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Food waste biochar: a sustainable solution for agriculture application and soil–water remediation

Snigdhendubala Pradhan; Prakash Parthasarathy; Hamish R. Mackey; Tareq Al‐Ansari; Gordon McKay

Carbon Research · 2024

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Abstract Biochar is a promising pyrolysed carbon-enriched soil amendment and has excellent properties for agriculture production and to remediate environmental pollution. A set of reviews were conducted on biochar production by pyrolysis process from various waste biomass which has drawn extensive interest due to the low cost of production with several benefits. As many potential technologies have been developed, there are still several knowledge gaps that have been identified for some key points to contribute a comprehensive study towards soil fertility, nutrient and water retention, soil microbial activity, plant growth and yield, pollution remediation, mitigation of greenhouse gas emission and an improvement in the farmer’s economy to achieve maximum profit by adopting environmentally f

Source type
Peer-reviewed study
DOI
10.1007/s44246-024-00123-2
Catalogue ID
NRmo9zxr64-06i
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