Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

M Hassan, Y Liu, R Naidu, SJ Parikh, J Du, F Qi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is a porous, amorphous, stable, and low-density carbon material derived from the
carbonization of various biological residues. Biochars have multifunctional properties that …

The role of biochar in organic waste composting and soil improvement: A review

X Guo, H Liu, J Zhang - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Large amounts of organic wastes, which pose a severe threat to the environment, can be
thermally pyrolyzed to produce biochar. Biochar has many potential uses owing to its unique …

Environmental applications of carbon-based materials: a review

KP Gopinath, DVN Vo, D Gnana Prakash… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
Environmental pollution is a major issue, yet actual remediation techniques are limited.
Carbon-based materials are increasingly used to treat air and water. Here we review the …

Diversity in the mechanisms of humin formation during composting with different materials

X Gao, W Tan, Y Zhao, J Wu, Q Sun, H Qi… - … science & technology, 2019 - ACS Publications
Humins (HMs) play a very important role in various environmental processes and are crucial
for regulating global carbon and nitrogen cycles in various ecosystems. Composting is a …

[HTML][HTML] Transformation characteristics of organic matter and phosphorus in composting processes of agricultural organic waste: Research trends

S **e, HT Tran, M Pu, T Zhang - Materials Science for Energy Technologies, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural waste is rich in organic matter and an important secondary source of
phosphorus, which can be converted into valuable products through various technologies …

A systematic review of biochar use in animal waste composting

N Akdeniz - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The animal production industry in the United States is currently undergoing a phase of
growth; however, such growth brings certain challenges. One of the most prominent …

Role of biochar in promoting circular economy in the agriculture sector. Part 1: A review of the biochar roles in soil N, P and K cycles

K **do, Y Audette, FS Higashikawa, CA Silva… - Chemical and Biological …, 2020 - Springer
Recently, biochar has been widely used for versatile applications in agriculture and
environment sectors as an effective tool to minimise waste and to increase the efficiency of …

Effects of biochar carried microbial agent on compost quality, greenhouse gas emission and bacterial community during sheep manure composting

Z Wang, Y Xu, T Yang, Y Liu, T Zheng, C Zheng - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Although composting is a very effective way to dispose agricultural wastes, its development
is greatly limited by the low compost quality and greenhouse gas emissions. At present …

Soil amendments for sustainable agriculture: Microbial organic fertilizers

H Bamdad, S Papari, G Lazarovits… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
There is an enormous body of the literature, proving that soil amendments enhance plant
growth/yield and prevent the impact of pathogens/toxins. To the best of our knowledge, there …