Organic matter stabilization and phosphorus activation during vegetable waste composting: Multivariate and multiscale investigation

The Science of The Total Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 891, P. 164608 - 164608

Published: June 6, 2023

Language: Английский

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Biochar as a Soil Amendment for Restraining Greenhouse Gases Emission and Improving Soil Carbon Sink: Current Situation and Ways Forward

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(2), P. 1206 - 1206

Published: Jan. 9, 2023

The global exponential rise in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the last few decades has triggered an urgent need to contextualize low-cost and evergreen technologies for restraining GHG production enhancing soil carbon sink. GHGs can be mitigated via incorporating biochar into matrix sequestrate mineralized a stable form upon organic matter decomposition soil. However, efficiency of using offset from terrestrial ecosystems is still debatable. Moreover, literature, shows high functionality short-term laboratory studies, but it minimal or negative impacts field-scale experiments, leading conflicting results. This paper synthesizes information on ability mitigate dioxide (CO2), nitrous oxide (N2O), methane (CH4) biomass, with emphasis cropland soils. feedstock type, pyrolysis temperature, application rate factors showed significant effects controlling effectiveness emissions. Our study demonstrates that biochar, taken as whole, seen powerful easy-to-use tool halting rising tide Nonetheless, future research should focus (i) identifying other indirect related physicochemical characters (such pH/EH CaCO3 contents) may control (ii) fabricating aged biochars low nitrogen footprints, (iii) functionalizing biologically activated suppress CO2, CH4, N2O Overall, our paradoxical findings highlight functionalize modern capacity abate locking up their release carbonaceous lattice biochar.

Language: Английский

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Biochar in global carbon cycle: Towards sustainable development goals

Current Research in Green and Sustainable Chemistry, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 8, P. 100409 - 100409

Published: Jan. 1, 2024

The world is currently facing significant challenges in reducing the concentration of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) through scientific methods, primarily by sequestering CO2 soil. Biochar a kind charcoal that composed carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Due to its aromatic content, biochar can persist environment for an extended period absorb greenhouse gases (GHG). Each year, effectively captures estimated amount ranging from 1 35 gigatons (GtCO2) 78 477 GtCO2 over this century. helps mitigate climate change soil periods consequently GHG emissions. This enhances fertility, water retention capacity, nutrient circulation, which promote higher crop yields. Biochar's by-products be harvested used as renewable energy source. Besides, integration effective waste management strategies organic disposal. also efficient purification element favors action. Through application alteration employed establish credits, methods reduce emissions acceptable level. unique properties, wide-spread applicability, cost-effectiveness, trustworthy development prospects demonstrate great potential towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). review discusses diverse applications, social technical impacts global cycle sustainable goals.

Language: Английский

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Biochar co-pyrolyzed from peanut shells and maize straw improved soil biochemical properties, rice yield, and reduced cadmium mobilization and accumulation by rice: Biogeochemical investigations

Journal of Hazardous Materials, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 466, P. 133486 - 133486

Published: Jan. 17, 2024

Biochar is an eco-friendly amendment for the remediation of soils contaminated with cadmium (Cd). However, little attention has been paid to influence and underlying mechanisms co-pyrolyzed biochar on bioavailability uptake Cd in paddy soils. The current study explored effects from peanut shells (P) maize straw (M) at different mixing ratios (1:0, 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 0:1, 2:1 3:1, w/w), bacterial community fractionation soil, its by rice plant. addition, particularly P1M3 (P/M 1:3), significantly elevated soil pH cation exchange capacity, transferred mobile residual fraction, reduced availability rhizosphere soil. application decreased concentration tissues (root, stem, leaf, grain) 30.0%- 49.4%, compared control. Also, enhanced microbial diversity indices relative abundance iron-oxidizing bacteria Moreover, was more effective promoting formation iron plaque, increasing sequestration plaque than other treatments. Consequently, highest yield lowest accumulation were observed following application. This revealed feasibility applying facilitating Cd.

Language: Английский

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The Health of Vineyard Soils: Towards a Sustainable Viticulture

Horticulturae, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 10(2), P. 154 - 154

Published: Feb. 6, 2024

Soil health encompasses the effects uppermost part of land have on human wellbeing in a broad sense, because soil is where most food ultimately comes from, and it more inconspicuously fulfils other ecological functions, as important feeding, for our planet’s welfare, which ours. Viticulture exploits soil’s resources from wine, its valuable produce, boasts to obtain some unique quality traits, are wrapped within terroir concept. However, using conventional methods, viticulture also has harsh impacts soil, thus jeopardizing sustainability. How long will expression remain unchanged vineyard degradation goes on? While this question difficult answer complex nature terroirs, undeniable that management practices leave, general, ample room improvement, their impact vineyards much environment. In response, must adopt enable long-lasting preservation grounds both on-farm off-farm benefits. regard, increase organic matter alongside enhancement biological community key they benefit many properties physical, chemical, nature, determining healthy functioning, vines may thrive time, whereas surroundings minimally disturbed. present review, importance relates discussed, factors processes threaten winegrowing areas presented, successful soil-health shown, future research trends identified researchers stakeholders special agricultural industry.

Language: Английский

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An overview of the development status and applications of cellulose-based functional materials

Cellulose, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 31(1), P. 61 - 99

Published: Dec. 9, 2023

Language: Английский

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Biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (BDOM) and its influence on soil microbial community composition, function, and activity: A review

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 53(21), P. 1912 - 1934

Published: March 31, 2023

Biochar-derived dissolved organic matter (BDOM) plays key roles in soil ecosystem by affecting physicochemical and biological properties supplying nutrients to microbes. It can either enhance or suppress the growth of certain microorganisms, depending on its composition content labile compounds. This review aims discuss summarize role BDOM modifying microbial functioning, community structure, enzymatic activity. We mainly focus as a function concentration, type feedstock biomass, pyrolysis temperature (PT). Results show that saw dust- manure-based biochars produce higher concentrations than straw-, bone-, sludge-based biochars. The types biomass PT determine characteristics interaction with communities. Plant-derived biochar ≤300 °C often results more aliphatic ≥500 °C, which yields aromatic BDOM. plant contains specific ultraviolet absorbance (SUVA) humification index (HIX) manure biochar. SUVA HIX positively correlate (R2=0.68–0.96) total fatty acid methyl esters, but negatively abundances actinomycetes, arbuscular mycorrhizae, fungal However, environmental fate amended requires long-term experiment, both laboratory field scales, provide full understating microorganisms help tailor safe utilization agroecosystems.

Language: Английский

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Effect of corn pre-puffing on the efficiency of MgO-engineered biochar for phosphorus recovery from livestock wastewater: mechanistic investigations and cost benefit analyses

Biochar, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 5(1)

Published: April 27, 2023

Abstract To improve the phosphorus (P) recovery efficiency from livestock wastewater, a novel MgO doped mildewed corn biochar with thermal pre-puffing treatment (Mg-PBC) and without (Mg-BC) was synthesized tested. The thermal-puffing pretreatment improved effectiveness of metal soaking dispersion. P time Mg-PBC (7 h) significantly shorter than that Mg-BC (12 h). Moreover, showed higher capacity (241 mg g −1 ) (96.6 ). fitted to Thomas model 90.7 , which 4 times (22.9 under column test conditions. mechanisms involved in included precipitation, surface complexation, electrostatic interaction. After adsorption, both relatively low regeneration abilities. loaded (Mg-BC-P) (Mg-PBC-P), later particularly, obviously increased available content promoted plant growth. release Mg-PBC-P treated soil, while it decreased fertilizer soil. A cost–benefit analysis revealed greatly profit −0.66 5.90 US$ kg . These findings highlight biomass is feasible produce modified recover can be used as slow-release fertilizer. Graphical

Language: Английский

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Biostimulants in the Soil–Plant Interface: Agro-environmental Implications—A Review

Earth Systems and Environment, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 7(3), P. 583 - 600

Published: Sept. 1, 2023

Language: Английский

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Biochar as an Environment-Friendly Alternative for Multiple Applications

Sustainability, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 15(18), P. 13421 - 13421

Published: Sept. 7, 2023

The climate crisis and years of unsustainable agricultural practices have reduced soil fertility crop yield. In addition, lands contribute more than 10% greenhouse gases (GHGs). These concerns can be addressed by using biochar for carbon neutralization, environmental restoration, management. Biochar has a role in nitrous oxide methane gas emission mitigation from soil. New methods are needed to link belowground processes functioning multi-species multi-cultivar agroecosystems. intricate relationship between the composition microbial communities, along with its impacts on functions within rhizosphere, constitutes highly perplexing elusive subject genomics. present review discusses how mitigate change, enhance sequestration, support productivity. could potential solution microplastics heavy metal contamination. Applying biochar-based microbiome reduces polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) current knowledge perspectives biochar–plant–microbial interactions sustainable agriculture ameliorating adverse effects change highlighted. this review, holistic approach was used emphasize utility multiple applications positive negative promoting functional circular economy.

Language: Английский

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