Biomass-derived biochar: From production to application in removing heavy metal-contaminated water

WH Chen, AT Hoang, S Nižetić, A Pandey… - Process Safety and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Wastewater treatment may help to reduce water shortages, whilst concurrently recover
energy and nutrients, leading to some of the exploitation of important sources being offset …

[HTML][HTML] A review of interactions of pesticides within various interfaces of intrinsic and organic residue amended soil environment

S Rasool, T Rasool, KM Gani - Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 2022 - Elsevier
Application of pesticides for enhancement in agricultural production has serious
environmental and human health implications. Their inefficient and unregulated application …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar-plant interaction and detoxification strategies under abiotic stresses for achieving agricultural resilience: A critical review

M Hasnain, N Munir, Z Abideen, F Zulfiqar… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The unpredictable climatic perturbations, the expanding industrial and mining sectors,
excessive agrochemicals, greater reliance on wastewater usage in cultivation, and landfill …

Biochar properties and eco-friendly applications for climate change mitigation, waste management, and wastewater treatment: A review

NA Qambrani, MM Rahman, S Won, S Shim… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis is one of the most promising technologies for the conversion of biomass into high-
value products such as bio-oil, syngas, and biochar in the absence of oxygen. High yield …

Impact of biochar amendment in agricultural soils on the sorption, desorption, and degradation of pesticides: a review

Y Liu, L Lonappan, SK Brar, S Yang - Science of the total environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Extensive and inefficient use of pesticides over the last several decades resulted in serious
soil and water contamination by imposing severe toxic effects on living organisms. Soil …

Biochar for crop production: potential benefits and risks

M Hussain, M Farooq, A Nawaz, AM Al-Sadi… - Journal of Soils and …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Biochar, the by-product of thermal decomposition of organic materials in an oxygen-
limited environment, is increasingly being investigated due to its potential benefits for soil …

Effect of biochar and compost on soil properties and organic matter in aggregate size fractions under field conditions

J Cooper, I Greenberg, B Ludwig, L Hippich… - Agriculture, Ecosystems …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aggregation affects soil properties crucial for sustainable soil management and productivity.
However, longer-term studies (> five years) of treatments to enhance soil aggregation, such …

Using biochar for remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals and organic pollutants

X Zhang, H Wang, L He, K Lu, A Sarmah, J Li… - … Science and Pollution …, 2013 - Springer
Soil contamination with heavy metals and organic pollutants has increasingly become a
serious global environmental issue in recent years. Considerable efforts have been made to …

A critical review of different factors governing the fate of pesticides in soil under biochar application

S Khalid, M Shahid, B Murtaza, I Bibi… - Science of the Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pesticides are extensively used in the modern agricultural system. The inefficient and
extensive use of pesticides during the last 5 to 6 decades inadvertently led to serious …

An overview on biochar production, its implications, and mechanisms of biochar-induced amelioration of soil and plant characteristics

FU Haider, JA Coulter, CAI Liqun, S Hussain… - Pedosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The degradation of soil fertility and quality due to rapid industrialization and human activities
has stimulated interest in the rehabilitation of low-fertility soils to sustainably improve crop …