The black carbon cycle and its role in the Earth system

AI Coppola, S Wagner, ST Lennartz, M Seidel… - Nature Reviews Earth & …, 2022 - nature.com
Black carbon (BC) is produced by incomplete combustion of biomass by wildfires and
burning of fossil fuels. BC is environmentally persistent over centuries to millennia …

Chemical structure and biological activity of humic substances define their role as plant growth promoters

S Nardi, M Schiavon, O Francioso - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Humic substances (HS) are dominant components of soil organic matter and are recognized
as natural, effective growth promoters to be used in sustainable agriculture. In recent years …

Eco-functionality of organic matter in soils

E Hoffland, TW Kuyper, RNJ Comans, RE Creamer - Plant and Soil, 2020 - Springer
Background Soil organic matter (SOM) supports multiple soil ecosystem functions,
underpinned by processes such as C sequestration, N mineralization, aggregation …

Evaluation of change in biochar properties derived from different feedstock and pyrolysis temperature for environmental and agricultural application

P Pariyar, K Kumari, MK Jain, PS Jadhao - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
In recent years, the application of biochar has increased significantly for sustainable and
efficient carbon sequestration, improving soil quality and enhancement of plant growth. The …

Direct evidence for microbial-derived soil organic matter formation and its ecophysiological controls

CM Kallenbach, SD Frey, AS Grandy - Nature communications, 2016 - nature.com
Soil organic matter (SOM) and the carbon and nutrients therein drive fundamental
submicron-to global-scale biogeochemical processes and influence carbon-climate …

The contentious nature of soil organic matter

J Lehmann, M Kleber - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
The exchange of nutrients, energy and carbon between soil organic matter, the soil
environment, aquatic systems and the atmosphere is important for agricultural productivity …

Mineral–organic associations: formation, properties, and relevance in soil environments

M Kleber, K Eusterhues, M Keiluweit, C Mikutta… - Advances in …, 2015 - Elsevier
Minerals and organic matter (OM) may form intricate associations via myriad interactions. In
soils, the associations of OM with mineral surfaces are mainly investigated because of their …

Humic substances, their microbial interactions and effects on biological transformations of organic pollutants in water and soil: A review

E Lipczynska-Kochany - Chemosphere, 2018 - Elsevier
Depicted as large polymers by the traditional model, humic substances (HS) tend to be
considered resistant to biodegradation. However, HS should be regarded as …

Dynamic stability of soil carbon: reassessing the “permanence” of soil carbon sequestration

KA Dynarski, DA Bossio, KM Scow - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Enhancing soil organic matter in agricultural soils has potential to contribute to climate
mitigation while also promoting soil health and resilience. However, soil carbon (C) …

Deciphering dissolved organic matter by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry (FT-ICR MS): from bulk to fractions and individuals

Y Qi, Q Xie, JJ Wang, D He, H Bao, QL Fu, S Su… - Carbon Research, 2022 - Springer
Exploring the source, transformation pathways, and the fate of natural organic matter (NOM)
is critical to understanding the regional/global carbon cycle and carbon budget. The …