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 …

Biochar as construction materials for achieving carbon neutrality

Y Zhang, M He, L Wang, J Yan, B Ma, X Zhu, YS Ok… - Biochar, 2022 - Springer
Biochar is a waste-derived material that can sequester carbon at a large scale. The
development of low-carbon and sustainable biochar-enhanced construction materials has …

A review of biochar in anaerobic digestion to improve biogas production: performances, mechanisms and economic assessments

W Zhao, H Yang, S He, Q Zhao, L Wei - Bioresource Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) technology still faces some challenges including low methane
productivity, instable operation efficiency and undesired refractory substances degradation …

Biochar application in anaerobic digestion: Performances, mechanisms, environmental assessment and circular economy

L Chen, W Fang, J Liang, M Nabi, Y Cai… - Resources …, 2023 - Elsevier
Understanding on effectiveness of biochar application in anaerobic digestion while
attaching importance to impact of this process on environment and circular economy have …

Production of biochar from crop residues and its application for anaerobic digestion

AT Hoang, JL Goldfarb, AM Foley, E Lichtfouse… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a viable and cost-effective method for converting organic waste
into usable renewable energy. The efficiency of organic waste digestion, nonetheless, is …

A comprehensive review of biochar utilization for low-carbon flexible asphalt pavements

NSA Yaro, MH Sutanto, NZ Habib, A Usman, JM Kaura… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
A large amount of biomass waste is produced globally, and its production and improper
management are major environmental issues. Pavement industries consume large amounts …

The role of electrochemical properties of biochar to promote methane production in anaerobic digestion

Z Sun, L Feng, Y Li, Y Han, H Zhou, J Pan - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
The electrochemical properties of biochar may be the key factor to promote anaerobic
digestion, which has attracted extensive attention. However, the mechanism and the role of …

Converting food waste into soil amendments for improving soil sustainability and crop productivity: a review

KN Palansooriya, PD Dissanayake… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
One-third of the annual food produced globally is wasted and much of the food waste (FW) is
unutilized; however, FW can be valorized into value-added industrial products such as …

Biochar derived carbonaceous material for various environmental applications: Systematic review

A Saravanan, PS Kumar - Environmental Research, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar is the solid material produced from the carbonization of organic feedstock biomass.
This material has several unique characteristics such as greater carbon content, good …

Enhancing thermophilic anaerobic co-digestion of sewage sludge and food waste with biogas residue biochar

H Liu, X Wang, Y Fang, W Lai, S Xu, E Lichtfouse - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar addition to anaerobic digestion systems generally improves the conversion of
organic waste into methane, yet biogas residues are still unwanted byproducts that may …