Special Issue: Biochar Production Aiming toImprove Soil Fertility and Carbon Sequestration

Message from the Guest Editors:

Biochar is a solid carbonaceous product resulting frombiomass carbonization. The chemical and physicalstructure and properties of biochar are fundamental tothe entire scope of environmental applications. Biocharis determined by the operative variables ofcarbonization or slow pyrolysis, concerning, e.g., operative temperature, residence time, or theconfiguration of production reactors. The potential forbiochar for uses in environmental management is verysignificant and hard to evaluate. For example, considering carbon sequestration, one estimation is thatsustainable global implementation of biochar witheffects lasting for centuries can annually offset about12% of 1.8 Gton of CO2-Ce of the anthropogenic emitted15.4 Gton of CO2-Ce. Also, the relative climate- mitigation impact of biochar compared with that ofbiomass combustion is greatest in regions where poorsoils growing biomass crops benefit most from biocharadditions. In addition, there are benefits concerning theavoidance/compensation of fossil carbon emissions. Biochar in soil also helps with improving the soil’sphysical, chemical, and biological fertility….

Guest Editors

• Dr. Abel Rodrigues
• Dr. Miguel Mendes
• Dr. Sofia Isabel Almeida Pereira
• Dr. Ana Ferreira

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 August 2026

https://www.mdpi.com/si/266912

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