A comprehensive review on biomass humification: Recent advances in pathways, challenges, new applications, and perspectives

S Wei, Z Li, Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Ge, Z Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

Humic substances derived from biomass waste during aerobic composting and hydrothermal treatment: a review

ZT Hu, W Huo, Y Chen, Q Zhang, M Hu… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Humic substances (HSs) occupy 80% of organic matter in soil and have been widely applied
for soil remediation agents, potential battery materials, and adsorbents. Since the HS …

Biotic and abiotic approaches to artificial humic acids production

M Wang, Y Li, H Peng, J Wang, Q Li, P Li, J Fan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agricultural practices such as successive cropping and irrational fertilization have led to a
steady decline in soil fertility in many regions. Humic acids (HAs) are a type of effective …

Hydrothermal humification mechanism of typical agricultural waste biomass: a case study of corn straw

X Peng, S Gai, K Cheng, F Yang - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
The hydrothermal humification technology provides a novel route for the preparation of
artificial humic substances (A-HS), while the mechanism underlying the hydrothermal …

Production of artificial humic acid from biomass residues by a non-catalytic hydrothermal process

Y Shao, M Bao, W Huo, R Ye, Y Liu, W Lu - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic substance is vital for soil fertility and has wide applications such as soil remediation
agents, organic fertilizer and adsorbents. The results of pH effect on artificial humic acids …

Biotic and abiotic catalysts for enhanced humification in composting: A comprehensive review

VKH Bui, HB Truong, S Hong, X Li, J Hur - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2023 - Elsevier
Humification is an environmentally important process that converts organic matter and/or
pollutants into structurally refractory substances through various catalytic mechanisms …

Hydrothermal synthesis of similar mineral-sourced humic acid from food waste and the role of protein

P Chen, R Yang, Y Pei, Y Yang, J Cheng, D He… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Food waste is a challenging biomass resource due to its high moisture content, low calorific
value, and complex composition. Natural humification of animal and plant residues is highly …

Oxidation-alkaline-enhanced abiotic humification valorizes lignin-rich biogas digestate into artificial humic acids

E Sarlaki, P Ghofrani-Isfahani, M Ghorbani… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study introduces a cost-effective, mild thermal abiotic humification method for producing
highly humified artificial humic acids (AHAs) from lignin-rich biogas digestate. Derived from …

A hydrothermal process to turn waste biomass into artificial fulvic and humic acids for soil remediation

F Yang, S Zhang, K Cheng, M Antonietti - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
A novel preparation protocol for synthetic, look-a-like humic substances (ie, fulvic and humic
acids) simulating geochemical processes through hydrothermal reaction is presented, with …

Unlocking the potential of humic acid production through oxygen-assisted hydrothermal humification of hydrochar

Y Shao, Y Geng, Z Li, Y Long, M Ajmal, W Lu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The utilization of biomass as a raw material and production of hydrothermal humic acid
(HHA) through hydrothermal method using hydrochar as an intermediate product is a …