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Enhancing methane production from food waste fermentate using biochar. The added value of electrochemical testing in pre-selecting the most effective type of biochar [PDF]

, 2017
Background: Recent studies have suggested that addition of electrically conductive biochar particles is an effective strategy to improve the methanogenic conversion of waste organic substrates, by promoting syntrophic associations between acetogenic and ...
Aulenta, Federico, Baronti, Silvia, Braguglia, Camilla, Cruz Viggi, Carolina, Fazi, Stefano, Harnisch, Falk, Koch, Christin, Navarra, Maria Assunta, Pagliaccia, Pamela, Palma, Enza, Pettiti, Ida, Simonetti, Serena   +11 more
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4D structural changes and pore network model of biomass during pyrolysis

Scientific Reports, 2023
Biochar is an engineered carbon-rich substance used for soil improvement, environmental management, and other diverse applications. To date, the understanding of how biomass affects biochar microstructure has been limited due to the complexity of ...
Ifeoma Gloria Edeh, Ondrej Masek, Florian Fusseis   +2 more
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Biochar’s Leacheates Affect the Abscisic Acid Pathway in Rice Seedlings Under Low Temperature

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2021
Organic molecules of biochar’s leacheates are known to increase the cold resistance of rice seedlings. Yet, it remains unclear whether the organic molecules of biochar leacheates can interact with the abscisic acid (ABA) signaling pathway associated with
Jun Yuan, Jun Yuan, Jun Meng, Xiao Liang, Xiao Liang, E Yang, Xu Yang, Wen-fu Chen   +7 more
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Biochar applications influence soil physical and chemical properties, microbial diversity, and crop productivity: a meta-analysis

Biochar, 2022
Biochar is a widely known soil amendment. Here we synthesize the available information on influence of biochar application on different soil properties and crop productivity using meta-analysis.
Hardeep Singh, B. Northup, C. Rice, P. Prasad   +3 more
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Responses of microbial necromass carbon and microbial community structure to straw- and straw-derived biochar in brown earth soil of Northeast China

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022
Soil microbial organisms are conducive to SOC sequestration. However, little attention has been given to the contributions of living MBC and microbial necromass carbon to the SOC pool under biochar and straw amendments.
Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Zhengrong Bao, Zhengrong Bao, Zhengrong Bao, Jian Gao, Jian Gao, Jian Gao, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han, Yu Lan, Yu Lan, Yu Lan, Zunqi Liu, Zunqi Liu, Zunqi Liu, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen   +28 more
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Biochar for the removal of contaminants from soil and water: a review

Biochar, 2022
Biochar shows significant potential to serve as a globally applicable material to remediate water and soil owing to the extensive availability of feedstocks and conducive physio-chemical surface characteristics.
Muqing Qiu, Lijie Liu, Qian Ling, Yawen Cai, Shujun Yu, Shuqin Wang, D. Fu, Baowei Hu, Xiangke Wang   +8 more
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A critical review on sustainable biochar system through gasification: energy and environmental applications [PDF]

, 2017
This review lays great emphasis on production and characteristics of biochar through gasification. Specifically, the physicochemical properties and yield of biochar through the diverse gasification conditions associated with various types of biomass were
Chen, Season S., Kwon, Eilhann E., Lee, Jechan, Ok, Yong Sik, Tsang, Daniel C.W., Wang, Chi-Hwa, You, Siming   +6 more
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Biochar from Pyrolysis of Biosolids for Nutrient Adsorption and Turfgrass Cultivation [PDF]

, 2015
At water resource recovery facilities, nutrient removal is often required and energy recovery is an ever-increasing goal. Pyrolysis may be a sustainable process for handling wastewater biosolids because energy can be recovered in the py-gas and py-oil ...
American Public Health Association (APHA), Kalyak Y., Kasakura T., Liu T., Ma H., McNamara P., Metcalf & Eddy, Rambabua N., Taghizaheh‐Toosi A., U.S. Environmental Protection Agency   +9 more
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Long-Term Effects of Straw and Straw-Derived Biochar on Humic Substances and Aggregate-Associated Humic Substances in Brown Earth Soil

Frontiers in Environmental Science, 2022
Turning maize straw into biochar is useful for improving soil fertility and mitigating climate change. However, the difference between straw and straw-derived biochar on soil aggregate associated humic substances has not been sufficiently studied in ...
Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Qiang Sun, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Xu Yang, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Jun Meng, Yu Lan, Yu Lan, Yu Lan, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han, Xiaori Han, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen, Wenfu Chen, Yuwei Huang, Yuwei Huang, Yuwei Huang   +22 more
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Rape Straw Biochar Application Enhances Cadmium Immobilization by Promoting Formation of Sulfide and Poorly Crystallized Fe Oxide in Paddy Soils

Agronomy, 2023
The mechanisms of rape straw biochar that affect the fixation of cadmium (Cd) in paddy soil by influencing redox of iron and sulfur are unclear. Several anaerobic incubation experiments were carried out using Cd-contaminated paddy soils (LY and ZZ). Rape
Rui Yuan, Tianren Si, Qingquan Lu, Cheng Liu, Rongjun Bian, Xiaoyu Liu, Xuhui Zhang, Jufeng Zheng, Kun Cheng, Stephen Joseph, Yan Wang, Lianqing Li, Genxing Pan   +12 more
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