How biochar works, and when it doesn't: A review of mechanisms controlling soil and plant responses to biochar

S Joseph, AL Cowie, L Van Zwieten, N Bolan… - Gcb …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We synthesized 20 years of research to explain the interrelated processes that determine
soil and plant responses to biochar. The properties of biochar and its effects within …

Can N2O emissions offset the benefits from soil organic carbon storage?

B Guenet, B Gabrielle, C Chenu… - Global Change …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
To respect the Paris agreement targeting a limitation of global warming below 2° C by 2100,
and possibly below 1.5° C, drastic reductions of greenhouse gas emissions are mandatory …

[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 …

Pyrogenic carbon capture and storage

HP Schmidt, A Anca‐Couce, N Hagemann… - Gcb …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The growth of biomass is considered the most efficient method currently available to extract
carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. However, biomass carbon is easily degraded by …

A perspective on the interaction between biochar and soil microbes: A way to regain soil eminence

S Tan, M Narayanan, DTT Huong, N Ito… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil ecosystem imparts a fundamental role in the growth and survival of the living creatures.
The interaction between living and non-living constituents of the environment is important for …

Biochar for soil carbon sequestration: Current knowledge, mechanisms, and future perspectives

S Li, D Tasnady - C, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biochar, a sustainable solid material derived from biomass pyrolysis enriched in carbon, has
emerged as a promising solution for soil carbon sequestration. This comprehensive review …

Effect of surface modification by nitrogen-containing chemicals on morphology and surface characteristics of N-doped pine bark biochars

N Kasera, S Hall, P Kolar - Journal of environmental chemical engineering, 2021 - Elsevier
In this study, pine bark-derived biochar was modified with melamine, urea, ammonium
chloride, and ammonium nitrate to synthesize nitrogen-doped biochars. The effect of …

[HTML][HTML] Modelling biochar long-term carbon storage in soil with harmonized analysis of decomposition data

ES Azzi, H Li, H Cederlund, E Karltun, C Sundberg - Geoderma, 2024 - Elsevier
The climate change mitigation benefits of biochar systems arise largely from carbon storage
in biochar. However, while biochar is increasingly recognized as a carbon dioxide removal …

Biochar stability assessment by incubation and modelling: Methods, drawbacks and recommendations

L Leng, X Xu, L Wei, L Fan, H Huang, J Li, Q Lu… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biochar produced from pyrolysis of biomass is a candidate with great potential for climate
change mitigation by carbon sequestration and reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG) …

Challenges and opportunities for the production, utilization and effects of biochar in cold-region agriculture

J Shen, G Huang, Y Yao, P Zhang, J Yin - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Cold regions are part of the earth's system characterized by the presence of snow and ice for
at least part of the year. Many biochar applications in cold-regions agricultural sectors have …