Biochar Ecotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment summarizes current accomplishments in biochar ecotechnologies for enhancing agricultural production, encouraging sustainable waste management, and fostering a circular bioeconomy by advancing the pyrolysis process at both large-scale industrial and small-scale-local levels. Chapters in the book synthesize recent breakthroughs in biochar agro-ecotechnologies for increasing agricultural productivity and promoting circular bioeconomy by advancing the pyrolysis process and add mechanisms involved in biochar-fertilizer mediated in-soil biogeochemical cycle and nutrients retention, availability and their losses, soil-microbial responses, emission of greenhouse gases, and plant responses.
Finally, this book aims to increase research understanding of nanotechnological breakthroughs in the production of biochar-based slow-release fertilizers, including their Nano characteristics involved in increasing fertilizer usage efficiency and managing chemical losses, for sustainable agriculture and the environment.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xxv 7. Preface - p. xxxi 8. Acknowledgments - p. xxxiii 9. Part 1: Biochar for waste management, circular economy, & carbon neutrality - p. xxxiv 10. Chapter 1. An overview of biochar production and its multifaceted applications for sustainable agriculture and environmental benefits - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. Biochar production to support circular bioeconomy: from waste biomass to a valuable product - p. 55 12. Chapter 3. A practical approach of biochar production and application toward sustainable agricultural waste management and achieving carbon neutrality - p. 81 13. Chapter 4. Biochar production and use among smallholder farmers in rural Uganda: challenges and opportunities for circular economy - p. 107 14. Part 2: Biochar production: techniques & process - p. 124 15. Chapter 5. Transforming contaminated biomass from phytoremediation into biochar - p. 131 16. Chapter 6. Biochar production methods and their diverse applications in improving plant production system to achieve agricultural sustainability - p. 157 17. Chapter 7. Factors influencing biochar properties and relationships with soil applications - p. 181 18. Part 3: Biochar for enhancing soil fertility, functioning, & plant responses - p. 202 19. Chapter 8. Recent trends in multifarious benefits of biochar application to soil - p. 207 20. Chapter 9. Biochar for climate change mitigation and soil health management - p. 231 21. Chapter 10. Biochar as an emerging green and sustainable solution for amendment of degraded soil - p. 261 22. Chapter 11. Stability and reactivity of biochar in regulating nutrient dynamics and its supplies in agricultural ecosystems - p. 285 23. Chapter 12. Prospects of biochar for boosting crop productivity and soil sustainability - p. 315 24. Chapter 13. Biochar’s potential for enhancing soil functions, nutrient balance, and crop productivity in Mediterranean and tropical regions - p. 341 25. Part 4: Biochar in managing biogeochemical cycles & greenhouse gases - p. 362 26. Chapter 14. Biochar application for sustainable soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation - p. 383 27. Chapter 15. Mechanistic insights into biochar’s influence on nitrogen cycle homeostasis, microbial dynamics, and crop productivity in fertilized agroecosystems - p. 411 28. Chapter 16. Investigation into pyrolysis impact on biochar traits, soil microbial community interaction, and nutrient dynamics: emission and leaching implications - p. 443 29. Chapter 17. Biochar augmentation on soil biotic processes and microbial structure and functions in fertilized tropical cropland - p. 469 30. Part 5: Nanotechnological approach for developing biochar-fertilizer - p. 512 31. Chapter 18. Biochar modification methods: property engineering for diverse value-added applications - p. 523 32. Chapter 19. Biochar-based smart fertilizers for sustainable agriculture and environment health - p. 561 33. Chapter 20. Biochar-based slow-release fertilizers for sustainable agriculture: a mechanistic overview on process development - p. 587 34. Chapter 21. Mineral-enriched biochar nutritional nanocomposites for enhanced soil properties, biogeochemical cycle, and sustainable crop production: a mechanistic overview - p. 619 35. Chapter 22. Nanotechnological aspects in producing biochar-mineral fertilizer for sustainable and intensive agricultural practices: pre- and postpyrolysis biochar modification - p. 647 36. Index - p. 687
Biochar Ecotechnology for Sustainable Agriculture and Environment summarizes current accomplishments in biochar ecotechnologies for enhancing agricultural production, encouraging sustainable waste management, and fostering a circular bioeconomy by advancing the pyrolysis process at both large-scale industrial and small-scale-local levels. Chapters in the book synthesize recent breakthroughs in biochar agro-ecotechnologies for increasing agricultural productivity and promoting circular bioeconomy by advancing the pyrolysis process and add mechanisms involved in biochar-fertilizer mediated in-soil biogeochemical cycle and nutrients retention, availability and their losses, soil-microbial responses, emission of greenhouse gases, and plant responses.
Finally, this book aims to increase research understanding of nanotechnological breakthroughs in the production of biochar-based slow-release fertilizers, including their Nano characteristics involved in increasing fertilizer usage efficiency and managing chemical losses, for sustainable agriculture and the environment.
1. Title of Book - p. i 2. Cover image - p. i 3. Title page - p. ii 4. Table of Contents - p. iii 5. Copyright - p. iv 6. List of contributors - p. xxv 7. Preface - p. xxxi 8. Acknowledgments - p. xxxiii 9. Part 1: Biochar for waste management, circular economy, & carbon neutrality - p. xxxiv 10. Chapter 1. An overview of biochar production and its multifaceted applications for sustainable agriculture and environmental benefits - p. 3 11. Chapter 2. Biochar production to support circular bioeconomy: from waste biomass to a valuable product - p. 55 12. Chapter 3. A practical approach of biochar production and application toward sustainable agricultural waste management and achieving carbon neutrality - p. 81 13. Chapter 4. Biochar production and use among smallholder farmers in rural Uganda: challenges and opportunities for circular economy - p. 107 14. Part 2: Biochar production: techniques & process - p. 124 15. Chapter 5. Transforming contaminated biomass from phytoremediation into biochar - p. 131 16. Chapter 6. Biochar production methods and their diverse applications in improving plant production system to achieve agricultural sustainability - p. 157 17. Chapter 7. Factors influencing biochar properties and relationships with soil applications - p. 181 18. Part 3: Biochar for enhancing soil fertility, functioning, & plant responses - p. 202 19. Chapter 8. Recent trends in multifarious benefits of biochar application to soil - p. 207 20. Chapter 9. Biochar for climate change mitigation and soil health management - p. 231 21. Chapter 10. Biochar as an emerging green and sustainable solution for amendment of degraded soil - p. 261 22. Chapter 11. Stability and reactivity of biochar in regulating nutrient dynamics and its supplies in agricultural ecosystems - p. 285 23. Chapter 12. Prospects of biochar for boosting crop productivity and soil sustainability - p. 315 24. Chapter 13. Biochar’s potential for enhancing soil functions, nutrient balance, and crop productivity in Mediterranean and tropical regions - p. 341 25. Part 4: Biochar in managing biogeochemical cycles & greenhouse gases - p. 362 26. Chapter 14. Biochar application for sustainable soil carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas mitigation - p. 383 27. Chapter 15. Mechanistic insights into biochar’s influence on nitrogen cycle homeostasis, microbial dynamics, and crop productivity in fertilized agroecosystems - p. 411 28. Chapter 16. Investigation into pyrolysis impact on biochar traits, soil microbial community interaction, and nutrient dynamics: emission and leaching implications - p. 443 29. Chapter 17. Biochar augmentation on soil biotic processes and microbial structure and functions in fertilized tropical cropland - p. 469 30. Part 5: Nanotechnological approach for developing biochar-fertilizer - p. 512 31. Chapter 18. Biochar modification methods: property engineering for diverse value-added applications - p. 523 32. Chapter 19. Biochar-based smart fertilizers for sustainable agriculture and environment health - p. 561 33. Chapter 20. Biochar-based slow-release fertilizers for sustainable agriculture: a mechanistic overview on process development - p. 587 34. Chapter 21. Mineral-enriched biochar nutritional nanocomposites for enhanced soil properties, biogeochemical cycle, and sustainable crop production: a mechanistic overview - p. 619 35. Chapter 22. Nanotechnological aspects in producing biochar-mineral fertilizer for sustainable and intensive agricultural practices: pre- and postpyrolysis biochar modification - p. 647 36. Index - p. 687
