• Stabilization of PFAS-contaminated soil with activated biochar 

      Sørmo, Erlend; Silvani, Ludovica; Bjerkli, Nora; Hagemann, Nikolas; Zimmermann, Andrew R.; Hale, Sarah; Hansen, Caroline Berge; Hartnik, Thomas; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Biochars are considered potential sustainable sorbents to reduce the leaching of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) fromcontaminated soils. However, biochar characteristicsmust probably be optimized to achieve ...
    • Stabilization of PFAS-contaminated soil with sewage sludge- and wood-based biochar sorbents 

      Sørmo, Erlend; Lade, Clara Benedikte Mader; Zhang, Junjie; Asimakopoulos, Alexandros; Åsli, Geir Wold; Hubert, Michel; Goranov, Aleksandar I.; Arp, Hans Peter Heinrich; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
    • The decomposition and emission factors of a wide range of PFAS in diverse, contaminated organic waste fractions undergoing dry pyrolysis 

      Sørmo, Erlend; Varela, Gabriela Castro; Hubert, Michel; Licul-Kucera, Viktória; Quintanilla, Marjorie; Asimakopoulos, Alexandros; Cornelissen, Gerard; Arp, Hans Peter Heinrich (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    • The different faces of biochar: contamination risk versus remediation tool 

      Hilber, Isabel; Bastos, Ana Catarina; Loureiro, Susana; Soja, Gerard; Marsz, Alexandra; Cornelissen, Gerard; Bucheli, Thomas D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      This article reviews the different aspects of biochar as source and sink of organic and inorganic contaminants. Biochar can contain organic contaminants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or heavy metals. As the ...
    • The effect of biochar in combination with mineral or organic fertilizers on crop production in Nepal 

      Pandit, Naba Raj (PhD Thesis;2018:23, Doctoral thesis, 2018)
      The majority of poor people in Nepal relies on agriculture for employment and livelihood sustenance. Declining soil fertility and ongoing climate change are the key challenges faced by farmers, with adverse effects on crop ...
    • The effect of biochar, lime and ash on maize yield in a long-term field trial in a Ultisol in the humid tropics 

      Hale, Sarah; Nurida, Neneng L.; Jubaedah, *; Mulder, Jan; Sørmo, Erlend; Silvani, Ludovica; Abiven, Samuel; Joseph, Stephen; Taherymoosavi, Sarasadat; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      A multi-season field trial was carried out to investigate the effect of the amendment of biochar, lime, ash and washed biochar on the growth of maize. A degraded, strongly acidic Ultisol (pHKCl 3.60), with a relatively ...
    • The Effects of Gliricidia-Derived Biochar on Sequential Maize and Bean Farming 

      Castro, Ana; da Silva Batista, Nilcileny; Latawiec, Agnieszka E.; Rodrigues, Aline; Strassburg, Bernardo; Silva, Daniel; Araujo, Ednaldo; de Moraes, Luiz F.; Guerra, Jose G.; Galvão, Gabriel; Alves-Pinto, Helena; Mendes, Maiara; dos Santos, Juliana S.; Rangel, Marcio C.; Figueredo, Mariela; Cornelissen, Gerard; Hale, Sarah (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      The addition of biochar to soils can improve soil fertility and increase agricultural productivity. We carried out a field experiment in which biochar produced from Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. was added to ...
    • The potential of biochar in improving drainage, aeration and maize yields in heavy clay soils 

      Obia, Alfred; Mulder, Jan; Hale, Sarah; Nurida, Neneng; Cornelissen, Gerard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Heavy clay soils are globally widespread but their poor drainage and poor aeration limit their use for agriculture. This study was designed to test the effect of the amendment of biochar (BC) from woody shrubs on ...
    • The way forward in biochar research: targeting trade‐offs between the potential wins 

      Jeffery, Simon; Bezemer, Martijn; Cornelissen, Gerard; Kuyper, Thomas W.; Lehmann, Johannes; Mommer, Liesje; Sohi, Saran P.; van de Voorde, Tess F.J.; Wardle, David A.; Van Groeningen, Jan Willem (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Biochar application to soil is currently widely advocated for a variety of reasons related to sustainability. Typically, soil amelioration with biochar is presented as a multiple-‘win’ strategy, although it is also associated ...
    • Waste timber pyrolysis in a medium-scale unit: Emission budgets and biochar quality 

      Sørmo, Erlend; Silvani, Ludovica; Thune, Gorm; Gerber, Helmut; Schmidt, Hans-Peter; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Pyrolysis of organic waste or woody materials yields a stable carbonaceous product that can be mixed into soil and is often termed “biochar”. During pyrolysis carbon-containing gases are emitted, mainly volatile organic ...