Biochar-based agricultural soil management: An application-dependent strategy for contributing to carbon neutrality

Sugarcane bagasse biochar increases soil carbon sequestration and yields of maize and groundnut in charland ecosystem

(2021) Mohammad Arifur Rahman et al.   Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Heavy Metals and Pesticides Toxicity in Agricultural Soil and Plants: Ecological Risks and Human Health Implications

(2021) Ahmed Alengebawy et al.   Toxics

Accelerated global glacier mass loss in the early twenty-first century

(2021) Romain Hugonnet et al.   NATURE

Nutrient cycling and greenhouse gas emissions from soil amended with biochar-manure mixtures

(2021) Carlos M. ROMERO et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Earthworm populations are stable in temperate agricultural soils receiving wood-based biochar

(2021) Joann K. WHALEN et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Benzyl butyl phthalate activates prophage, threatening the stable operation of waste activated sludge anaerobic digestion

(2021) Xiang Tang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The Role of Biochar in Regulating the Carbon, Phosphorus, and Nitrogen Cycles Exemplified by Soil Systems

(2021) Shu-Yuan Pan et al.   Sustainability

Coupling biochar with anaerobic digestion in a circular economy perspective: A promising way to promote sustainable energy, environment and agriculture development in China

(2021) Jinghui Song et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Biochar stimulates tea growth by improving nutrients in acidic soil

(2021) Peng Yan et al.   SCIENTIA HORTICULTURAE

Assessing the Carbon Footprint of Biochar from Willow Grown on Marginal Lands in Finland

(2021) Lauri Leppäkoski et al.   Sustainability

Biochar promotes soil organic carbon sequestration and reduces net global warming potential in apple orchard: A two-year study in the Loess Plateau of China

(2021) Jiale Han et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Who are the 3 Per Cent? The Connections Among Climate Change Contrarians

(2021) Laura D. Young et al.   BRITISH JOURNAL OF POLITICAL SCIENCE

Biochar application increased methane emission, soil carbon storage and net ecosystem carbon budget in a 2-year vegetable–rice rotation

(2020) Le Qi et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Competitive adsorption behaviour and mechanisms of cadmium, nickel and ammonium from aqueous solution by fresh and ageing rice straw biochars

(2020) Yiyi Deng et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Mechanisms underlying the mitigation of both N2O and NO emissions with field-aged biochar in an Anthrosol

(2020) Changhua Fan et al.   GEODERMA

Biochar is superior to lime in improving acidic soil properties and fruit quality of Satsuma mandarin

(2020) Songwei Wu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

A Review of Carbon Fixation Evaluation and Emission Reduction Effectiveness for Biochar in China

(2020) Dongdong Feng et al.   ENERGY & FUELS

Nitrous oxide emissions from oilseed rape cultivation were unaffected by flash pyrolysis biochar of different type, rate and field ageing

(2020) Henrik Thers et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of biochar on greenhouse gas emissions and soil carbon sequestration in corn grown under drip irrigation with mulching

(2020) Wei Yang et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Four-year continuous residual effects of biochar application to a sandy loam soil on crop yield and N2O and NO emissions under maize-wheat rotation

(2020) Xia Liao et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Sugarcane bagasse biochar: Suitable amendment for inland aquaculture soils

(2020) Chittaranjan Raul et al.   AQUACULTURE RESEARCH

Utilization of biochar for resource recovery from water: A review

(2020) Hailan Yang et al.   CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL

How China could be carbon neutral by mid-century

(2020) Smriti Mallapaty   NATURE

Regular Biochar and Bacteria-Inoculated Biochar Alter the Composition of the Microbial Community in the Soil of a Chinese Fir Plantation

(2020) Liguo Song et al.   Forests

Spatial and temporal variations in global soil respiration and their relationships with climate and land cover

(2020) Ni Huang et al.   Science Advances

Country-level potential of carbon sequestration and environmental benefits by utilizing crop residues for biochar implementation

(2020) Qiushuang Yang et al.   APPLIED ENERGY

Optimisation of biochar-based supply chains for negative emissions and resource savings in carbon management networks

(2020) Shi Hui Ong et al.   Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

The contrasting role of minerals in biochars in bisphenol A and sulfamethoxazole sorption

(2020) Jing Zhao et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Application of biochar for the remediation of polluted sediments

(2020) Yuanyuan Yang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Biochar for simultaneously enhancing the slow-release performance of fertilizers and minimizing the pollution of pesticides

(2020) Xiongfang An et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Autopsy and Forensic Study on a Rare Human Corpse Preserved Over Two Thousand Years: The Mawangdui Ancient Cadaver

(2019) Dan Chen et al.   BIOPRESERVATION AND BIOBANKING

Biochar-mediated Anaerobic Oxidation of Methane

(2019) Xueqin Zhang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Short-term influence of biochar and fertilizer-biochar blends on soil nutrients, fauna and maize growth

(2019) Solomon Kamau et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Benefits of Biochar for Improving Ion Contents, Cell Membrane Permeability, Leaf Water Status and Yield of Rice Under Saline–Sodic Paddy Field Condition

(2019) Cheng Ran et al.   JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION

Carbon sequestration of cropland and paddy soils in China: potential, driving factors, and mechanisms

(2019) Haiying Tang et al.   Greenhouse Gases-Science and Technology

Biochar decreases soil N2O emissions in Moso bamboo plantations through decreasing labile N concentrations, N-cycling enzyme activities and nitrification/denitrification rates

(2019) Yuze Song et al.   GEODERMA

Agro-environmental impacts, carbon sequestration and profit analysis of blended biochar pellet application in the paddy soil-water system

(2019) JoungDu Shin et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Microbial mechanisms in the reduction of CH4 emission from double rice cropping system amended by biochar: A four-year study

(2019) Cong Wang et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Sulfamic acid modified hydrochar derived from sawdust for removal of benzotriazole and Cu(II) from aqueous solution: Adsorption behavior and mechanism

(2019) Jiaqin Deng et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Does biochar improve soil water retention? A systematic review and meta-analysis

(2019) Fatemeh Razzaghi et al.   GEODERMA

Physical and combustion properties of agricultural residue bio-char bio-composite briquettes as sustainable domestic energy sources

(2019) Michael Lubwama et al.   RENEWABLE ENERGY

Biochar application and summer temperatures reduce N2O and enhance CH4 emissions in a Mediterranean agroecosystem: Role of biologically-induced anoxic microsites

(2019) A. Ribas et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biochar mitigates the N2O emissions from acidic soil by increasing the nosZ and nirK gene abundance and soil pH

(2019) Muhammad Aamer et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Responses of enzymatic activity and microbial communities to biochar/compost amendment in sulfamethoxazole polluted wetland soil

(2019) Jie Liang et al.   JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Effects of biochar application during different periods on soil structures and water retention in seasonally frozen soil areas

(2019) Qiang Fu et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Physical feasibility of biochar production and utilization at a farm-scale: A case-study in non-irrigated seed production

(2018) Claire L. Phillips et al.   BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

Remediation of an acidic mine spoil: Miscanthus biochar and lime amendment affects metal availability, plant growth, and soil enzyme activity

(2018) Jeffrey M. Novak et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Variation in Soil Methane Release or Uptake Responses to Biochar Amendment: A Separate Meta-analysis

(2018) Cheng Ji et al.   ECOSYSTEMS

Response of CH 4 emissions to straw and biochar applications in double-rice cropping systems: Insights from observations and modeling

(2018) Dan Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review

(2018) Xin Xiao et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Exploring optimal measures to reduce soil erosion and nutrient losses in southern China

(2018) Cuiting Dai et al.   AGRICULTURAL WATER MANAGEMENT

Alginate-modified biochar derived from Ca(II)-impregnated biomass: Excellent anti-interference ability for Pb(II) removal

(2018) Jiaqin Deng et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY

Separated pathways for biochar to affect soil N2O emission under different moisture contents

(2018) Zhengjun Feng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biochar as a potential soil additive for improving soil physical properties—a review

(2018) Abdulaziz G. Alghamdi   Arabian Journal of Geosciences

Heterotrophic nitrification and denitrification are the main sources of nitrous oxide in two paddy soils

(2018) Haiyang Liu et al.   PLANT AND SOIL

Biochar stability assessment methods: A review

(2018) Lijian Leng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Biochar, soil and land-use interactions that reduce nitrate leaching and N2O emissions: A meta-analysis

(2018) Nils Borchard et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Changes in sorption and bioavailability of herbicides in soil amended with fresh and aged biochar

(2018) Beatriz Gámiz et al.   GEODERMA

Biochar improved rice yield and mitigated CH4 and N2O emissions from paddy field under controlled irrigation in the Taihu Lake Region of China

(2018) shihong Yang et al.   ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT

Mitigating cadmium accumulation in greenhouse lettuce production using biochar

(2017) Ruilun Zheng et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH

Toward a Better Assessment of Biochar–Nitrous Oxide Mitigation Potential at the Field Scale

(2017) Elizabeth Verhoeven et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Study on adsorption characteristics of biochar on heavy metals in soil

(2017) Hong Wang et al.   KOREAN JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Characterization of pesticide sorption behaviour of slow pyrolysis biochars as low cost adsorbent for atrazine and imidacloprid removal

(2017) Abhishek Mandal et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Impact of biochar on soil N 2 O emissions under different biochar-carbon/fertilizer-nitrogen ratios at a constant moisture condition on a silt loam soil

(2017) Zhengjun Feng et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Can biochar alleviate soil compaction stress on wheat growth and mitigate soil N 2 O emissions?

(2017) Qi Liu et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Global Sequestration Potential of Increased Organic Carbon in Cropland Soils

(2017) Robert J. Zomer et al.   Scientific Reports

Willingness to Adopt Biochar in Agriculture: The Producer’s Perspective

(2017) Agnieszka Latawiec et al.   Sustainability

Growth, yield and water use efficiency of chickpea (Cicer arietinum): response to biochar and phosphorus fertilizer application

(2017) Siphiwe Lusiba et al.   Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science

Future extreme climate changes linked to global warming intensity

(2017) Xiaoxin Wang et al.   Science Bulletin

Soil organic carbon content affects the stability of biochar in paddy soil

(2016) Mengxiong Wu et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Biochar pricing hampers biochar farming

(2016) Marek Vochozka et al.   Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy

Photochemistry of Dissolved Black Carbon Released from Biochar: Reactive Oxygen Species Generation and Phototransformation

(2016) Heyun Fu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

The Interfacial Behavior between Biochar and Soil Minerals and Its Effect on Biochar Stability

(2016) Fan Yang et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Effect of biochar additions to soil on nitrogen leaching, microbial biomass and bacterial community structure

(2016) Nan Xu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

Methane production, oxidation and mitigation: A mechanistic understanding and comprehensive evaluation of influencing factors

(2016) Sandeep K. Malyan et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

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

(2016) Simon Jeffery et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

The molar H:Corg ratio of biochar is a key factor in mitigating N2O emissions from soil

(2015) M.L. Cayuela et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Partitioning the contributions of biochar properties to enhanced biological nitrogen fixation in common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris)

(2015) David T. Güereña et al.   BIOLOGY AND FERTILITY OF SOILS

Effect of pyrolysis temperature on polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons toxicity and sorption behaviour of biochars prepared by pyrolysis of paper mill effluent treatment plant sludge

(2015) Parmila Devi et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

A one-year short-term biochar application improved carbon accumulation in large macroaggregate fractions

(2015) Qingzhong Zhang et al.   CATENA

Biochar suppresses N2O emissions while maintaining N availability in a sandy loam soil

(2015) Sean D.C. Case et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Effects of biochar amendment on greenhouse gas emissions, net ecosystem carbon budget and properties of an acidic soil under intensive vegetable production

(2015) J. Wang et al.   SOIL USE AND MANAGEMENT

Carbon sequestration in soil

(2015) Rattan Lal et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Effects of biochar amendment on the net greenhouse gas emission and greenhouse gas intensity in a Chinese double rice cropping system

(2014) Jieyun Liu et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL BIOLOGY

From rhetoric to reality: farmer perspectives on the economic potential of biochar in China

(2014) Abbie Clare et al.   International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability

Characteristics of biochars from crop residues: Potential for carbon sequestration and soil amendment

(2014) Jayne H. Windeatt et al.   JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT

Biochar stability in soil: Decomposition during eight years and transformation as assessed by compound-specific 14C analysis

(2014) Yakov Kuzyakov et al.   SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Global soil carbon: understanding and managing the largest terrestrial carbon pool

(2014) Jörn PW Scharlemann et al.   Carbon Management

Physical Disintegration of Biochar: An Overlooked Process

(2014) K. A. Spokas et al.   Environmental Science & Technology Letters

Biochar's role in mitigating soil nitrous oxide emissions: A review and meta-analysis

(2013) M.L. Cayuela et al.   AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT

Comparison of rice husk- and dairy manure-derived biochars for simultaneously removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions: Role of mineral components in biochars

(2013) Xiaoyun Xu et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Simulated degradation of biochar and its potential environmental implications

(2013) Zhaoyun Liu et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION

Short-term effects of biochar on soil heavy metal mobility are controlled by intra-particle diffusion and soil pH increase

(2013) F. Rees et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Biochar-root interactions are mediated by biochar nutrient content and impacts on soil nutrient availability

(2013) M. T. Prendergast-Miller et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

Impacts of adding biochar on nitrogen retention and bioavailability in agricultural soil

(2013) Hao Zheng et al.   GEODERMA

Linking N2O emissions from biochar-amended soil to the structure and function of the N-cycling microbial community

(2013) Johannes Harter et al.   ISME Journal

Modeling simple experiments of biochar erosion from soil

(2013) C. Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF HYDROLOGY

Biochar Carbon Stability in a Clayey Soil As a Function of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature

(2012) Bhupinder Pal Singh et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Sorption of Triazine and Organophosphorus Pesticides on Soil and Biochar

(2012) Minori Uchimiya et al.   JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY

Forest bioenergy at the cost of carbon sequestration?

(2012) Pekka Vanhala et al.   Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Prospective life cycle carbon abatement for pyrolysis biochar systems in the UK

(2011) Jim Hammond et al.   ENERGY POLICY

The economic value of biochar in crop production and carbon sequestration

(2011) Suzette P. Galinato et al.   ENERGY POLICY

Sequestering carbon in soils of agro-ecosystems

(2011) R. Lal   FOOD POLICY

Biochar induced soil microbial community change: Implications for biogeochemical cycling of carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus

(2011) Craig R. Anderson et al.   PEDOBIOLOGIA

Biochar as a viable carbon sequestration option: Global and Canadian perspective

(2010) Darko Matovic   ENERGY

Biochar impact on nutrient leaching from a Midwestern agricultural soil

(2010) David Laird et al.   GEODERMA

Sustainable biochar to mitigate global climate change

(2010) Dominic Woolf et al.   Nature Communications

Transitional Adsorption and Partition of Nonpolar and Polar Aromatic Contaminants by Biochars of Pine Needles with Different Pyrolytic Temperatures

(2008) Baoliang Chen et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY