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Biochar as a sorbent for contaminant management in soil and water: a review.
Mahtab Ahmad,Anushka Upamali Rajapaksha,Jung Eun Lim,Ming Zhang,Nanthi Bolan,Dinesh Mohan,Meththika Vithanage,Sang Soo Lee,Yong Sik Ok,Yong Sik Ok,Yong Sik Ok +10 more
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Due to complexity of soil-water system in nature, the effectiveness of biochars on remediation of various organic/inorganic contaminants is still uncertain.About:
This article is published in Chemosphere.The article was published on 2014-03-01. It has received 3163 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biochar & Slash-and-char.read more
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Evaluating biochar and its modifications for the removal of ammonium, nitrate, and phosphate in water
Ming Zhang,Ge Song,Danielle L. Gelardi,Longbin Huang,Eakalak Khan,Ondřej Mašek,Sanjai J. Parikh,Yong Sik Ok +7 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that progress is needed to improve the performance of biochars and overcome challenges before the widespread field application of biochar for N and P removal is realized.
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Biochar characteristics and application rates affecting corn growth and properties of soils contrasting in texture and mineralogy
TL;DR: In this article, a pot experiment employing two types of eucalyptus wood derived biochar, i.e., low (350°C) and high (800 °C) pyrolysis temperatures, was applied at four rates: 0, 1, 2, and 4% w/w, once at the beginning of the experiment to a loamy-sand Ultisol and a silty-clay-loam Oxisol.
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Recent developments in biochar utilization as an additive in organic solid waste composting: A review.
Ran Xiao,Mukesh Kumar Awasthi,Ronghua Li,Jong-Hwan Park,Scott Pensky,Quan Wang,Jim J. Wang,Zengqiang Zhang +7 more
TL;DR: It is evident that biochar addition in composting can improve compost mixture physicochemical properties, enhance microbial activities and promote organic matter decomposition, and upgrade compost quality by increasing the total/available nutrient content, enhancing maturity, and decreasing phytotoxicity.
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SMART biochar technology—A shifting paradigm towards advanced materials and healthcare research
TL;DR: In this paper, a paradigm shift towards the development of the next generation of biochar with applications in a range of new fields is discussed, including engineering, health care and life sciences.
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Conocarpus biochar as a soil amendment for reducing heavy metal availability and uptake by maize plants.
Mohammad I. Al-Wabel,Adel R.A. Usman,Ahmed H. El-Naggar,Anwar A. Aly,Hesham M. Ibrahim,S.E. El-Maghraby,Abdulrasoul Al-Omran +6 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that biochar may be effectively used as a soil amendment for heavy metal immobilization and in reducing its phytotoxicity.
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Pyrolysis of Wood/Biomass for Bio-oil: A Critical Review
TL;DR: A review of the recent developments in the wood pyrolysis and reports the characteristics of the resulting bio-oils, which are the main products of fast wood pyrotechnics, can be found in this paper.
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Biochar effects on soil biota – A review
Johannes Lehmann,Matthias C. Rillig,Janice E. Thies,Caroline A. Masiello,William C. Hockaday,David E. Crowley +5 more
TL;DR: A review of the literature reveals a significant number of early studies on biochar-type materials as soil amendments either for managing pathogens, as inoculant carriers or for manipulative experiments to sorb signaling compounds or toxins as mentioned in this paper.
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Some aspects of the surface chemistry of carbon blacks and other carbons
TL;DR: In this paper, a review of the surface chemistry of carbon blacks and other activated carbons is given, focusing on surface oxides with emphasis on the chemical methods used in the assessment and identification of surface functional groups.
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Ameliorating physical and chemical properties of highly weathered soils in the tropics with charcoal – a review
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors reviewed the available information about the physical and chemical properties of charcoal as affected by different combustion procedures, and the effects of its application in agricultural fields on nutrient retention and crop production.
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Dynamic molecular structure of plant biomass-derived black carbon (biochar)
TL;DR: A molecular-level assessment of the physical organization and chemical complexity of biomass-derived chars and, specifically, that of aromatic carbon in char structures suggests the existence of four distinct categories of char consisting of a unique mixture of chemical phases and physical states.