The potential benefits of biochar, a carbon-rich substance derived from biomass, for enhancing agricultural yield and soil health have drawn increasing interest. Nevertheless, owing to the lack of specialized studies, the role of its poly-spatial str...
Conversion experiments of wet and dry walnut shells were performed, the influence of moisture content on the hydrogen yield in the gas fraction was estimated and the resulted biochar structure was presented. Measurements of the biochar structures wer...
The study assessed the influence of pyrolysis temperature on the properties of hickory sawdust and peanut shells based biochar, particularly its pore structure, surface functional groups, and adsorption capacity. Results from SEM analysis demonstrate...
The effective removal of oxytetracycline hydrochloride (OTC) from the water environment is of great importance. Adsorption as a simple, stable, and cost-effective technology is regarded as an important method for removing OTC. Herein, a low-cost bioc...
Biochar has been widely used to ameliorate soil quality and increase crop productivity through enhancement of nutrient availability and microbial community. The Karst yellow soil in China is characterized by severe soil degradation owing to intensive...
Biochar has been widely recognized as an effective and eco-friendly ameliorant for saline soils, but information about the mechanism of how biochar influences nitrification in salt-affected agroecosystem remains fragmented. An incubation experiment w...
Biochar amendment is increasingly recognized as a promising strategy for enhancing soil carbon sequestration in cropland systems; however, the mechanisms governing its effects on root exudate-induced decomposition of native soil organic carbon (SOC)...
The majority of the studies on humification culture presently use livestock and poultry manure as the primary raw material. There is significantly less research on the changes and structural characteristics of humic acid-like compounds (HAL) formed b...
Kitchen waste is a misplaced resource that is characterized by a high organic matter content, high water content, and a tendency to rot easily. Biochar is a black solid substance produced under high-temperature, anaerobic conditions using agricultura...
Temperature determines biochar structure during pyrolysis. However, differences in holding time and feedstock types may affect this relationship. The conditional process analysis model was used in this paper to investigate the potential to affect thi...
This study evaluates the effect of thermal severity on the yield, structural evolution, and stability of biochar produced from rice husk via controlled pyrolysis. The raw biomass, containing 1.67 wt% moisture, 60.94 wt% volatiles, and 21.66-wt% fixed...
Biochar is a potential material for making slow-releasing phosphorus (P) fertilizers for the sake of increasing soil P-use efficiency. The adsorption of phosphorus by pineapple leaf biochar (PB) prepared at different pyrolysis temperatures and its me...
The purpose of this study was to clarify the effects of biochar on the diversity of bacteria and fungi in the rice root zone and to reveal the changes in soil microbial community structure in the root zone after biochar application to provide a scien...
The objective of this study was to study the structure and physicochemical properties of biochar derived from apple tree branches (ATBs), whose valorization is crucial for the sustainable development of the apple industry. ATBs were collected from ap...
Biochar has attracted increasing attention as an additive for enhancing the performance of anaerobic digestion (AD), but the effect of biochar on microbial regulatory mechanisms in enhancing AD performance is unclear. To investigate how biochar modul...
Biochar materials are good reducers of nitrogen oxides. The composition and structure of biochar affect significantly its ability to reduce C–NO. In order to study the denitration of flue gases by biochar at high temperature, three kinds of bio...
Biochar obtained from digestate is a promising material in the context of digestate management. However, it is important to note that the properties of the resulting material are largely dependent on the parameters of the pyrolysis process, with temp...
Biochar is a soil amendment that has the potential to effectively improve soil salinization. However, there is a paucity of studies on sodium adsorption using biochar, and the adsorption mechanism remains unclear. To better understand the adsorption...
Plant roots and biochar amendment cause changes in soil structure and hydraulic properties; however, their interactive influences are still inadequately understood. A six-year field study was conducted on hillslope farmland in the Sichuan basin, Chin...
Food-waste-derived biochar structures obtained through pyrolysis and with different NaCl concentrations were investigated. Increased NaCl concentration in the samples inhibited cellulose and lignin decomposition, ultimately increasing the biochar yie...
Albic soils in Northeast China are characterized by low fertility due to factors such as high viscosity, acidity, and carbon depletion. To address these challenges and promote sustainable crop production, biochar and manure have been suggested as soi...
It is important to explore efficient materials to alleviate the negative effect of atrazine in soils or water. In this paper, four Fe/Mn-modified biochars were prepared to enhance atrazine removal. The batch adsorption experiment was conducted to exp...
Biochar provides a porous scaffold, conductive carbon framework and redox-active surface functional that can promote microbial attachment and extracellular electron flow. However, how feedstock-dependent biochar properties regulate the biochar–...
Cadmium (Cd) pollution in soil has become a huge problem for agricultural production in China and even the world. Passivation and phytoremediation are two important remediation technologies for Cd pollution. In this study, the cadmium-contaminated an...
Returning straw and biochar to the fields can change the structure of humic acid in soil and affect the content of soil organic matter. However, returning straw and biochar to the fields in successive years also increases the insect pests of crops an...
In this study, the effects of electric-field intensity on N transformation during aerobic composting of biochar/pig manure were investigated. Four experimental groups were established under different applied voltages: 0 V (Group CK); 2 V (Group L); 4...
In this study, a magnetic biochar with a unique 3D network structure was synthesized by using a simple and controllable method. In brief, the microbial filamentous fungus Trichoderma reesei was used as a template, and Fe3+ was added to the culture pr...
Carbon quantum dots (CQD) have great potential to be used in various applications due to their unique electrical and optical properties. Herein, a facile, green and eco-friendly hydrothermal method for the preparation of carbon quantum dots was achie...
The attenuation of soil organic carbon and the destruction of soil microbial structure are common manifestations of grassland degradation. The addition of exogenous organic carbon and microorganisms may be an effective way to quickly restore degraded...
Increased soil salinity significantly inhibits crop production worldwide, and biochar may alleviate salt stress. In the present study, the application of biochar significantly increased the biomass of rice under salt stress treatment. The analysis of...
High-water-content dredged clay is a water-rich sediment that requires sustainable, resource-oriented treatment, but conventional ordinary Portland cement (OPC) stabilization is hindered by excessive water-to-binder ratios, suppressed hydration, and...
One main global problem is the accumulation of a large amount of agricultural waste. This problem causes environmental pollution and requires an immediate comprehensive solution. The purpose of this study was scientific substantiation and experimenta...
Adding biochar to soil can improve the soil’s physical–chemical properties, microscopic pore structure, and bacterial habitat. This affects the soil’s strength characteristics and the oxidization of methane. Using a Humboldt pneumat...
Microplastic pollution in sugarcane areas of China is severe, and reducing the ecological risks is critical. Biochar has been widely used in soil remediation. This study aims to explore the effects and mechanisms of microplastics combined with or wit...
Biochar amendment has been widely recognized for its potential to promote soil carbon sequestration and improve crop productivity; however, the microbial mechanisms underlying carbon sequestration at varying biochar application rates remain insuffici...
Desertified land covers one-fourth of the world’s total land area. Meeting the high food demands in areas affected by desertification is a major problem. This case study provided fundamental information to demonstrate the potential for utilizin...
The present study aims at investigating the effects of porous structure development and ash content on the observed reactivity during steam gasification of biochar residues from a commercial gasifier. The experiments were conducted at a temperature r...
Even after remediation, mining impacted soils can leave behind a landscape inhospitable to plant growth and containing residual heavy metals. While phytostabilization can be used to restore such sites by limiting heavy metal spread, it is reliant on...
The taxonomic and functional diversity of bacteria in seven different experimental variants applied to soil under a maize plantation was determined by means of next-generation sequencing and biochemical methods. The aim of the study was to discover d...
Walnut shell is a very potential biochar precursor because of its wide source, low cost, and easy structure modification. In this paper, the co-activation method of FeCl3, ZnCl2 and H2O(g) was adopted to prepare walnut shell-based biochar with high m...
The production of sustainable polymer-based composites from agricultural waste has gained great attention due to the growing demand for lighter and stronger materials. In this study, alkali-treated CLSF (30 wt.%) was used as reinforcement in vinyl es...
Sustainable technologies are increasingly promoted in various production areas. Protection of natural resources, as well as rational waste management, may lead to better optimization of technologies. Biochar, a product of pyrolysis of organic residue...
Although coagulation can enhance sludge dewatering performance, it often leads to dense flocs, hindered water release, and secondary pollution of the sludge cake. In this study, three types of biochar-based skeleton materials, tea waste-derived bioch...
Bacterial and fungal communities play significant roles in waste biodegradation and nutrient reservation during composting. Biochar and zeolite were widely reported to directly or indirectly promote microbial growth. Therefore, the effects of zeolite...
In this work, biochar (BC) derived from spent coffee grounds has been incorporated into high density polyethylene (PE) through melt mixing. The influence of the filler content on the rheological and thermal behavior of the obtained composites was ass...
Alkali-activated materials, as a low-carbon cementitious material, are widely known for their excellent durability and mechanical properties. In recent years, the modification of alkali-activated materials using biochar has gradually attracted attent...
Soil organic carbon (SOC) sequestration plays a vital role in sustaining soil productivity and mitigating climate change. Although biochar and charcoal-based fertilizers are known to enhance SOC sequestration, current understanding is predominantly d...
Optimizing biochar use requires understanding its effects on soil microbes and crop yield, yet the role of soil texture remains unclear. In a two-year field experiment with a winter wheat–summer maize rotation on sandy and fluvo-aquic soils, bi...
Cement is the primary binder in concrete and a major contributor to global CO2 emissions. This experimental study investigates the use of biochar as a partial replacement for cement to develop low-carbon concrete. Material characterisation included p...
Biological soil crusts (BSCs) hold promise for reducing soil erosion in subtropical forest plantations, and microorganisms profoundly affect the formation and development of BSCs. The effects of biochar as a soil conditioner on the diversity and stru...
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