Environmental and agricultural relevance of humic fractions extracted by alkali from soils and natural waters

DC Olk, PR Bloom, EM Perdue… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
To study the structure and function of soil organic matter, soil scientists have performed
alkali extractions for soil humic acid (HA) and fulvic acid (FA) fractions for more than 200 …

Emergent properties of microbial activity in heterogeneous soil microenvironments: different research approaches are slowly converging, yet major challenges remain

PC Baveye, W Otten, A Kravchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

Microspectroscopic visualization of how biochar lifts the soil organic carbon ceiling

Z Weng, L Van Zwieten, E Tavakkoli, MT Rose… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The soil carbon (C) saturation concept suggests an upper limit to the storage of soil organic
carbon (SOC). It is set by the mechanisms that protect soil organic matter from …

Anaerobic microsites have an unaccounted role in soil carbon stabilization

M Keiluweit, T Wanzek, M Kleber, P Nico… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Soils represent the largest carbon reservoir within terrestrial ecosystems. The mechanisms
controlling the amount of carbon stored and its feedback to the climate system, however …

Organo–organic and organo–mineral interfaces in soil at the nanometer scale

AR Possinger, MJ Zachman, A Enders… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The capacity of soil as a carbon (C) sink is mediated by interactions between organic matter
and mineral phases. However, previously proposed layered accumulation of organic matter …

Molecular-scale investigation with ESI-FT-ICR-MS on fractionation of dissolved organic matter induced by adsorption on iron oxyhydroxides

J Lv, S Zhang, S Wang, L Luo, D Cao… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Adsorption by minerals is a common geochemical process of dissolved organic matter
(DOM) which may induce fractionation of DOM at the mineral-water interface. Here, we …

Biochar built soil carbon over a decade by stabilizing rhizodeposits

Z Weng, L Van Zwieten, BP Singh, E Tavakkoli… - Nature Climate …, 2017 - nature.com
Biochar can increase the stable C content of soil. However, studies on the longer-term role
of plant–soil–biochar interactions and the consequent changes to native soil organic carbon …

Single cobalt atom and N codoped carbon nanofibers as highly durable electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction

Q Cheng, L Yang, L Zou, Z Zou, C Chen, Z Hu… - Acs …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Transition-metal and nitrogen-codoped carbon-based (TM-N/C) catalysts are promising
candidates for catalyzing the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). However, TM-N/C catalysts …

Innovative methods in soil phosphorus research: A review

J Kruse, M Abraham, W Amelung… - Journal of plant …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Phosphorus (P) is an indispensable element for all life on Earth and, during the past decade,
concerns about the future of its global supply have stimulated much research on soil P and …

Black carbon increases cation exchange capacity in soils

B Liang, J Lehmann, D Solomon… - Soil science society …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Black Carbon (BC) may significantly affect nutrient retention and play a key role in a wide
range of biogeochemical processes in soils, especially for nutrient cycling. Anthrosols from …