Recent trends in biochar production methods and its application as a soil health conditioner: a review

JW Gabhane, VP Bhange, PD Patil, ST Bankar… - SN Applied …, 2020 - Springer
Interest in biochar production from organic waste has been growing in recent years due to its
broad applicability, availability, and smoother production. Biochar production techniques are …

Biochemical cycling of nitrogen and phosphorus in biochar-amended soils

S Gul, JK Whalen - Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
There is global interest in understanding the prospects for biochar application to agricultural
soils. If biochar enhances the availability of nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) to crops, this …

Recent developments in modification of biochar and its application in soil pollution control and ecoregulation

Z Bao, C Shi, W Tu, L Li, Q Li - Environmental Pollution, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil pollution has become a real threat to mankind in the 21st century. On the one hand, soil
pollution has reduced the world's arable land area, resulting in the contradiction between …

Distribution, characteristics and management of calcareous soils

N Bolan, P Srivastava, CS Rao, PV Satyanaraya… - Advances in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Calcareous soils are widely spread in arid and semi-arid regions and cover almost one-third
of the world's land surface area. This chapter gives an overview of the distribution and …

Biochar in the agroecosystem–climate-change–sustainability nexus

VD Nair, PKR Nair, B Dari, AM Freitas… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Interest in the use of biochar in agriculture has increased exponentially during the past
decade. Biochar, when applied to soils is reported to enhance soil carbon sequestration and …

Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the composition of DOM in manure-derived biochar

X Gui, C Liu, F Li, J Wang - Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2020 - Elsevier
Dissolved organic matter (DOM) plays an important role in the migration and transformation
of nutrients and pollutants. Recently, DOM derived from biochar has the potential to …

Exploring untapped effect of process conditions on biochar characteristics and applications

J Ahmad, F Patuzzi, U Rashid, M Shahabz… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of the current review is to examine the effect of process conditions on biochar
characteristics and their impacts on a wide range of potential biochar applications for its …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of biochar and compost on improving soil hydro-physical properties, crop yield and monetary returns in inceptisol subtropics

P Sharma, V Abrol, V Sharma, S Chaddha… - Saudi Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Organic manures in combination with biochar might improve efficacy of biochar in improving
soil functions related to hydro-physical properties and a field experiment was conducted …

Responses of microbial performance and community to corn biochar in calcareous sandy and clayey soils

A Khadem, F Raiesi - Applied Soil Ecology, 2017 - Elsevier
Biochar can be used as an organic amendment to improve soil physical and chemical
attributes, with a potentially significant influence on soil microbial performance. However …

Soil greenhouse gas emissions, organic carbon and crop yield following pinewood biochar and biochar–manure applications at eroded and depositional landscape …

GO Abagandura, S Bansal, A Karsteter… - Soil Use and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Soil amendments can help reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and increase soil
organic carbon (SOC) and crop yield. However, most biochar studies have been conducted …