Review of biochar for the management of contaminated soil: Preparation, application and prospect

P Yuan, J Wang, Y Pan, B Shen, C Wu - Science of the total environment, 2019 - Elsevier
As a multi-beneficial amendment, biochar is reasonable and reliable to be employed as an
amendment to implement soil remediation. An overview on the manufacture, applications for …

[HTML][HTML] Restoration of soil quality using biochar and brown coal waste: A review

C Amoah-Antwi, J Kwiatkowska-Malina… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Soils in intensively farmed areas of the world are prone to degradation. Amendment of such
soils with organic waste materials attempts to restore soil quality. Organic amendments are …

Biochar induced modifications in soil properties and its impacts on crop growth and production

G Murtaza, Z Ahmed, M Usman, W Tariq… - Journal of plant …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Biochar is a carbonic recalcitrant product of biomass which is produced by pyrolysis
process. In fact, biochar application has the potential to improve soil properties and crop …

The impact of biochar on soil carbon sequestration: Meta-analytical approach to evaluating environmental and economic advantages

S Majumder, S Neogi, T Dutta, MA Powel… - Journal of Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil carbon (SC) is important for food security, ecosystem functioning, and environmental
health, especially in light of global climate change. The physico-chemical character of …

A quantitative understanding of the role of co-composted biochar in plant growth using meta-analysis

Y Wang, MB Villamil, PC Davidson… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
The combined use of biochar and compost as a soil amendment presents benefits to crops
and nutrient cycling. Although there are literature reviews regarding biochar and biochar …

Soil acidification and salinity: the importance of biochar application to agricultural soils

K Huang, M Li, R Li, F Rasul, S Shahzad… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Soil acidity is a serious problem in agricultural lands as it directly affects the soil, crop
production, and human health. Soil acidification in agricultural lands occurs due to the …

Liming effects of poultry litter derived biochar on soil acidity amelioration and maize growth

MM Masud, M Abdulaha-Al Baquy, S Akhter… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Crop production in acid soils is facing enormous challenges due to low soil quality
associated with an increase in the acidification rate and aluminum toxicity. Despite …

Influences of soil and biochar properties and amount of biochar and fertilizer on the performance of biochar in improving plant photosynthetic rate: A meta-analysis

Y Gao, G Shao, Z Yang, K Zhang, J Lu, Z Wang… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Most studies found the benefit of biochar in increasing plant photosynthetic rate (PR), but
how experimental conditions affect PR response to biochar application remains unclear …

The impact of manure, straw and biochar amendments on aggregation and erosion in a hillslope Ultisol

X Peng, QH Zhu, ZB Xie, F Darboux, NM Holden - Catena, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil erosion is a serious problem in subtropical China where hillslope red soils (Ultisols in
US soil taxonomy) are intensively cultivated. Manure and amendments have been reported …

Biochar: an emerging panacea for remediation of soil contaminants from mining, industry and sewage wastes

HM Anawar, F Akter, ZM Solaiman, V Strezov - Pedosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
Mine tailings, waste rock piles, acid mine drainage, industrial wastewater, and sewage
sludge have contaminated a vast area of cultivable and fallow lands, with a consequence of …