A critical review of sustainable application of biochar for green remediation: Research uncertainty and future directions

MA Al Masud, WS Shin, A Sarker, A Septian… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar, a carbon-rich material produced from the pyrolysis of organic biomass, has gained
significant attention as a potential solution for sustainable green remediation practices …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar modulating soil biological health: A review

S Bolan, S Sharma, S Mukherjee, M Kumar… - Science of the Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biochar can be used for multifunctional applications including the improvement of soil health
and carbon storage, remediation of contaminated soil and water resources, mitigation of …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar application for remediation of organic toxic pollutants in contaminated soils; An update

FU Haider, X Wang, U Zulfiqar, M Farooq… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioremediation of organic contaminants has become a major environmental concern in the
last few years, due to its bio-resistance and potential to accumulate in the environment. The …

A critical review on production, modification and utilization of biochar

Y **e, L Wang, H Li, LJ Westholm, L Carvalho… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
There has been an increased interest in the production of sustainable biochar in the past
years, as biochar shows versatile physicochemical properties and, can have a wide …

Biochar for environmental management: Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, contaminant treatment, and potential negative impacts

C Zhang, G Zeng, D Huang, C Lai, M Chen… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
With increased interest in scientific investigations and large-scale applications of
lignocellulosic biomass derived biochar for environmental management, a comprehensive …

Impact of biochar amendment in agricultural soils on the sorption, desorption, and degradation of pesticides: a review

Y Liu, L Lonappan, SK Brar, S Yang - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Extensive and inefficient use of pesticides over the last several decades resulted in serious
soil and water contamination by imposing severe toxic effects on living organisms. Soil …

Advanced technologies for the remediation of pesticide-contaminated soils

E Morillo, J Villaverde - Science of the total environment, 2017 - Elsevier
The occurrence of pesticides in soil has become a highly significant environmental problem,
which has been increased by the vast use of pesticides worldwide and the absence of …

A critical review of different factors governing the fate of pesticides in soil under biochar application

S Khalid, M Shahid, B Murtaza, I Bibi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides are extensively used in the modern agricultural system. The inefficient and
extensive use of pesticides during the last 5 to 6 decades inadvertently led to serious …

Soil biochar amendment as a climate change mitigation tool: key parameters and mechanisms involved

P Brassard, S Godbout, V Raghavan - Journal of environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biochar, a solid porous material obtained from the carbonization of biomass under low or no
oxygen conditions, has been proposed as a climate change mitigation tool because it is …

Biochar-induced changes in soil properties affected immobilization/mobilization of metals/metalloids in contaminated soils

M Ahmad, SS Lee, SE Lee, MI Al-Wabel… - Journal of soils and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Remediation of metal contaminated soil with biochar is attracting extensive interest
in recent years. Understanding the significance of variable biochar properties and soil types …