We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine
soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within …

Given both the ongoing expansion of world population and development of climate change
conditions, it is increasingly imperative to develop and deploy sustainable biomass …

Globally, soil organic matter (SOM) contains more than three times as much carbon as either
the atmosphere or terrestrial vegetation. Yet it remains largely unknown why some SOM …

Soil amendment with biochar is evaluated globally as a means to improve soil fertility and to
mitigate climate change. However, the effects of biochar on soil biota have received much …

Biochars have attracted tremendous attention due to their effects on soil improvement; they
enhance carbon storage, soil fertility and quality, and contaminant (organic and heavy …

Biochar is a carbon‐rich coproduct resulting from pyrolyzing biomass. When applied to the
soil it resists decomposition, effectively sequestering the applied carbon and mitigating …

Despite great general benefits derived from plastic use, accumulation of plastic material in
ecosystems, and especially microplastic, is becoming an increasing environmental concern …

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 …

The carbonization of biomass residuals to char has strong potential to become an
environmentally sound conversion process for the production of a wide variety of products …

Mechanisms to mitigate global climate change by sequestering carbon (C) in different 'sinks'
have been proposed as at least temporary measures. Of the major global C pools, terrestrial …