Review on biomass feedstocks, pyrolysis mechanism and physicochemical properties of biochar: State-of-the-art framework to speed up vision of circular bioeconomy

Pyrolysis of Wood/Biomass for Bio-oil: A Critical Review

Mohan, D., Pittman, C. U., & Steele, P. H. (2006) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/ef0502397 · Cited by 5,663

Review of fast pyrolysis of biomass and product upgrading

Bridgwater, A. V. (2012) · Biomass and Bioenergy · doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2011.01.048 · Cited by 4,856

Dynamic Molecular Structure of Plant Biomass-Derived Black Carbon (Biochar)

Keiluweit, M., Nico, P. S., Johnson, M. G., & Kleber, M. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es9031419 · Cited by 3,230

A review of renewable energy sources, sustainability issues and climate change mitigation

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Biochar physicochemical properties: pyrolysis temperature and feedstock kind effects

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Overview of Applications of Biomass Fast Pyrolysis Oil

Czernik, S., & Bridgwater, A. (2004) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/ef034067u · Cited by 2,880

Sustainable biochar to mitigate global climate change

Woolf, D., Amonette, J. E., Street-Perrott, F. A., Lehmann, J., & Joseph, S. (2010) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/ncomms1053 · Cited by 2,680

Preparation, modification and environmental application of biochar: A review

Wang, J., & Wang, S. (2019) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.282 · Cited by 2,345

Characterization techniques for nanoparticles: comparison and complementarity upon studying nanoparticle properties

Mourdikoudis, S., Pallares, R. M., & Thanh, N. T. K. (2018) · Nanoscale · doi:10.1039/c8nr02278j · Cited by 2,328

Potential mechanisms for achieving agricultural benefits from biochar application to temperate soils: a review

Atkinson, C. J., Fitzgerald, J. D., & Hipps, N. A. (2010) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1007/s11104-010-0464-5 · Cited by 2,154

Effects of biochar from slow pyrolysis of papermill waste on agronomic performance and soil fertility

Van Zwieten, L., Kimber, S., Morris, S., Chan, K. Y., Downie, A., Rust, J., Joseph, S., & Cowie, A. (2010) · Plant and Soil · doi:10.1007/s11104-009-0050-x · Cited by 1,916

Transitional Adsorption and Partition of Nonpolar and Polar Aromatic Contaminants by Biochars of Pine Needles with Different Pyrolytic Temperatures

Chen, B., Zhou, D., & Zhu, L. (2008) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es8002684 · Cited by 1,823

Review of solutions to global warming, air pollution, and energy security

Jacobson, M. Z. (2008) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/b809990c · Cited by 1,759

Development of biochar-based functional materials: toward a sustainable platform carbon material

Liu, W.-J., Jiang, H., & Yu, H.-Q. (2015) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.5b00195 · Cited by 1,754

Solid waste issue: sources, composition, disposal, recycling, and valorization

Abdel-Shafy, H. I., & Mansour, M. S. M. (2018) · Egyptian Journal of Petroleum · doi:10.1016/j.ejpe.2018.07.003 · Cited by 1,686

The Art, Science, and Technology of Charcoal Production

Antal, M. J., & Grønli, M. (2003) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/ie0207919 · Cited by 1,623

A comprehensive review on the pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

Dhyani, V., & Bhaskar, T. (2017) · Renewable Energy · doi:10.1016/j.renene.2017.04.035 · Cited by 1,596

Impact of pyrolysis temperature and manure source on physicochemical characteristics of biochar

Cantrell, K. B., Hunt, P. G., Uchimiya, M., Novak, J. M., & Ro, K. S. (2012) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2011.11.084 · Cited by 1,502

Hierarchically porous carbon derived from polymers and biomass: effect of interconnected pores on energy applications

Dutta, S., Bhaumik, A., & Wu, K. C. ‐. (2014) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c4ee01075b · Cited by 1,417

An overview on engineering the surface area and porosity of biochar

Leng, L., Xiong, Q., Yang, L., Li, H., Zhou, Y., Zhang, W., Jiang, S., Li, H., & Huang, H. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144204 · Cited by 1,414

Biological nitrogen fixation by common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) increases with bio-char additions

Rondon, M. A., Lehmann, J., Ramírez, J., & Hurtado, M. (2007) · Biology and Fertility of Soils · doi:10.1007/s00374-006-0152-z · Cited by 1,333

An overview of advances in biomass gasification

Sikarwar, V. S., Zhao, M. M., Clough, P. T., Yao, J. G., Zhong, X., Memon, M. Z., Shah, N., Anthony, E. J., & Fennell, P. S. (2016) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c6ee00935b · Cited by 1,308

Production and utilization of biochar: A review

Cha, J. S., Park, S. H., Jung, S.-C., Ryu, C., Jeon, J.-K., Shin, M.-C., & Park, Y.-K. (2016) · Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry · doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2016.06.002 · Cited by 1,293

A review of biomass burning: Emissions and impacts on air quality, health and climate in China

Chen, J., Li, C., Ristovski, Z., Milic, A., Gu, Y., Islam, M. S., Wang, S., Hao, J., Zhang, H., He, C., et al. (2017) · Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.11.025 · Cited by 1,262

Pyrolysis of biomass to produce fuels and chemical feedstocks

Yaman, S. (2003) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/s0196-8904(03)00177-8 · Cited by 1,253

Crystallite growth in graphitizing and non-graphitizing carbons

FRANKLIN, R. E. (1951) · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspa.1951.0197 · Cited by 1,187

Effect of biochar additions to soil on nitrogen leaching, microbial biomass and bacterial community structure

Xu, N., Tan, G., Wang, H., & Gai, X. (2016) · European Journal of Soil Biology · doi:10.1016/j.ejsobi.2016.02.004 · Cited by 1,180

In-Depth Investigation of Biomass Pyrolysis Based on Three Major Components: Hemicellulose, Cellulose and Lignin

Yang, H., Yan, R., Chen, H., Zheng, C., Lee, D. H., & Liang, D. T. (2005) · Energy & Fuels · doi:10.1021/ef0580117 · Cited by 1,175

Surface chemistry variations among a series of laboratory-produced biochars

Mukherjee, A., Zimmerman, A. R., & Harris, W. (2011) · Geoderma · doi:10.1016/j.geoderma.2011.04.021 · Cited by 1,171

Review of the stability of biochar in soils: predictability of O:C molar ratios

Spokas, K. A. (2010) · Carbon Management · doi:10.4155/cmt.10.32 · Cited by 1,160

Biochar to improve soil fertility. A review

Ding, Y., Liu, Y., Liu, S., Li, Z., Tan, X., Huang, X., Zeng, G., Zhou, L., & Zheng, B. (2016) · Agronomy for Sustainable Development · doi:10.1007/s13593-016-0372-z · Cited by 1,144

Redox Properties of Plant Biomass-Derived Black Carbon (Biochar)

Klüpfel, L., Keiluweit, M., Kleber, M., & Sander, M. (2014) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es500906d · Cited by 1,141

A critical review on the biochar production techniques, characterization, stability and applications for circular bioeconomy

Yaashikaa, P. R., Kumar, P. S., Varjani, S., & Saravanan, A. (2020) · Biotechnology Reports · doi:10.1016/j.btre.2020.e00570 · Cited by 1,132

Catalytic fast pyrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

Liu, C., Wang, H., Karim, A. M., Sun, J., & Wang, Y. (2014) · Chemical Society Reviews · doi:10.1039/c3cs60414d · Cited by 1,131

Effect of biochar amendment on sorption and leaching of nitrate, ammonium, and phosphate in a sandy soil

Yao, Y., Gao, B., Zhang, M., Inyang, M., & Zimmerman, A. R. (2012) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.06.002 · Cited by 1,030

A novel magnetic biochar efficiently sorbs organic pollutants and phosphate

Chen, B., Chen, Z., & Lv, S. (2011) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2010.08.067 · Cited by 1,026

Production and characterization of slow pyrolysis biochar: influence of feedstock type and pyrolysis conditions

Ronsse, F., van Hecke, S., Dickinson, D., & Prins, W. (2013) · GCB Bioenergy · doi:10.1111/gcbb.12018 · Cited by 1,000

A Review of Biochar and Soil Nitrogen Dynamics

Clough, T., Condron, L., Kammann, C., & Müller, C. (2013) · Agronomy · doi:10.3390/agronomy3020275 · Cited by 969

Insight into Multiple and Multilevel Structures of Biochars and Their Potential Environmental Applications: A Critical Review

Xiao, X., Chen, B., Chen, Z., Zhu, L., & Schnoor, J. L. (2018) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b06487 · Cited by 936

A broken biogeochemical cycle

Elser, J. J., & Bennett, E. M. (2011) · Nature · doi:10.1038/478029a · Cited by 935

Heterogeneity of biochar properties as a function of feedstock sources and production temperatures

Zhao, L., Cao, X., Mašek, O., & Zimmerman, A. (2013) · Journal of Hazardous Materials · doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2013.04.015 · Cited by 933

Feedstock choice, pyrolysis temperature and type influence biochar characteristics: a comprehensive meta-data analysis review

Ippolito, J. A., Cui, L., Kammann, C., Wrage-Mönnig, N., Estavillo, J. M., Fuertes-Mendizabal, T., Cayuela, M. L., Sigua, G., Novak, J., Spokas, K., et al. (2020) · Biochar · doi:10.1007/s42773-020-00067-x · Cited by 927

Understanding Aqueous Dispersibility of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide through p K a Measurements

Konkena, B., & Vasudevan, S. (2012) · The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters · doi:10.1021/jz300236w · Cited by 911

Manipulation of Persistent Free Radicals in Biochar To Activate Persulfate for Contaminant Degradation

Fang, G., Liu, C., Gao, J., Dionysiou, D. D., & Zhou, D. (2015) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es5061512 · Cited by 887

Pyrolysis for Biochar Purposes: A Review to Establish Current Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs

Manyà, J. J. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es301029g · Cited by 880

Soil, Fertilizer, and Plant Silicon Research in Japan

Feng, J., & 高橋, 英. (2002) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-51166-9.x5000-3 · Cited by 874

Chemical composition and bioavailability of thermally altered Pinus resinosa (Red pine) wood

Baldock, J., & Smernik, R. J. (2002) · Organic Geochemistry · doi:10.1016/s0146-6380(02)00062-1 · Cited by 870

Characterization of biochar from fast pyrolysis and gasification systems

Brewer, C. E., Schmidt‐Rohr, K., Satrio, J. A., & Brown, R. C. (2009) · Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy · doi:10.1002/ep.10378 · Cited by 866

Thermogravimetric Analysis and Devolatilization Kinetics of Wood

Grønli, M. G., Várhegyi, G., & Blasi, C. D. (2002) · Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research · doi:10.1021/ie0201157 · Cited by 858

Effects of feedstock type, production method, and pyrolysis temperature on biochar and hydrochar properties

Sun, Y., Gao, B., Yao, Y., Fang, J., Zhang, M., Zhou, Y., Chen, H., & Yang, L. (2014) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2013.10.081 · Cited by 854

Effect of pyrolysis temperature, heating rate, and residence time on rapeseed stem derived biochar

Zhao, B., O'Connor, D., Zhang, J., Peng, T., Shen, Z., Tsang, D. C. W., & Hou, D. (2018) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.11.013 · Cited by 843

Physical and chemical characterization of biochars derived from different agricultural residues

Jindo, K., Mizumoto, H., Sawada, Y., Sanchez-Monedero, M. A., & Sonoki, T. (2014) · Biogeosciences · doi:10.5194/bg-11-6613-2014 · Cited by 822

Review of the pyrolysis platform for coproducing bio‐oil and biochar

Laird, D. A., Brown, R. C., Amonette, J. E., & Lehmann, J. C. (2009) · Biofuels Bioproducts and Biorefining · doi:10.1002/bbb.169 · Cited by 813

Fuel ethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass: An overview on feedstocks and technological approaches

Zabed, H. M., Sahu, J. N., Boyce, A. N., & Faruq, G. (2016) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.08.038 · Cited by 812

Key Role of Persistent Free Radicals in Hydrogen Peroxide Activation by Biochar: Implications to Organic Contaminant Degradation

Fang, G., Gao, J., Liu, C., Dionysiou, D. D., Wang, Y., & Zhou, D. (2014) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es4048126 · Cited by 802

Engineered Biochar Reclaiming Phosphate from Aqueous Solutions: Mechanisms and Potential Application as a Slow-Release Fertilizer

Yao, Y., Gao, B., Chen, J., & Yang, L. (2013) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es4012977 · Cited by 787

Progress in biofuel production from gasification

Sikarwar, V. S., Zhao, M. M., Fennell, P. S., Shah, N., & Anthony, E. J. (2017) · Progress in Energy and Combustion Science · doi:10.1016/j.pecs.2017.04.001 · Cited by 771

Emerging applications of biochar-based materials for energy storage and conversion

Liu, W., Jiang, H. T., & Yu, H. (2019) · Energy & Environmental Science · doi:10.1039/c9ee00206e · Cited by 756

Biochar and denitrification in soils: when, how much and why does biochar reduce N2O emissions?

Cayuela, M. L., Sánchez-Monedero, M. A., Roig, A., Hanley, K., Enders, A., & Lehmann, J. (2013) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/srep01732 · Cited by 743

Effects of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature on Biochar Adsorption of Ammonium and Nitrate

Gai, X., Wang, H., Liu, J., Zhai, L., Liu, S., Ren, T., & Liu, H. (2014) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0113888 · Cited by 716

Biomass feedstocks for renewable fuel production: a review of the impacts of feedstock and pretreatment on the yield and product distribution of fast pyrolysis bio-oils and vapors

Carpenter, D. L., Westover, T., Czernik, S., & Jablonski, W. S. (2013) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc41631c · Cited by 706

Properties of biochar derived from wood and high-nutrient biomasses with the aim of agronomic and environmental benefits

Domingues, R. R., Trugilho, P. F., Silva, C. A., Melo, I. C. N. A. D., Melo, L. C. A., Magriotis, Z. M., & Sánchez-Monedero, M. A. (2017) · PLOS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0176884 · Cited by 654

Black Carbon (Biochar) In Water/Soil Environments: Molecular Structure, Sorption, Stability, and Potential Risk

Lian, F., & Xing, B. (2017) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/acs.est.7b02528 · Cited by 641

Organic coating on biochar explains its nutrient retention and stimulation of soil fertility

Hagemann, N., Joseph, S. D., Schmidt, H., Kammann, C. I., Harter, J., Borch, T., Young, R. B., Varga, K., Taherymoosavi, S., Elliott, K. W., et al. (2017) · Nature Communications · doi:10.1038/s41467-017-01123-0 · Cited by 639

Biomass waste utilisation in low-carbon products: harnessing a major potential resource

Tripathi, N., Hills, C. D., Singh, R. S., & Atkinson, C. J. (2019) · npj Climate and Atmospheric Science · doi:10.1038/s41612-019-0093-5 · Cited by 634

Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis

Hassan, M., Liu, Y., Naidu, R., Parikh, S. J., Du, J., Qi, F., & Willett, I. R. (2020) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140714 · Cited by 634

Biochar as an Electron Shuttle between Bacteria and Fe(III) Minerals

Kappler, A. A., Wuestner, M. L., Ruecker, A., Harter, J., Halama, M., & Behrens, S. (2014) · Environmental Science & Technology Letters · doi:10.1021/ez5002209 · Cited by 630

A review on bio-oil production from biomass by using pyrolysis method

Isahak, W. N. R. W., Hisham, M. W. M., Yarmo, M. A., & Yun Hin, T.-Y. (2012) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2012.05.039 · Cited by 624

Lignin–carbohydrate complexes: properties, applications, analyses, and methods of extraction: a review

Tarasov, D., Leitch, M., & Fatehi, P. (2018) · Biotechnology for Biofuels · doi:10.1186/s13068-018-1262-1 · Cited by 624

Biochar Carbon Stability in a Clayey Soil As a Function of Feedstock and Pyrolysis Temperature

Singh, B. P., Cowie, A. L., & Smernik, R. J. (2012) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es302545b · Cited by 623

Fates of Chemical Elements in Biomass during Its Pyrolysis

Liu, W., Li, W., Jiang, H. T., & Yu, H. (2017) · Chemical Reviews · doi:10.1021/acs.chemrev.6b00647 · Cited by 617

The effect of the biomass components lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose on TGA and fixed bed pyrolysis

Burhenne, L., Messmer, J., Aicher, T., & Laborie, M. G. (2013) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2013.01.012 · Cited by 615

Biochar supported nanoscale zerovalent iron composite used as persulfate activator for removing trichloroethylene

Yan, J., Han, L., Gao, W., Xue, S., & Chen, M. (2014) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.103 · Cited by 593

Study on the pyrolytic behaviour of xylan-based hemicellulose using TG–FTIR and Py–GC–FTIR

Shen, D., Gu, S., & Bridgwater, A. V. (2010) · Journal of Analytical and Applied Pyrolysis · doi:10.1016/j.jaap.2009.12.001 · Cited by 592

Transformation, Morphology, and Dissolution of Silicon and Carbon in Rice Straw-Derived Biochars under Different Pyrolytic Temperatures

Xiao, X., Chen, B., & Zhu, L. (2014) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es405676h · Cited by 571

Effects of pyrolysis temperature and heating time on biochar obtained from the pyrolysis of straw and lignosulfonate

Zhang, J., Liu, J., & Liu, R. (2015) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2014.11.011 · Cited by 560

Potential of pyrolysis processes in the waste management sector

Czajczyńska, D., Anguilano, L., Ghazal, H. S., Krzyżyńska, R., Reynolds, A. J., Spencer, N., & Jouhara, H. (2017) · Thermal Science and Engineering Progress · doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2017.06.003 · Cited by 556

Past, present, and future of biochar

Chen, W., Meng, J., Han, X., Lan, Y., & Zhang, W. (2019) · Biochar · doi:10.1007/s42773-019-00008-3 · Cited by 552

Effects of biochar compared to organic and inorganic fertilizers on soil quality and plant growth in a greenhouse experiment

Schulz, H., & Glaser, B. (2012) · Journal of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science · doi:10.1002/jpln.201100143 · Cited by 547

Comparison of rice husk- and dairy manure-derived biochars for simultaneously removing heavy metals from aqueous solutions: Role of mineral components in biochars

Xu, X., Cao, X., & Zhao, L. (2013) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.03.009 · Cited by 540

Magnetic biochar for environmental remediation: A review

Yi, Y., Huang, Z., Lu, B., Xian, J., Tsang, P. E., Cheng, W., Fang, J., & Fang, Z. (2019) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122468 · Cited by 534

The effect of pyrolysis conditions on biochar stability as determined by three methods

Crombie, K., Mašek, O., Sohi, S. P., Brownsort, P., & Cross, A. (2013) · GCB Bioenergy · doi:10.1111/gcbb.12030 · Cited by 533

Biochar for crop production: potential benefits and risks

Hussain, M., Farooq, M., Nawaz, A., Al-Sadi, A. M., Solaiman, Z. M., Alghamdi, S. S., Ammara, U., Ok, Y. S., & Siddique, K. H. M. (2017) · Journal of Soils and Sediments · doi:10.1007/s11368-016-1360-2 · Cited by 532

Biomass pyrolysis: past, present, and future

Fahmy, T. Y. A., Fahmy, Y., Mobarak, F., El‐Sakhawy, M., & ABOUZEID, R. E. (2018) · Environment Development and Sustainability · doi:10.1007/s10668-018-0200-5 · Cited by 532

Nitrogen containing functional groups of biochar: An overview

Leng, L., Xu, S., Liu, R., Yu, T., Zhuo, X., Leng, S., Xiong, Q., & Huang, H. (2020) · Bioresource Technology · doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2019.122286 · Cited by 532

Biochar Impacts Soil Microbial Community Composition and Nitrogen Cycling in an Acidic Soil Planted with Rape

Xu, H., Wang, X., Li, H., Yao, H., Su, J., & Zhu, Y. (2014) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es5021058 · Cited by 525

Investigation of biomass torrefaction based on three major components: Hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin

Chen, D., Gao, A., Cen, K., Zhang, J., Cao, X., & Ma, Z. (2018) · Energy Conversion and Management · doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2018.05.063 · Cited by 525

Recent advances in heterogeneous catalysts for bio-oil upgrading via “ex situ catalytic fast pyrolysis”: catalyst development through the study of model compounds

Ruddy, D. A., Schaidle, J. A., Ferrell, J. R., Wang, J., Moens, L. J., & Hensley, J. E. (2013) · Green Chemistry · doi:10.1039/c3gc41354c · Cited by 506

A comprehensive review of engineered biochar: Production, characteristics, and environmental applications

Panahi, H. K. S., Dehhaghi, M., Ok, Y. S., Nizami, A., Khoshnevisan, B., Mussatto, S. I., Aghbashlo, M., Tabatabaei, M., & Lam, S. S. (2020) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122462 · Cited by 494

Effects of chemical oxidation on surface oxygen-containing functional groups and adsorption behavior of biochar

Fan, Q., Sun, J., Chu, L., Cui, L., Quan, G., Yan, J., Hussain, Q., & Iqbal, M. (2018) · Chemosphere · doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.05.044 · Cited by 492

An overview of the recent trends on the waste valorization techniques for food wastes

Nayak, A., & Bhushan, B. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.12.041 · Cited by 486

Charcoal volatile matter content influences plant growth and soil nitrogen transformations

Deenik, J. L., McClellan, T., Uehara, G., Antal, M. J., & Campbell, S. (2010) · Soil Science Society of America Journal · doi:10.2136/sssaj2009.0115 · Cited by 485

Production and applications of activated carbons as adsorbents from olive stones

Saleem, J., Shahid, U. B., Hijab, M., Mackey, H. R., & McKay, G. (2019) · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · doi:10.1007/s13399-019-00473-7 · Cited by 484

Characterization of Biochars Produced from Cornstovers for Soil Amendment

Lee, J. W., Kidder, M. K., Evans, B. R., Paik, S., Buchanan, A. C., Garten, C. T., & Brown, R. C. (2010) · Environmental Science & Technology · doi:10.1021/es101337x · Cited by 483

Biochar particle size, shape, and porosity act together to influence soil water properties

Liu, Z., Dugan, B., Masiello, C. A., & Gonnermann, H. M. (2017) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179079 · Cited by 467

Techno-economic comparison of biomass-to-transportation fuels via pyrolysis, gasification, and biochemical pathways

Anex, R. P., Aden, A., Kazi, F. K., Fortman, J. A., Swanson, R. M., Wright, M. M., Satrio, J. A., Brown, R. C., Daugaard, D. E., Platon, A., et al. (2010) · Fuel · doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2010.07.015 · Cited by 463

Evaluation of biochar effects on nitrogen retention and leaching in multi-layered soil columns

Ding, Y., Liu, Y.-X., Wu, W.-X., Shi, D.-Z., Yang, M., & Zhong, Z.-K. (2010) · Water, Air, & Soil Pollution · doi:10.1007/s11270-010-0366-4 · Cited by 462

Processing Pathway Dependence of Amorphous Silica Nanoparticle Toxicity: Colloidal vs Pyrolytic

Zhang, H., Dunphy, D. R., Jiang, X., Meng, H., Sun, B., Tarn, D., Xue, M., Wang, X., Lin, S., Ji, Z., et al. (2012) · Journal of the American Chemical Society · doi:10.1021/ja304907c · Cited by 458

Imaging of mineral-enriched biochar by FTIR, Raman and SEM–EDX

Chia, C. H., Gong, B., Joseph, S. D., Marjo, C. E., Munroe, P. R., & Rich, A. M. (2012) · Vibrational Spectroscopy · doi:10.1016/j.vibspec.2012.06.006 · Cited by 457

Detecting Free Radicals in Biochars and Determining Their Ability to Inhibit the Germination and Growth of Corn, Wheat and Rice Seedlings

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