Application of Biochar for Improving Physical, Chemical, and Hydrological Soil Properties: A Systematic Review

Shakeel Ahmad Bhat, Alban Kuriqi, Mehraj U. Din Dar, Owais Bhat, Saad Sh. Sammen (), Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Ahmed Elbeltagi, Owais Shah, Nadhir AI-Ansari (), Rawshan Ali and Salim Heddam
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Shakeel Ahmad Bhat: College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher E Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir, Srinagar 190025, India
Alban Kuriqi: CERIS, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1049-001 Lisbon, Portugal
Mehraj U. Din Dar: Department of Agriculture, Mata Gujri College, Fatehgarh Sahib 140406, India
Owais Bhat: College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher E Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir, Srinagar 190025, India
Saad Sh. Sammen: Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Diyala University, Baqubah 32001, Iraq
Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam: Department of Disaster Management, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur 5400, Bangladesh
Ahmed Elbeltagi: Agricultural Engineering Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Mansoura University, Mansoura 35516, Egypt
Owais Shah: College of Agricultural Engineering and Technology, Sher E Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology-Kashmir, Srinagar 190025, India
Nadhir AI-Ansari: Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Lulea University of Technology, 97187 Lulea, Sweden
Rawshan Ali: Department of Petroleum, Koya Technical Institute, Erbil Polytechnic University, Erbil 44001, Iraq
Salim Heddam: Agronomy Department, Faculty of Science, Hydraulics Division University, 20 Août 1955, Route El Hadaik, BP 26, Skikda 21024, Algeria

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 17, 1-16

Abstract: Biochar is a carbon-based substance made by the pyrolysis of organic waste. The amount of biochar produced is determined by the type of feedstock and pyrolysis conditions. Biochar is frequently added to the soil for various reasons, including carbon sequestration, greenhouse gas mitigation, improved crop production by boosting soil fertility, removing harmful contaminants, and drought mitigation. Biochar may also be used for waste management and wastewater treatment. Biochar’s various advantages make it a potentially appealing instrument material for current science and technology. Although biochar’s impacts on soil chemical qualities and fertility have been extensively researched, little is known about its impact on enhancing soil physical qualities. This review is intended to describe biochar’s influence on some crucial soil physical and hydrological properties, including bulk density of soil, water holding capacity, soil porosity, soil hydraulic conductivity, soil water retention, water repellence–available plant water, water infiltration, soil temperature, soil color, and surface albedo. Therefore, we propose that the application of biochar in soils has considerable advantages, and this is especially true for arable soils with low fertility.

Keywords: biochar; carbon sequestration; hydraulic conductivity; retention curve; albedo; temperature (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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