Biochar in agriculture–A systematic review of 26 global meta‐analyses

HP Schmidt, C Kammann, N Hagemann… - GCB …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar is obtained by pyrolyzing biomass and is, by definition, applied in a way that avoids
its rapid oxidation to CO2. Its use in agriculture includes animal feeding, manure treatment …

Deep-C storage: Biological, chemical and physical strategies to enhance carbon stocks in agricultural subsoils

ES Button, J Pett-Ridge, DV Murphy, Y Kuzyakov… - Soil Biology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to their substantial volume, subsoils contain more of the total soil carbon (C) pool than
topsoils. Much of this C is thousands of years old, suggesting that subsoils offer …

A critical review of the possible adverse effects of biochar in the soil environment

M Brtnicky, R Datta, J Holatko, L Bielska… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has received extensive attention because of its multi-functionality for agricultural
and environmental applications. Despite its many benefits, there are concerns related to the …

The dark side of black gold: Ecotoxicological aspects of biochar and biochar-amended soils

P Godlewska, YS Ok, P Oleszczuk - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar, a product of biomass pyrolysis, is characterized by significant surface area,
porosity, high water holding capacity, and environmental persistence. It is perceived as a …

Biochar-based adsorbents for carbon dioxide capture: A critical review

PD Dissanayake, S You, AD Igalavithana, Y **a… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Carbon dioxide (CO 2) is the main anthropogenic greenhouse gas contributing to global
warming, causing tremendous impacts on the global ecosystem. Fossil fuel combustion is …

Goethite modified biochar as a multifunctional amendment for cationic Cd (II), anionic As (III), roxarsone, and phosphorus in soil and water

S Zhu, J Zhao, N Zhao, X Yang, C Chen… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environment-friendly, function tunable, and low-cost adsorbents/amendments from
agricultural residue-derived biochar show enormous potential for mitigating the environment …

Biochar production with amelioration of microwave-assisted pyrolysis: Current scenario, drawbacks and perspectives

V Hadiya, K Popat, S Vyas, S Varjani, M Vithanage… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, biomass has been reported to obtain a wide range of value-added products.
Biochar can be obtained by heating biomass, which aids in carbon sinks, soil amendments …

Effect of gasification biochar application on soil quality: Trace metal behavior, microbial community, and soil dissolved organic matter

X Yang, A Tsibart, H Nam, J Hur, A El-Naggar… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Compared to pyrolysis biochar (PBC), gasification biochar (GBC) differs in both composition
and surface functionalities due to the use of an oxidizing purging gas. This work compares …

Potentials, limitations, co-benefits, and trade-offs of biochar applications to soils for climate change mitigation

A Tisserant, F Cherubini - Land, 2019 - mdpi.com
Biochar is one of the most affordable negative emission technologies (NET) at hand for
future large-scale deployment of carbon dioxide removal (CDR), which is typically found …

[PDF][PDF] Technical proposals for selected new fertilising materials under the Fertilising Products Regulation (Regulation (EU) 2019/1009)

D Huygens, H Saveyn, D Tonini, P Eder… - FeHPO …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Abstract The European Commission has recently revised the EU legislation on fertilisers,
expanding its scope to secondary-raw-material-based fertilising products, and resulting in …