Feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature and type influence biochar characteristics: a comprehensive meta-data analysis review

JA Ippolito, L Cui, C Kammann, N Wrage-Mönnig… - Biochar, 2020‏ - Springer
Various studies have established that feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature, and pyrolysis
type influence final biochar physicochemical characteristics. However, overarching analyses …

Multifaceted applications of biochar in environmental management: a bibliometric profile

A Kumar, T Bhattacharya, WA Shaikh, A Roy… - Biochar, 2023‏ - Springer
Biochar is a carbon-containing material prepared through thermal treatment of biomass in
limited supply of oxygen, and used for an array of applications including waste …

Biochar production and characteristics, its impacts on soil health, crop production, and yield enhancement: A review

S Khan, S Irshad, K Mehmood, Z Hasnain, M Nawaz… - Plants, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
Rapid urban expansion and a booming population are placing immense pressure on our
agricultural systems, leading to detrimental impacts on soil fertility and overall health. Due to …

Biochar aging: mechanisms, physicochemical changes, assessment, and implications for field applications

L Wang, D O'Connor, J Rinklebe, YS Ok… - Environmental …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Biochar has triggered a black gold rush in environmental studies as a carbon-rich material
with well-developed porous structure and tunable functionality. While much attention has …

Application of co-pyrolysis biochar for the adsorption and immobilization of heavy metals in contaminated environmental substrates

Y Li, H Yu, L Liu, H Yu - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Heavy metal pollution has been considered as a serious threat to the environment and
human in the past decades due to its toxic and unbiodegradable properties. Recently …

Production, activation, and applications of biochar in recent times

AK Sakhiya, A Anand, P Kaushal - Biochar, 2020‏ - Springer
Biomass is a green energy source and is available in abundance. Biochar is a carbon-rich
material derived from a wide range of biomass or organic waste through the thermochemical …

Biomass-derived biochar: From production to application in removing heavy metal-contaminated water

WH Chen, AT Hoang, S Nižetić, A Pandey… - Process Safety and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment may help to reduce water shortages, whilst concurrently recover
energy and nutrients, leading to some of the exploitation of important sources being offset …

Biochar application to low fertility soils: A review of current status, and future prospects

A El-Naggar, SS Lee, J Rinklebe, M Farooq, H Song… - Geoderma, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Rapid industrial development and human activities have caused a degradation of soil
quality and fertility. There is increasing interest in rehabilitating low fertility soils to improve …

Insights into biochar and hydrochar production and applications: A review

Z Zhang, Z Zhu, B Shen, L Liu - Energy, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Recently, there is an upsurge interest of using biomass derived char products in various
fields, in order to address some of the most urgent energy and environmental problems we …

Past, present, and future of biochar

W Chen, J Meng, X Han, Y Lan, W Zhang - Biochar, 2019‏ - Springer
After entering the twenty-first century, biochar has become a focal point of multidisciplinary
research because of its special characteristics, broad application, and promising …