Biochar for agronomy, animal farming, anaerobic digestion, composting, water treatment, soil remediation, construction, energy storage, and carbon sequestration: a …

AI Osman, S Fawzy, M Farghali, M El-Azazy… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
In the context of climate change and the circular economy, biochar has recently found many
applications in various sectors as a versatile and recycled material. Here, we review …

Technologies for removing heavy metal from contaminated soils on farmland: A review

H Lin, Z Wang, C Liu, Y Dong - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of industrialization and agricultural intensification and scale, the
problem of heavy metal pollution in farmland has attracted widespread attention. There exist …

Biochar and its broad impacts in soil quality and fertility, nutrient leaching and crop productivity: A review

HM Alkharabsheh, MF Seleiman, ML Battaglia… - Agronomy, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biochar is gaining significant attention due to its potential for carbon (C) sequestration,
improvement of soil health, fertility enhancement, and crop productivity and quality. In this …

A critical review of the possible adverse effects of biochar in the soil environment

M Brtnicky, R Datta, J Holatko, L Bielska… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has received extensive attention because of its multi-functionality for agricultural
and environmental applications. Despite its many benefits, there are concerns related to the …

Compositional heterogeneity of different biochar: effect of pyrolysis temperature and feedstocks

SK Das, GK Ghosh, RK Avasthe, K Sinha - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
We have quantified the influence of different pyrolysis temperature and feedstocks types on
thirty six compositional characteristics of biochar. The properties of biochar were principally …

The effects of biochar on antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) removal during different environmental governance processes: A review

B Shao, Z Liu, L Tang, Y Liu, Q Liang, T Wu… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2022 - Elsevier
Antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) pollution has been considered as one of the most
significant emerging environmental and health challenges in the 21st century, many efforts …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar and bacteria inoculated biochar enhanced Cd and Cu immobilization and enzymatic activity in a polluted soil

C Tu, J Wei, F Guan, Y Liu, Y Sun, Y Luo - Environment international, 2020 - Elsevier
The application of biochar in the remediation of heavy metal contaminated soil has received
increasing global attention during the past decade. Although there has been some review …

The dark side of black gold: Ecotoxicological aspects of biochar and biochar-amended soils

P Godlewska, YS Ok, P Oleszczuk - Journal of hazardous materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar, a product of biomass pyrolysis, is characterized by significant surface area,
porosity, high water holding capacity, and environmental persistence. It is perceived as a …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-plant interaction and detoxification strategies under abiotic stresses for achieving agricultural resilience: A critical review

M Hasnain, N Munir, Z Abideen, F Zulfiqar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unpredictable climatic perturbations, the expanding industrial and mining sectors,
excessive agrochemicals, greater reliance on wastewater usage in cultivation, and landfill …

Fertilization and soil microbial community: a review

LC Dincă, P Grenni, C Onet, A Onet - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The present paper reviews the most recent advances regarding the effects of chemical and
organic fertilizers on soil microbial communities. Based on the results from the articles …