Soil acidification and the liming potential of biochar

N Bolan, AK Sarmah, S Bordoloi, S Bolan… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Soil acidification in managed ecosystems such as agricultural lands principally results from
the increased releasing of protons (H+) from the transformation reactions of carbon (C) …

The effects of biochar and its applications in the microbial remediation of contaminated soil: A review

X Zheng, W Xu, J Dong, T Yang, Z Shangguan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
The amendment of biochar for soil bioremediation can improve soil conditions, influence soil
microbial community, and achieve co-application of biochar-microbe to promote the removal …

14 year applications of chemical fertilizers and crop straw effects on soil labile organic carbon fractions, enzyme activities and microbial community in rice-wheat …

B Liu, H Xia, C Jiang, M Riaz, L Yang, Y Chen… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Traditional fertilization management can damage soil structure and lead to severe soil
erosion. The practice of crop straw returning to the field reduces the negative impact of straw …

Sustainable applications of rice feedstock in agro-environmental and construction sectors: a global perspective

SM Shaheen, V Antoniadis, M Shahid, Y Yang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rice is second only to maize among the world's most important cereal crops, with a global
harvested area of approximately 158 million hectares and an annual production of more …

Biochar/vermicompost promotes Hybrid Pennisetum plant growth and soil enzyme activity in saline soils

X Song, H Li, J Song, W Chen, L Shi - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•BC and VC amendments alleviated salt-induced oxidative stress on Hybrid
Pennisetum.•Enzyme activities were positive activated by BC and VC addition.•The increase …

Stabilization and passivation of multiple heavy metals in soil facilitating by pinecone-based biochar: mechanisms and microbial community evolution

J Lan, S Zhang, Y Dong, J Li, S Li, L Feng… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Soil contamination by multiple heavy metals and As is one of the major environmental
hazards recognized worldwide. In this study, pinecone-biochar was used for stabilization …

Field-aged biochar enhances soil organic carbon by increasing recalcitrant organic carbon fractions and making microbial communities more conducive to carbon …

H Zheng, D Liu, X Liao, Y Miao, Y Li, J Li, J Yuan… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2022 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely proposed for carbon (C) sequestration, but its residual effects on
soil organic C (SOC) accumulation and microbial characteristics are unknown. Herein, we …

A performance evaluation study of nano-biochar as a potential slow-release nano-fertilizer from wheat straw residue for sustainable agriculture

HA Khan, SR Naqvi, MT Mehran, AH Khoja, MBK Niazi… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Agro-Wastes are identified as to manufacture potential valuable organic biochar fertilizer
product economically while also managing the waste. Biochar (BC) produced from …

Integrating biochar and bacteria for sustainable remediation of metal-contaminated soils

P Ouyang, M Narayanan, X Shi, X Chen, Z Li, Y Luo… - Biochar, 2023 - Springer
Due to anthropogenic activities, heavy metal (HM) pollution in soils has increased, resulting
in severe ecological problems and posing a constant threat to human health. Among various …

Nano‐biochar: properties and prospects for sustainable agriculture

F Shafiq, S Anwar, L Zhang… - Land Degradation & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar is an extremely valuable carbon black material used since the Pre‐Columbian Era
in Latin America and is known for its properties to promote soil fertility and sustain crop …