Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production?
Animal production is a significant contributor of organic and inorganic contaminants in air, soil, and water systems. These pollutants are present beginning in animal houses and impacts continue through manure storage, treatment, and land application. As the industry is expected to expand, there is...
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| description | Animal production is a significant contributor of organic and inorganic contaminants in air, soil, and water systems. These pollutants are present beginning in animal houses and impacts continue through manure storage, treatment, and land application. As the industry is expected to expand, there is still a lack of affordable, sustainable solutions to many environmental concerns in animal production. Biochar is a low-cost, sustainable biomaterial with many environmental remediation applications. Its physicochemical properties have been proven to provide environmental benefits via the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants, promote plant growth, improve soil quality, and provide a form of carbon sequestration. For these reasons, biochar has been researched regarding biochar production, and application methods to biological systems have a significant influence on the moisture content, pH, microbial communities, and carbon and nitrogen retention. There remain unanswered questions about how we can manipulate biochar via physical and chemical activation methods to enhance the performance for specific applications. This review article addresses the positive and negative impacts of biochar addition at various stages in animal production from feed intake to manure land application. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bcc57c91c9584a32a311ccfc0435971e2023-11-23T09:56:52ZengMDPI AGApplied Sciences2076-34172022-05-011210504210.3390/app12105042Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production?Carly Graves0Praveen Kolar1Sanjay Shah2Jesse Grimes3Mahmoud Sharara4Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USADepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USADepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USAPrestage Department of Poultry Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USADepartment of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USAAnimal production is a significant contributor of organic and inorganic contaminants in air, soil, and water systems. These pollutants are present beginning in animal houses and impacts continue through manure storage, treatment, and land application. As the industry is expected to expand, there is still a lack of affordable, sustainable solutions to many environmental concerns in animal production. Biochar is a low-cost, sustainable biomaterial with many environmental remediation applications. Its physicochemical properties have been proven to provide environmental benefits via the adsorption of organic and inorganic contaminants, promote plant growth, improve soil quality, and provide a form of carbon sequestration. For these reasons, biochar has been researched regarding biochar production, and application methods to biological systems have a significant influence on the moisture content, pH, microbial communities, and carbon and nitrogen retention. There remain unanswered questions about how we can manipulate biochar via physical and chemical activation methods to enhance the performance for specific applications. This review article addresses the positive and negative impacts of biochar addition at various stages in animal production from feed intake to manure land application.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/10/5042manure managementemission mitigationodorsustainable agriculturecompostingadsorption |
| spellingShingle | Carly Graves Praveen Kolar Sanjay Shah Jesse Grimes Mahmoud Sharara Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production? Applied Sciences manure management emission mitigation odor sustainable agriculture composting adsorption |
| title | Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production? |
| title_full | Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production? |
| title_fullStr | Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production? |
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| title_short | Can Biochar Improve the Sustainability of Animal Production? |
| title_sort | can biochar improve the sustainability of animal production |
| topic | manure management emission mitigation odor sustainable agriculture composting adsorption |
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