Progress and future prospects in biochar composites: Application and reflection in the soil environment

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

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A quantitative review of the effects of biochar application to soils on crop productivity using meta-analysis

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Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology

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The forms of alkalis in the biochar produced from crop residues at different temperatures

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Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

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Microbial diversity and soil functions

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Properties of Biochar

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Positive and negative carbon mineralization priming effects among a variety of biochar-amended soils

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Environmental Remediation and Application of Nanoscale Zero-Valent Iron and Its Composites for the Removal of Heavy Metal Ions: A Review

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Physico-chemical properties and microbial responses in biochar-amended soils: Mechanisms and future directions

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Engineered/designer biochar for contaminant removal/immobilization from soil and water: Potential and implication of biochar modification

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Production and utilization of biochar: A review

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

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Catalytic Removal of Aqueous Contaminants on N-Doped Graphitic Biochars: Inherent Roles of Adsorption and Nonradical Mechanisms

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Biochar reduces the bioavailability and phytotoxicity of heavy metals

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Characterization of biochars to evaluate recalcitrance and agronomic performance

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Effect of Low-Temperature Pyrolysis Conditions on Biochar for Agricultural Use

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

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Effects and mechanisms of biochar-microbe interactions in soil improvement and pollution remediation: A review

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Recent advances in utilization of biochar

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The role of biochar and biochar-compost in improving soil quality and crop performance: a review

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Biochar-based nano-composites for the decontamination of wastewater: A review

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Using biochar for remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals and organic pollutants

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

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Progress in the preparation and application of modified biochar for improved contaminant removal from water and wastewater

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

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Environmental application of biochar: Current status and perspectives

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Soil health and global sustainability: translating science into practice

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Biochar's effect on crop productivity and the dependence on experimental conditions-a meta-analysis of literature data

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Mobility, bioavailability and pH-dependent leaching of cadmium, zinc and lead in a contaminated soil amended with biochar

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Removal of arsenic by magnetic biochar prepared from pinewood and natural hematite

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Immobilization of Heavy Metal Ions (Cu II , Cd II , Ni II , and Pb II ) by Broiler Litter-Derived Biochars in Water and Soil

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Effects of biochar on soil properties and erosion potential in a highly weathered soil

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Preparation and characterization of a novel magnetic biochar for arsenic removal

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Effect of biochar on soil physical properties in two contrasting soils: an Alfisol and an Andisol

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Facile assembled biochar-based nanocomposite with improved graphitization for efficient photocatalytic activity driven by visible light

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

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Removal of phosphate from aqueous solution by biochar derived from anaerobically digested sugar beet tailings

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Biochar derived from anaerobically digested sugar beet tailings: Characterization and phosphate removal potential

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Cadmium and lead remediation using magnetic oak wood and oak bark fast pyrolysis bio-chars

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Simultaneous immobilization of lead and atrazine in contaminated soils using dairy-manure biochar

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Effect of biochar on chemical properties of acidic soil

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Magnetic nitrogen-doped sludge-derived biochar catalysts for persulfate activation: Internal electron transfer mechanism

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Assessing the Combined Roles of Natural Organic Matter and Black Carbon as Sorbents in Sediments

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A review of biochar-based catalysts for chemical synthesis, biofuel production, and pollution control

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Contaminant immobilization and nutrient release by biochar soil amendment: Roles of natural organic matter

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Long-term effects of biochar on soil physical properties

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Biological technologies for the remediation of co-contaminated soil

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Biochar-supported nZVI (nZVI/BC) for contaminant removal from soil and water: A critical review

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Multifunctional iron-biochar composites for the removal of potentially toxic elements, inherent cations, and hetero-chloride from hydraulic fracturing wastewater

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Applications of biochar in redox-mediated reactions

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A comprehensive review on physical activation of biochar for energy and environmental applications

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Removal of arsenic, methylene blue, and phosphate by biochar/AlOOH nanocomposite

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Effect of biochar application on soil hydrological properties and physical quality of sandy soil

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Arsenic and chromium removal from water using biochars derived from rice husk, organic solid wastes and sewage sludge

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Biochar for environmental management: Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions, contaminant treatment, and potential negative impacts

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Effects of biochar application in forest ecosystems on soil properties and greenhouse gas emissions: a review

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Sorption of heavy metals on chitosan-modified biochars and its biological effects

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Biochars improve aggregate stability, water retention, and pore‐space properties of clayey soil

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Biochar had effects on phosphorus sorption and desorption in three soils with differing acidity

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Co-occurrence and interactions of pollutants, and their impacts on soil remediation—A review

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The interactions of composting and biochar and their implications for soil amendment and pollution remediation: a review

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Insight into how organic amendments can shape the soil microbiome in long-term field experiments as revealed by network analysis

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The effects of activated biochar addition on remediation efficiency of co-composting with contaminated wetland soil

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Biochar-based engineered composites for sorptive decontamination of water: A review

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Advances in production and application of biochar from lignocellulosic feedstocks for remediation of environmental pollutants

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Remediation of mercury contaminated soil, water, and air: A review of emerging materials and innovative technologies

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Interactions between decomposition of plant residues and nitrogen cycling in soil

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Sludge biochar-based catalysts for improved pollutant degradation by activating peroxymonosulfate

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Sorption of bisphenol A, 17α-ethinyl estradiol and phenanthrene on thermally and hydrothermally produced biochars

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Indispensable role of biochar-inherent mineral constituents in its environmental applications: A review

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Simultaneous alleviation of cadmium and arsenic accumulation in rice by applying zero-valent iron and biochar to contaminated paddy soils

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Maize biochars accelerate short-term soil nitrogen dynamics in a loamy sand soil

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Effect of biochar application rate on soil physical and hydraulic properties of a sandy loam

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Returning biochar to fields: A review

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Biochar decreased microbial metabolic quotient and shifted community composition four years after a single incorporation in a slightly acid rice paddy from southwest China

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Heavy metal immobilization and microbial community abundance by vegetable waste and pine cone biochar of agricultural soils

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Fabrication and characterization of hydrophilic corn stalk biochar-supported nanoscale zero-valent iron composites for efficient metal removal

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Biochars induced modification of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in soil and its impact on mobility and bioaccumulation of arsenic and cadmium

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Assembling biochar with various layered double hydroxides for enhancement of phosphorus recovery

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Effects of biochar and other amendments on the physical properties and greenhouse gas emissions of an artificially degraded soil

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Remediation of hexavalent chromium contaminated soil by biochar-supported zero-valent iron nanoparticles

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Stabilisation of nanoscale zero-valent iron with biochar for enhanced transport and in-situ remediation of hexavalent chromium in soil

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Engineered carbon (biochar) prepared by direct pyrolysis of Mg-accumulated tomato tissues: Characterization and phosphate removal potential

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Biochar-induced changes in soil properties affected immobilization/mobilization of metals/metalloids in contaminated soils

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High-efficiency removal of lead from wastewater by biochar derived from anaerobic digestion sludge

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