Soil constraints in an arid environment—challenges, prospects, and implications

A Naorem, S Jayaraman, YP Dang, RC Dalal… - Agronomy, 2023 - mdpi.com
Climate models project that many terrestrial ecosystems will become drier over the course of
this century, leading to a drastic increase in the global extent of arid soils. In order to …

Hydrochar: a review on its production technologies and applications

S Masoumi, VB Borugadda, S Nanda, AK Dalai - Catalysts, 2021 - mdpi.com
Recently, due to the escalating usage of non-renewable fossil fuels such as coal, natural
gas and petroleum coke in electricity and power generation, and associated issues with …

Biochar role in the sustainability of agriculture and environment

M Ayaz, D Feizienė, V Tilvikienė, K Akhtar… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
The exercise of biochar in agribusiness has increased proportionally in recent years. It has
been indicated that biochar application could strengthen soil fertility benefits, such as …

Influence of biochar on trace element uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants and associated health risks: A critical review

N Natasha, M Shahid, S Khalid, I Bibi… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Environmental contamination by toxic trace elements is a global issue faced by soil-plant-
human systems. Biochar has gained substantial attention as a soil amendment to reduce …

A sustainable, low-cost carbonaceous hydrochar adsorbent for methylene blue adsorption derived from corncobs

TH Tran, AH Le, TH Pham, XC Nguyen, AK Nadda… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, activated carbon from corncobs was successfully synthesized by hydrothermal
carbonization and hydrochemical activation at low temperatures, followed by pyrolysis. A …

New insights into the efficient removal of emerging contaminants by biochars and hydrochars derived from olive oil wastes

L Delgado-Moreno, S Bazhari, G Gasco… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The removal of emerging contaminants (ECs) for water source reclamation, minimizing
energy and chemical use, is an environmental concern worldwide. In this study, we used the …

Emerging trends in the application of carbon-based materials: A review

AO Egbedina, OP Bolade, U Ewuzie… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Climate change, environmental pollution, and the need for cleaner alternative energy
sources have opened several areas of research interest. Carbon-based materials (CBMs), in …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of biochar on Pb, Cd and Cr availability and maize growth in artificial contaminated soil

KA Alaboudi, B Ahmed, G Brodie - Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
This study was performed to investigate the effect of biochar manufactured from agriculture
residues for the stabilization of lead, cadmium and chromium (Pb, Cd and Cr) in artificially …

Rice straw application with different water regimes stimulate enzymes activity and improve aggregates and their organic carbon contents in a paddy soil

I Mohamed, MA Bassouny, MHH Abbas, Z Ming… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon plays considerable roles in binding soil particles together forming
aggregates. Carbon (C) incorporated within these aggregates is thought to be microbially …

Ameliorating a sandy soil using biochar and compost amendments and their implications as slow release fertilizers on plant growth

M Elshony, IM Farid, F Alkamar… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2019 - ejss.journals.ekb.eg
Poor fertility and low water retention at the different soil moisture constants are both limiting
factors of crop productivity in sandy soils. Recycling organic wastes might provide such soils …