Biochar physicochemical properties: pyrolysis temperature and feedstock kind effects

A Tomczyk, Z Sokołowska, P Boguta - Reviews in Environmental Science …, 2020 - Springer
Biochar is a pyrogenous, organic material synthesized through pyrolysis of different biomass
(plant or animal waste). The potential biochar applications include:(1) pollution remediation …

Does biochar improve soil water retention? A systematic review and meta-analysis

F Razzaghi, PB Obour, E Arthur - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar is widely suggested as a soil amendment to improve soil physical properties for crop
production. However, the heterogeneity between experiments in terms of biochar …

The role of biochar in organic waste composting and soil improvement: A review

X Guo, H Liu, J Zhang - Waste Management, 2020 - Elsevier
Large amounts of organic wastes, which pose a severe threat to the environment, can be
thermally pyrolyzed to produce biochar. Biochar has many potential uses owing to its unique …

The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: A review

G Agegnehu, AK Srivastava, MI Bird - Applied soil ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
Multiple nutrient deficiencies related to severe soil fertility depletion have emerged as the
major constraint to the sustainability of agriculture on a global scale. Use of biochar and …

Biochar composition-dependent impacts on soil nutrient release, carbon mineralization, and potential environmental risk: a review

A El-Naggar, AH El-Naggar, SM Shaheen… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar application has multiple benefits for soil fertility improvement and climate change
mitigation. Biochar can act as a source of nutrients and sequester carbon (C) in the soil. The …

Effects of biochar on soil fertility and crop productivity in arid regions: a review

AA Diatta, JH Fike, ML Battaglia, JM Galbraith… - Arabian Journal of …, 2020 - Springer
Biochar, carbon-rich materials produced during the thermochemical processing of biomass,
are receiving increased attention given their potential value as soil amendments. Biochar …

Biochemical cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in biochar-amended soils

S Gul, JK Whalen - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
There is global interest in understanding the prospects for biochar application to agricultural
soils. If biochar enhances the availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to crops, this …

Effect of different biochars on acid soil and growth parameters of rice plants under aluminium toxicity

R Shetty, NB Prakash - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
Biochar is known to decrease the soil acidity and in turn enhance the plant growth by
increasing soil fertility. Major objective of the present work was to understand the effect of …

Influence of soil properties and feedstocks on biochar potential for carbon mineralization and improvement of infertile soils

A El-Naggar, SS Lee, YM Awad, X Yang, C Ryu… - Geoderma, 2018 - Elsevier
The impact of biochar (BC) application on soil varies with BC feedstock and soil type. The
objective of this study was to investigate the linkage between the properties and surface …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-based fertilizer amendments improve the soil microbial community structure in a karst mountainous area

T Yan, J Xue, Z Zhou, Y Wu - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar-based fertilizer amendment can improve soil properties partly due to stimulated
microbial activities and growths. The karst ecosystem is prone to degradation and accounts …