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 …

[HTML][HTML] Potentials of agricultural wastes as the ultimate alternative adsorbent for cadmium removal from wastewater. A review

MM Kwikima, S Mateso, Y Chebude - Scientific African, 2021 - Elsevier
The removal/recovery of cadmium from wastewaters by conventional technologies is proving
expensive due to the non-renewability of the materials used and the high costs of both …

A comprehensive literature review on cadmium (Cd) status in the soil environment and its immobilization by biochar-based materials

HU Rahim, WA Akbar, JM Alatalo - Agronomy, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cadmium, Cd (II) pollution of soils is a serious environmental and agricultural issue, posing
a threat to crop production, environmental quality, food safety, and human health. Therefore …

Pros and cons of biochar to soil potentially toxic element mobilization and phytoavailability: environmental implications

SM Shaheen, A Mosa, Natasha… - Earth Systems and …, 2023 - Springer
While the potential of biochar (BC) to immobilize potentially toxic elements (PTEs) in
contaminated soils has been studied and reviewed, no review has focused on the potential …

[HTML][HTML] Comparative role of animal manure and vegetable waste induced compost for polluted soil restoration and maize growth

S Bashir, AB Gulshan, J Iqbal, A Husain… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil amendment with two types of composts: animal manure (AC) and vegetable waste (VC)
induced composts have potential to alleviate Cd toxicity to maize in contaminated soil …

A critical review of the interactions between rhizosphere and biochar during the remediation of metal (loid) contaminated soils

C Fan, Y Cui, Q Zhang, N Yin, X Cai, X Yuan… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Biochar has a large specific surface area, well-developed pore structure, abundant surface
functional groups, and superior nutrient supply capacity, which is widely available and …

Efficient removal of Cd (II) from aqueous solution by chitosan modified kiwi branch biochar

Y Tan, X Wan, X Ni, L Wang, T Zhou, H Sun, N Wang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Production of cost-efficient composite materials from low-cost modified biochar for the
removal of Cd (II) from wastewater is much needed to meet the growing needs of industrial …

Influences of coexisting aged polystyrene microplastics on the ecological and health risks of cadmium in soils: A leachability and oral bioaccessibility based study

XC Chen, A Wang, JJ Wang, ZD Zhang, JY Yu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2024 - Elsevier
Whether coexisting microplastics (MPs) affect the ecological and health risks of cadmium
(Cd) in soils is a cutting-edge scientific issue. In this study, four typical Chinese soils were …

Investigation on the evolution of hydrothermal biochar

M Li, Y Wang, Z Shen, M Chi, C Lv, C Li, L Bai… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The objective of this study was to visualize trends and current research status of
hydrothermal biochar research through a bibliometric analysis by using CiteSpace software …

The impact of pristine and modified rice straw biochar on the emission of greenhouse gases from a red acidic soil

MN Khan, D Li, A Shah, J Huang, L Zhang… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
With the growing awareness of environmental impacts of land degradation, pressure is
mounting to improve the health and productivity of degrading soils, which could be achieved …