Biochar-compost as a new option for soil improvement: Application in various problem soils

S Qian, X Zhou, Y Fu, B Song, H Yan, Z Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to the synergistic effects of biochar and compost/composting, the combined application
of biochar and compost (biochar-compost) has been recognized as a highly promising and …

Biochar as a tool for effective management of drought and heavy metal toxicity

S Mansoor, N Kour, S Manhas, S Zahid, OA Wani… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Drought and heavy metal stress undesirably disturb soil fertility and plant growth. Heavy
metals pose severe biological toxic effects. Biochar, a carbon rich source application …

Remediation of heavy metal contaminated soils by biochar: Mechanisms, potential risks and applications in China

L He, H Zhong, G Liu, Z Dai, PC Brookes, J Xu - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
There are global concerns about heavy metal (HM) contamination in soils, which in turn has
produced an increased demand for soil remediation. Biochar has been widely documented …

Phytoremediation of potentially toxic elements (PTEs) contaminated soils using alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.): A comprehensive review

L Chen, J Beiyuan, W Hu, Z Zhang, C Duan, Q Cui… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil contamination with potentially toxic elements (PTEs) is an increasing environmental
problem, posing serious threats to the living organisms. Phytoremediation is a sustainable …

Physicochemical features, metal availability and enzyme activity in heavy metal-polluted soil remediated by biochar and compost

J Tang, L Zhang, J Zhang, L Ren, Y Zhou… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Biochar and compost have been widely used for pollution remediation of heavy metals in
soil. However, little research was conducted to explore the efficiency of biochar, compost …

Chemical and biological immobilization mechanisms of potentially toxic elements in biochar-amended soils

T Bandara, A Franks, J Xu, N Bolan… - Critical Reviews in …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
The application of biochars for the remediation of water and soils contaminated with
potentially toxic elements (PTEs) has seen a recent growing interest. The mechanisms of …

Effect of biochar on immobilization remediation of Cd⁃ contaminated soil and environmental quality

B Tang, H Xu, F Song, H Ge, L Chen, S Yue… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose Field experiments were conducted to explore the remediation effects of ordinary
biochar and PEI-modified biochar on the Cd-contaminated yellow brown soil, and the …

Contrasting effects of banana peels waste and its biochar on greenhouse gas emissions and soil biochemical properties

TA Sial, MN Khan, Z Lan, F Kumbhar, Z Ying… - Process Safety and …, 2019 - Elsevier
The huge quantity of banana peels waste from juice industries and fruit markets every day is
indicating a potential bio-resource which is major task for environment safety. It can be …

Environmental effects of silicon within biochar (sichar) and carbon–silicon coupling mechanisms: a critical review

Y Wang, X Xiao, Y Xu, B Chen - Environmental science & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Biochar is increasingly gaining attention for its potential environmental benefits. In addition
to carbon (C), silicon (Si) is a major elemental component in biochar with abundant …

Effects of biochar on berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum, L.) growth and heavy metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) accumulation

A Pescatore, C Grassi, AM Rizzo, S Orlandini, M Napoli - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Urban soil pollution by heavy metals (HMs) is a pressing problem in the development of
urban agriculture (UA). In this context, the use of amendments, such as biochar, and …