Review on biomass feedstocks, pyrolysis mechanism and physicochemical properties of biochar: State-of-the-art framework to speed up vision of circular bioeconomy

GS Ghodake, SK Shinde, AA Kadam… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biochar is a solid carbon-rich, porous material produced by the thermochemical
conversion of a diverse range of biomass feedstocks under an inert atmosphere (ie, in the …

[HTML][HTML] Significance of biochar application to the environment and economy

BA Oni, O Oziegbe, OO Olawole - Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar is a carbon-rich solid formed from the organic residue by pyrolysis. The productivity
of biochar relies on feedstock type and pyrolysis conditions. Studies on biochar were …

Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields

S Jeffery, D Abalos, M Prodana… - Environmental …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Applying biochar to soil is thought to have multiple benefits, from helping mitigate climate
change [1, 2], to managing waste [3] to conserving soil [4]. Biochar is also widely assumed to …

Black carbon (biochar) in water/soil environments: molecular structure, sorption, stability, and potential risk

F Lian, B Xing - Environmental science & technology, 2017 - ACS Publications
Black carbon (BC) is ubiquitous in the environments and participates in various
biogeochemical processes. Both positive and negative effects of BC (especially biochar) on …

Application of biochar for the removal of pollutants from aqueous solutions

X Tan, Y Liu, G Zeng, X Wang, X Hu, Y Gu, Z Yang - Chemosphere, 2015 - Elsevier
In recent years, many studies have been devoted to investigate the application of biochar for
pollutants removal from aqueous solutions. Biochar exhibits a great potential to efficiently …

Biochar's stability and effect on the content, composition and turnover of soil organic carbon

L Han, K Sun, Y Yang, X Xia, F Li, Z Yang, B Xing - Geoderma, 2020 - Elsevier
Extensive application of biochar to soil exerts a profound effect on organic carbon (OC) in
soils. However, the impact of biochar on the content and composition of OC has not been …

Biochar stability in soil: meta‐analysis of decomposition and priming effects

J Wang, Z Xiong, Y Kuzyakov - Gcb Bioenergy, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The stability and decomposition of biochar are fundamental to understand its persistence in
soil, its contribution to carbon (C) sequestration, and thus its role in the global C cycle. Our …

Biochar effects on methane emissions from soils: a meta-analysis

S Jeffery, FGA Verheijen, C Kammann… - Soil Biology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Methane (CH 4) emissions have increased by more than 150% since 1750, with agriculture
being the major source. Further increases are predicted as permafrost regions start thawing …

The pyrogenic carbon cycle

MI Bird, JG Wynn, G Saiz, CM Wurster… - Annual Review of …, 2015 - annualreviews.org
Pyrogenic carbon (PyC; includes soot, char, black carbon, and biochar) is produced by the
incomplete combustion of organic matter accompanying biomass burning and fossil fuel …

Comprehensive review on production and utilization of biochar

NL Panwar, A Pawar, BL Salvi - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
The on-farm burning of crop residues and biomass results in numerous environmental
issues and affects human beings. Crop residues have considerable energy potential if …