Pyrolysis Atmosphere Emerges as Key Lever to Engineer Biochar Yield and Function
A semi-systematic review finds that CO2, steam, oxygen, ammonia, methane and flue-gas pyrolysis atmospheres each reshape biochar yields, porosity and ...
Tag: carbon sequestration
Mixing Mineral Fertilizer With Compost Cuts Net Warming From Korean Rice Paddies
A one-season field trial in South Korea found that combining mineral fertilizer with compost raised methane and nitrous oxide emissions ...
Living Bricks: 3D Printed Biochar-Mycelium Composites Grow Into Building Components
An experimental study reports 3D printed biochar-mycelium composites with reduced vertical shrinkage of 3 to 5 percent and a bio-welded ...
CRISPR-Edited Microalgae Boost Carotenoids but Hit Hard Limits on Carbon Capture
A new review finds CRISPR engineering can sharply raise carotenoid yields in microalgae, yet these gains mostly redistribute carbon rather ...
Research report: Tree species type is more strongly associated with MAOC stocks than stand origin in forest ecosystems
A study of natural and planted forests finds tree species type is more strongly linked to mineral-associated organic carbon stocks ...
Green seaweed Ulva moves from wild harvest to engineered sustainable feedstock
A new review synthesizes global advances in sustainable Ulva biomass production, spanning physiology, genomics, seedling technology and farming systems.
Straw and biochar build soil carbon in salty farmland by two different routes
A two-year field trial in China's coastal saline soils found that adding straw or biochar to manure raised soil organic ...
Biochar locks carbon in soil for the long haul while stover keeps it cycling
A ten-year Chinese field trial shows biochar and maize stover build soil organic carbon through distinct molecular pathways, with biochar ...
Fallow Chernozem soils store the most stable carbon in Russian forest-steppe study
A study of four land-use types in Russia's Tambov Region found that 60-year fallow soils held the largest and most ...
Crop Insurance Boosts Carbon Storage on China’s Farmland, Study Finds
A 14-year study of 333 Chinese cities finds agricultural insurance significantly increases crop carbon absorption by shifting planting toward staple ...
Biochar Boosts Rice Yields and Microbial Life, Review Finds, With Caveats
A new review finds biochar can raise rice yields by 8 to 24 percent and cut greenhouse gas emissions, while ...
Basalt Powder on Farmland Could Lock Away Billions of Tonnes of CO2
A new global assessment identifies crushed basalt spread on acidic croplands as the most practical form of enhanced weathering, with ...
CO2 Mineralization Could Make 3D Printed Concrete Cleaner and Stronger
A new review finds CO2 mineralization can improve printability, strength, and interlayer bonding in 3D printed concrete, but barriers remain.
Scientists Say Engineered Soil Microbes Could Anchor One Health in the Anthropocene
A new opinion paper argues that microbiome functional diversity is the missing biological link between soil health and One Health, ...
Farm Management Beats Soil Type in Explaining Carbon on Working Organic Farms
A study of 28 organic lettuce fields on California's Central Coast found that management practices such as continuous living cover ...
Industrial Waste Cement Blend Locks Away CO2 and Rebuilds Its Own Binding Gel
A combined experimental and modelling study shows that calcium carbide residue blended into cement can sequester flue-gas CO2 as calcium ...
Bamboo biochar strengthens cement-stabilized soft soil while locking away carbon dioxide in laboratory study
A laboratory study of coastal cement soil reports that 6 percent bamboo biochar raised unconfined compressive strength by up to ...
Belgian cropland study finds divergent soil carbon estimates
A 21-year Belgian cropland study found that soil inventories, process modelling and eddy-covariance measurements disagreed about carbon-stock trends, while agreeing ...
Tropical Seagrass Meadows Bury Carbon but Quietly Leak Methane, Study Finds
A year-long study of a tropical seagrass meadow in Taiwan finds that its sediments produce methane steadily, yet nearly all ...
Corn Straw and Biochar in a 1:3 Blend Lock Away Toxic Cadmium in Soil
A 90-day incubation study shows that mixing corn straw with biochar at a 1:3 ratio immobilizes cadmium and zinc, relieves ...
