and cycling in the ocean, however, are …