Marta Camps-Arbestain

TL;DR: In this article, a review describes the properties of biochar and suggests possible reactions that may occur after the addition of biochars to soil, including dissolution-precipitation, adsorption-desorption, acid-base, and redox reactions.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated to what extent the addition of corn stover (CS) and biochars produced from the pyrolysis of CSA feedstock at 350 and 550 degrees C temperatures (CS-350, CS-550) affected aggregate stability, volumetric water content (theta(V)), bulk density, saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks), and soil water repellency of specific soils.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors studied the bioavailability of phosphorus in biochars using different feedstocks and pyrolysis conditions, and developed a robust chemical method for biochar P availability measurements.

TL;DR: In this article, the added value of biochar when applied along with fertilizers, beyond that of the fertilizers themselves, has not been summarized, and they carried out a meta-analysis to explain short-term (1-year) field responses in crop yield across different climates, soils, biochars and management practices worldwide.

TL;DR: Biochar: A Guide to Analytical Methods as discussed by the authors provides procedures and guidelines for routine and advanced characterisation of biochars, and each chapter provides background to a technique or procedure, a stepwise guide to analyses, and includes data for biochar made from a range of feedstocks common to all presented methods.