Towards a global assessment of pyrogenic carbon from vegetation fires

C Santín, SH Doerr, ES Kane, CA Masiello… - Global Change …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The production of pyrogenic carbon (PyC; a continuum of organic carbon (C) ranging from
partially charred biomass and charcoal to soot) is a widely acknowledged C sink, with the …

A critical review of mechanisms involved in the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants through biochar

Z Abbas, S Ali, M Rizwan, IE Zaheer, A Malik… - Arabian Journal of …, 2018 - Springer
Successful application of low-cost adsorbent like biochar has introduced multidisciplinary
areas of science, particularly with respect to remediation of both organic and inorganic …

Effects of aging under field conditions on biochar structure and composition: Implications for biochar stability in soils

JM de la Rosa, M Rosado, M Paneque, AZ Miller… - Science of the Total …, 2018 - Elsevier
The effects of aging on biochar (BC) properties, composition and carbon sequestration are
still under debate. This study aimed at illustrating the qualitative alterations of five different …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing biochar's permanence: An inertinite benchmark

H Sanei, A Rudra, ZMM Przyswitt, S Kousted… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
The natural removal of carbon dioxide and its permanent storage by the Earth system occurs
through (i) inorganic carbon and (ii) organic carbon pathways. The former involves the …

Pyrogenic carbon in soils: a literature-based inventory and a global estimation of its content in soil organic carbon and stocks

M Reisser, RS Purves, MWI Schmidt… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Pyrogenic carbon (PyC) is considered one of the most stable components in soil and can
represent more than 30% of total soil organic carbon (SOC). However, few estimates of …

Biochar's role as an alternative N-fertilizer: ammonia capture

KA Spokas, JM Novak, RT Venterea - Plant and soil, 2012 - Springer
Background Biochar's role as a carbon sequestration agent, while simultaneously providing
soil fertility improvements when used as an amendment, has been receiving significant …

Anion exchange capacity of biochar

M Lawrinenko, DA Laird - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Biochar has gained recent interest as a soil amendment and agent for carbon sequestration.
Some biochars have significant levels of anion exchange capacity (AEC), which may reduce …

Global-scale evidence for the refractory nature of riverine black carbon

AI Coppola, DB Wiedemeier, V Galy, N Haghipour… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Wildfires and incomplete combustion of fossil fuel produce large amounts of black carbon.
Black carbon production and transport are essential components of the carbon cycle …

The impact of fire on the Late Paleozoic Earth system

IJ Glasspool, AC Scott, D Waltham, N Pronina… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Analyses of bulk petrographic data indicate that during the Late Paleozoic wildfires were
more prevalent than at present. We propose that the development of fire systems through …

Forest floor chemical transformations in a boreal forest fire and their correlations with temperature and heating duration

C Santín, SH Doerr, A Merino, R Bryant, NJ Loader - Geoderma, 2016 - Elsevier
Boreal soils account for~ 30% of the global soil organic carbon (C) stock. Wildfires are an
important perturbation of this C pool, particularly affecting the top organic soil layer, which …