{"product_id":"agricultural-and-environmental-applications-of-biochar-advances-and-barriers-hardback-9780891189640","title":"Agricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar; Advances and Barriers (Hardback) 9780891189640","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAgricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAdvances and Barriers\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMingxin Guo (Author), Zhongqi He (Author), Sophie M. Uchimiya (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780891189640, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages\u003cbr\u003e1 x 1 x 1 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAgricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar: Advances and Barriers: Over the past decade, biochar has been intensively studied by agricultural and environmental scientists and applied as a soil quality enhancer and environmental ameliorator in various trials worldwide. This book, with 21 chapters by 57 accomplished international researchers, reports on the recent advances of biochar research and the global status of biochar application. Scientific findings, uncertainties, and barriers to practice of biochar amendment for sustaining soil fertility, improving crop production, promoting animal performance, remediating water and land, and mitigating greenhouse gas emissions are synthesized. The book presents a whole picture of biochar in its production, characterization, application, and development. Agricultural and Environmental Applications of Biochar: Advances and Barrier highlights the mechanisms and processes of biochar amendment for achieving stunning agricultural and environmental benefits. Composition and characteristics of biochar, its interactions with contaminants and soil constituents, and its transformation in the environment are illustrated to enlighten the achievements of biochar amendment in improving soil physical, chemical, and biological quality and animal health, reducing soil greenhouse gas emissions, and decontaminating stormwater and mine sites. Additional emphasis is given to the pyrogenic carbon in Terra Preta soils and Japanese Andosols, the pyrolysis technology for converting agricultural byproducts to biochar, and the existing economic and technical barriers to wide application of biochar in Australia, China, New Zealand, North America, and Europe. Readers will appreciate the comprehensive review on the up-to-date biochar research and application and gain critical guidance in best biochar generation and utilization.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword vii \u003cp\u003ePreface ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributors xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Biochar as an Agricultural and Environmental Amendment\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMingxin Guo, Zhongqi He, and Sophie Minori Uchimiya 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePyrogenic Carbon in Terra Preta Soils\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMingxin Guo 15\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePyrogenic Organic Matter in Japanese Andosols: Occurrence, Transformation, and Function\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eHaruo Shindo and Syusaku Nishimura 29\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProduction and Characterization of Biochar from Agricultural By-Products: Overview and Use of Cotton Biomass Residues\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eZhongqi He, Sophie Minori Uchimiya, and Mingxin Guo 63\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsiderations in Biochar Characterization\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristoph Steiner 87\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Biochar for Soil Physical Improvement\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMingxin Guo 101\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Effects of Biochar Amendment on Soil Fertility\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eAvanthi Deshani Igalavithana, Yong Sik Ok, Adel R.A. Usman, Mohammad I. Al-Wabel, Patryk Oleszczuk, and Sang Soo Lee 123\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Biochar for Soil Biological Improvement\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJ. Paz-Ferreiro, A. Méndez, and G. Gascó 145\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiochar and Soil Carbon Sequestration\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eRattan Lal 175\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUse and Impact of Biochar and Charcoal in Animal Production Systems\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eJohn D. Toth and Zhengxia Dou 199\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInteraction Mechanisms between Biochar and Organic Pollutants\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eXin Xiao and Baoliang Chen 225\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eImpacts of Biochar Amendment on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Agricultural Soils\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eSanna Saarnio 259\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplication of Biochar for Soil Remediation\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTom Sizmur, Richard Quilliam, Aline Peregrina Puga, Eduardo Moreno-Jiménez, Luke Beesley, and Jose L. Gomez-Eyles 295\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBiochar Application for Abandoned Mine Land Reclamation\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eChristopher D. Peltz and Andrew Harley 325\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAqueous Contaminant Removal and Stormwater Treatment Using Biochar\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eThomas R. Miles, Erin M. Rasmussen, and Myles Gray 341\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch and Application of Biochar in China\u003cbr\u003e Xiaokai Zhang, Yu Luo, Karin Müller, Junhui Chen, Qimei Lin, Jianming Xu, Yishui Tian, Hongbin Cong, and Hailong Wang 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch and Application of Biochar in Europe\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003ePellegrino Conte, Hans-Peter Schmidt, and Giulia Cimò 409\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearch and Application of Biochar in New Zealand\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eMarta Camps Arbestain, James R. Jones, Leo M. Condron, and Timothy J. Clough 423\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRegional Considerations for Targeted Use of Biochar in Agriculture and Remediation in Australia\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eLynne M. Macdonald, Rai S. Kookana, Lukas van Zwieten, Bhupinder P. 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