How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

S Joseph, AL Cowie, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan… - Gcb …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine
soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within …

Predicting biochar properties and functions based on feedstock and pyrolysis temperature: A review and data syntheses

S Li, S Harris, A Anandhi, G Chen - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar has been widely studied as a soil amendment to improve soil properties. When
different feedstocks are used to produce biochar under different pyrolysis conditions, 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 …

KOH-activated high surface area Douglas Fir biochar for adsorbing aqueous Cr (VI), Pb (II) and Cd (II)

A Herath, CA Layne, F Perez, EIB Hassan… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar has become a popular research topic in sustainable chemistry for use both in
agriculture and pollution abatement. To enhance aqueous Cr (VI), Pb (II) and Cd (II) removal …

Hydrogel-biochar composite for agricultural applications and controlled release fertilizer: a step towards pollution free environment

SK Das, GK Ghosh - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
With the aim to develop superabsorbent and moisture retaining hydrogel-biochar composite
for agricultural applications and as a controlled released fertilizer it was synthesized through …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of pyrolysis temperature, feedstock type and compaction on water retention of biochar amended soil

H Huang, NG Reddy, X Huang, P Chen, P Wang… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Recent studies on water retention behaviour of biochar amended soil rarely considers the
effect of pyrolysis temperature and also feedstock type into account. It is well known that …

[HTML][HTML] Management of poultry manure in Poland–Current state and future perspectives

D Dróżdż, K Wystalska, K Malińska, A Grosser… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review aimed to analyse the current state of management practices for poultry manure
in Poland and present future perspectives in terms of technologies allowing closing the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of pyrolysis temperature on biochar microstructural evolution, physicochemical characteristics, and its influence on biochar/polypropylene composites

AY Elnour, AA Alghyamah, HM Shaikh, AM Poulose… - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Environmental management through effective utilization of biowastes has been a topic of
intensive research in recent years. This study examines the effect of pyrolysis temperature …

Influence of temperature and duration of pyrolysis on the property heterogeneity of rice straw biochar and optimization of pyrolysis conditions for its application in soils

S Chandra, J Bhattacharya - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The study reports an investigation into the effects of temperature and duration of the
pyrolysis on the yield and properties of the rice straw biochar and their optimization for …

Biocarbon materials

AK Mohanty, S Vivekanandhan, O Das… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Biocarbons are carbonaceous solids derived from renewable and sustainable feedstocks
and their combinations through thermochemical conversion at high temperatures (> 350° C) …