A critical review on performance indicators for evaluating soil biota and soil health of biochar-amended soils

M He, X Xiong, L Wang, D Hou, NS Bolan… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
Amendment of soil with biochar has been widely investigated for soil quality improvement in
terms of biotic and abiotic functionalities. The performance of biochar-based amendment …

Impacts of biochar application on upland agriculture: A review

KN Palansooriya, YS Ok, YM Awad, SS Lee… - Journal of environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
Soil degradation has become an emerging global problem limiting sustainable upland crop
production. Soil erosion, soil acidity, low fertility, inorganic/organic contamination, and …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar impacts on runoff and soil erosion by water: A systematic global scale meta-analysis

B Gholamahmadi, S Jeffery, O Gonzalez-Pelayo… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biochar application to soil has the potential to affect soil and vegetation properties that are
key for the processes of runoff and soil erosion. However, both field and pot experiments …

[HTML][HTML] Biochar from agricultural crop residues: Environmental, production, and life cycle assessment overview

MR Patel, NL Panwar - Resources, Conservation & Recycling Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
In circular economies, it is imperative to implement effective environmental management
solutions to address resource depletion. Over the past few years, there has been a growing …

Phosphorus removal and recovery: state of the science and challenges

MA Zahed, S Salehi, Y Tabari, H Farraji… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Phosphorus is one of the main nutrients required for all life. Phosphorus as phosphate form
plays an important role in different cellular processes. Entrance of phosphorus in the …

Sugarcane vinasse processing: Toward a status shift from waste to valuable resource. A review

J Hoarau, Y Caro, I Grondin, T Petit - Journal of water process engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The foreseeable increase of bioethanol production by distilleries will inevitably lead to an
important increase in production of the associated effluent, namely vinasse. Due to its high …

Application of biochar in agriculture and environment, and its safety issues

SK Das, GK Ghosh, R Avasthe - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2020 - Springer
Biochar production from agro-environmental waste biomass is attracting huge interest as a
low-cost amendment due to its potential numerous benefits to agriculture and environment …

Biochar modulates mineral nitrogen dynamics in soil and terrestrial ecosystems: A critical review

Z Ahmad, A Mosa, L Zhan, B Gao - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Biochar, over the last two decades, has become the focal point of agro-environmental
research given its unique functionality, cost-effectiveness and recyclability potentials. It has …

Development and analysis of the Soil Water Infiltration Global database

M Rahmati, L Weihermüller… - Earth System …, 2018 - essd.copernicus.org
In this paper, we present and analyze a novel global database of soil infiltration
measurements, the Soil Water Infiltration Global (SWIG) database. In total, 5023 infiltration …

Sugarcane industrial byproducts as challenges to environmental safety and their remedies: A review

QUA Raza, MA Bashir, A Rehim, MU Sial, HM Ali Raza… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum) is one of the major crops cultivated in tropical and sub-
tropical countries, and the primary purpose is to obtain raw sugar. It is an important …