journal article·2022-02-17Open access

Multifunctional applications of biochar beyond carbon storage

Nanthi Bolan, Son A. Hoang, Jingzi Beiyuan, Souradeep Gupta, Deyi Hou, Ajay Karakoti, Stephen Joseph, Sungyup Jung, Ki-Hyun Kim, M.B. Kirkham, Harn Wei Kua, Manish Kumar, Eilhann E. Kwon, Yong Sik Ok, Vishma Perera, Jörg Rinklebe, Sabry M. Shaheen, Binoy Sarkar, Ajit K. Sarmah, Bhupinder Pal Singh, Gurwinder Singh, Daniel C. W. Tsang, Kumar Vikrant, Meththika Vithanage, Ajayan Vinu, Hailong Wang, Hasintha Wijesekara, Yubo Yan, Sherif A. Younis, Lukas Van Zwieten

International Materials Reviews· Volume 67· Issue 2

Abstract

Biochar is produced as a charred material with high surface area and abundant functional groups by pyrolysis, which refers to the process of thermochemical decomposition of organic material at elevated temperatures in the absence of oxygen. The carbon component in biochar is relatively stable, and, hence, biochar was originally proposed as a soil amendment to store carbon in the soil. Biochar has multifunctional values that include the use of it for the following purposes: soil amendment to improve soil health, nutrient and microbial carrier, immobilising agent for remediation of toxic metals and organic contaminants in soil and water, catalyst for industrial applications, porous material for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions and odorous compounds, and feed supplement to improve animal health and nutrient intake efficiency and, thus, productivity. This article provides for the first time an overview of the multifunctional values and unintended consequences of biochar applications.
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OpenAlex topics: Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes · Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics · Coal and Its By-products

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Affiliations

Global Centre for Environmental Remediation, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

Cooperative Research Centre for High Performance Soils, Callaghan, Australia

Biochar Engineering Technology Research Center of Guangdong Province, School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering, Foshan University, Foshan, People’s Republic of China

School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia

School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, College of Engineering, Science and Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia

ISEM and School of Physics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, Australia

Institute of Resource, Ecosystem and Environment of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, People’ Republic of China

School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Institute of Foundation Engineering, Waterand Waste Management, Laboratory of Soil- and Groundwater-Management, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Department of Agronomy, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, USA

Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hung Hom, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China

Korea Biochar Research Center, APRU Sustainable Waste Management and Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, Korea University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Department of Natural Resources, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka, Belihuloya, Sri Lanka

Department of Environment, Energy and Geoinformatics, Sejong University, Seoul, Republic of Korea

Faculty of Meteorology, Environment, and Arid Land Agriculture, Department of Arid Land Agriculture, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, University of Kafrelsheikh, Kafr El-Sheikh, Egypt

Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

NSW Department of Primary Industries, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, Menangle, Australia

School of Environmental and Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia

NSW Department of Primary Industries, Wollongbar, Australia

Ecosphere Resilience Research Center, Faculty of Applied Sciences, University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka

Funding

Ministry of Education, Science and Technology

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