[HTML][HTML] Significance of biochar application to the environment and economy

BA Oni, O Oziegbe, OO Olawole - Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich solid formed from the organic residue by pyrolysis. The productivity
of biochar relies on feedstock type and pyrolysis conditions. Studies on biochar were …

Biochar's stability and effect on the content, composition and turnover of soil organic carbon

L Han, K Sun, Y Yang, X **a, F Li, Z Yang, B **ng - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive application of biochar to soil exerts a profound effect on organic carbon (OC) in
soils. However, the impact of biochar on the content and composition of OC has not been …

Evaluation of change in biochar properties derived from different feedstock and pyrolysis temperature for environmental and agricultural application

P Pariyar, K Kumari, MK Jain, PS Jadhao - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of biochar has increased significantly for sustainable and
efficient carbon sequestration, improving soil quality and enhancement of plant growth. The …

Biochar stability in soil: meta‐analysis of decomposition and priming effects

J Wang, Z **ong, Y Kuzyakov - Gcb Bioenergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The stability and decomposition of biochar are fundamental to understand its persistence in
soil, its contribution to carbon (C) sequestration, and thus its role in the global C cycle. Our …

Biochar increases soil microbial biomass but has variable effects on microbial diversity: A meta-analysis

X Li, T Wang, SX Chang, X Jiang, Y Song - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar has been extensively studied as a soil amendment for carbon sequestration and for
improving soil quality; however, a systematic understanding of the responses of soil …

Advances and future directions of biochar characterization methods and applications

AD Igalavithana, S Mandal, NK Niazi… - Critical reviews in …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar is a carbon-rich by-product of the thermal conversion of organic feedstocks and is
primarily used as a soil amendment. Identification and quantification of biochar properties …

Chemical characterization of rice straw-derived biochar for soil amendment

W Wu, M Yang, Q Feng, K McGrouther, H Wang… - Biomass and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis of rice straw to create biochar for soil amendment appears to be a promising
method to address concerns with regard to improving soil fertility, increasing Carbon storage …

Response of soil carbon dioxide fluxes, soil organic carbon and microbial biomass carbon to biochar amendment: a meta‐analysis

S Liu, Y Zhang, Y Zong, Z Hu, S Wu, JIE Zhou… - Gcb …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar as a carbon‐rich coproduct of pyrolyzing biomass, its amendment has been
advocated as a potential strategy to soil carbon (C) sequestration. Updated data derived …

Interactions between biochar stability and soil organisms: review and research needs

N Ameloot, ER Graber, FGA Verheijen… - European Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The stability of biochar in soils is the cornerstone of the burgeoning worldwide interest in the
potential of the pyrolysis/biochar platform for carbon (C) sequestration. While biochar is …

Organic carbon and nutrient release from a range of laboratory-produced biochars and biochar–soil mixtures

A Mukherjee, AR Zimmerman - Geoderma, 2013 - Elsevier
Biochar has shown promise as a soil amendment that increases carbon sequestration and
fertility, but its effects on dissolved organic carbon (DOC), nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) …