Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration

Abstract Input of biochar into soil is considered as an efficient technology for carbon sequestration. This work is aimed to explore if the extra sorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) exists in the biochar-amended soil, which has not yet received attention. Here we put biochar and mineral-rich biochar in...

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Main Authors: Xiangyang Gui, Xiaoyun Xu, Zehong Zhang, Liyang Hu, Wenfeng Huang, Ling Zhao, Xinde Cao
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01985-5
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description Abstract Input of biochar into soil is considered as an efficient technology for carbon sequestration. This work is aimed to explore if the extra sorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) exists in the biochar-amended soil, which has not yet received attention. Here we put biochar and mineral-rich biochar into soils to perform laboratory CO2 sorption experiments. Our results demonstrate that all biochar increased soil carbon storage and meanwhile further sorb CO2 for more carbon sequestration. The Ca or Mg originated in biochar could react with more CO2 and eventually be converted into inorganic carbonate minerals in the amended soil. Further, the country-level prediction showed that all cultivated top soils with biochar application in China could achieve 7.38–12.5 billion tons of carbon sequestration and an additional 0.34–2.66 billion tons of CO2 sorption. The results require us to take into consideration of both carbon sink and extra CO2 sorption in the assessment of biochar carbon sequestration potential in soil.
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spelling doaj-art-81b54088256943d7a5aa661f2e7adca92025-01-05T12:47:40ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Earth & Environment2662-44352025-01-01611810.1038/s43247-024-01985-5Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestrationXiangyang Gui0Xiaoyun Xu1Zehong Zhang2Liyang Hu3Wenfeng Huang4Ling Zhao5Xinde Cao6School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversitySchool of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityAbstract Input of biochar into soil is considered as an efficient technology for carbon sequestration. This work is aimed to explore if the extra sorption of carbon dioxide (CO2) exists in the biochar-amended soil, which has not yet received attention. Here we put biochar and mineral-rich biochar into soils to perform laboratory CO2 sorption experiments. Our results demonstrate that all biochar increased soil carbon storage and meanwhile further sorb CO2 for more carbon sequestration. The Ca or Mg originated in biochar could react with more CO2 and eventually be converted into inorganic carbonate minerals in the amended soil. Further, the country-level prediction showed that all cultivated top soils with biochar application in China could achieve 7.38–12.5 billion tons of carbon sequestration and an additional 0.34–2.66 billion tons of CO2 sorption. The results require us to take into consideration of both carbon sink and extra CO2 sorption in the assessment of biochar carbon sequestration potential in soil.https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01985-5
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Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration
Communications Earth & Environment
title Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration
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title_fullStr Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration
title_full_unstemmed Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration
title_short Biochar-amended soil can further sorb atmospheric CO2 for more carbon sequestration
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url https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-024-01985-5
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