Evaluate the role of biochar during the organic waste composting process: A critical review

MK Nguyen, C Lin, HG Hoang, P Sanderson, BT Dang… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Composting is very robust and efficient for the biodegradation of organic waste; however
secondary pollutants, namely greenhouse gases (GHGs) and odorous emissions, are …

A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: production, characteristics, and environmental applications

HKS Panahi, M Dehhaghi, YS Ok, AS Nizami… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2020 - Elsevier
A sustainable management of environment and agriculture is crucial to protect soil, water,
and air during intensified agriculture practices as well as huge industrial and transportation …

Production and utilization of biochar: A review

JS Cha, SH Park, SC Jung, C Ryu, JK Jeon… - Journal of Industrial and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Biochar produced during the thermochemical decomposition of biomass not only reduces
the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere, but it is also an environment-friendly …

A comprehensive review on physical activation of biochar for energy and environmental applications

B Sajjadi, WY Chen, NO Egiebor - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2019 - degruyter.com
Biochar is a solid by-product of thermochemical conversion of biomass to bio-oil and
syngas. It has a carbonaceous skeleton, a small amount of heteroatom functional groups …

Global soil‐derived ammonia emissions from agricultural nitrogen fertilizer application: A refinement based on regional and crop‐specific emission factors

R Ma, J Zou, Z Han, K Yu, S Wu, Z Li, S Liu… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Ammonia (NH3) emissions from fertilized soils to the atmosphere and the subsequent
deposition to land surface exert adverse effects on biogeochemical nitrogen (N) cycling. The …

How does biochar influence soil N cycle? A meta-analysis

Q Liu, Y Zhang, B Liu, JE Amonette, Z Lin, G Liu… - Plant and soil, 2018 - Springer
Background and aims Modern agriculture is driving the release of excessive amounts of
reactive nitrogen (N) from the soils to the environment, thereby threatening ecological …

Biochar application as a tool to decrease soil nitrogen losses (NH3 volatilization, N2O emissions, and N leaching) from croplands: Options and mitigation strength in …

Q Liu, B Liu, Y Zhang, T Hu, Z Lin, G Liu… - Global Change …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Biochar application to croplands has been proposed as a potential strategy to decrease
losses of soil‐reactive nitrogen (N) to the air and water. However, the extent and spatial …

Biochar adsorbed ammonia is bioavailable

A Taghizadeh-Toosi, TJ Clough, RR Sherlock… - Plant and soil, 2012 - Springer
Biochar is produced as a by-product of the low temperature pyrolysis of biomass during
bioenergy extraction and its incorporation into soil is of global interest as a potential carbon …

Catalytic esterification of fatty acids using solid acid catalysts generated from biochar and activated carbon

JR Kastner, J Miller, DP Geller, J Locklin, LH Keith… - Catalysis Today, 2012 - Elsevier
Reusable, solid acid carbon supported catalysts were generated from biomass by pyrolysis
(400–500° C) to generate a soft to hard carbon backbone (ie, biochar) for addition of acidic …

Mitigation of ammonia, nitrous oxide and methane emissions during solid waste composting with different additives: a meta-analysis

Y Cao, X Wang, Z Bai, D Chadwick… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
Composting of solid waste can be associated with a loss of the agronomic value (nutrient
loss), as well as a source of environmental impact through the emission of the greenhouse …