Parikh Biochar Publications & Resources

UC Davis Biochar Database available here.

Below is a list of biochar papers from the Parikh Environmental Soil Chemistry Lab.  You can click on the citation to access the pdf of the paper.  Papers are ordered from most recent to oldest. A full list of publications from the Parikh lab is available here. 

Zhang, M., K. Lin, X. Li, L. Wu, J. Yu, S. Cao, D. Zhang, L. Xu, S.J. Parikh, Y.S. Ok. 2022. Removal of phosphate from water by paper mill sludge biochar. Environ. Poll. 293:118521. 

Zhang, M.,  R. Sun, G. Song, L. Wu, H. Ye, S.J. Parikh, T. Nguyen, E. Khan, M, Vithanage, Y.S. Ok. 2022. Enhanced removal of ammonium from water using sulfonated reed waste biochar-A lab-scale investigation. Environ. Poll. 292:118412.

Gelardi, D.L., I.H. Ainuddin, D.A. Rippner, J.E. Patiño, M.A. Najm, and S.J. Parikh. 2021 Biochar alters hydraulic conductivity and impacts nutrient leaching in two agricultural soils. SOIL. 7:811-825. Open Access.

Gelardi, D.L., S.J. Parikh. 2021. Soil and Beyond: Optimizing Sustainability Opportunities for Biochar. Sustainability. 13:10079. Open access. (Invited)

Yu, M., W. Su, L, Juang, S.J. Parikh, C. Tang, R.A. Dahlgren, J. Xu. 2021. Bacterial community structure and putative nitrogen-cycling functional traits along a charosphere gradient under waterlogged conditions. Soil Biol. Biochem. 162:108420. 

Li, C., Z. Wang, S. Bakshi, J.J. Pignatello, and S.J. Parikh. 2021.Evaluation of select biochars and clays as supports for phytase to increase the fertilizer potential of animal wastes. Sci. Tot. Environ. 787:147720.

Yu, M., W. Su, S.J.Parikh, and J. Xu. 2021. Intact and washed biochar caused different patterns of nitrogen transformation and distribution in a flooded paddy soil. J. Cleaner Prod. 293:126529.

Alves, B.S.Q., K.P.S. Zelaya, F. Colen, L.A. Frazao, A. Napoli, S.J. Parikh, and L.A. Fernandes. 2021. Effects of sewage sludge and sugarcane bagasse biochars on soil properties and in sugar beet production. Pedosphere. 31:572-582.

Winfield, E. and S.J. Parikh. 2020. Climate-Smart Agriculture: Biochar Amendments. California Climate Hub, U.S. Department of Agriculture. Climate-Smart Agriculture Fact Sheet Series: 4.

Zhang, M., G. Song, D.L. Gelardi, L. Huang, E. Khan, O. Mašek, S.J. Parikh, Y.S. Ok. 2020. Evaluating biochar and its modifications for the removal of ammonium, nitrate, and phosphate in water. Water Research. 186:116303.

Bair, D.A., C.A. Anderson, Y. Chung, K.M. Scow, R.B. Franco, S.J. Parikh. 2020. Impact of biochar on plant growth and uptake of ciprofloxacin, triclocarban and triclosan from biosolids. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B. doi.org/10.1080/03601234.2020.1807264

Hassan, M., Y. Liu, R. Naidu, S.J. Parikh, J. Du, F. Qi, I.R. Willett. 2020. Influences of feedstock sources and pyrolysis temperature on the properties of biochar and functionality as adsorbents: A meta-analysis. Sci. Tot. Environ. 744:140714.

Wang, Z., S. Bakshi. C. Li, S.J. Parikh, S, Hsieh, J.J. Pignatello. 2020. Modification of pyrogenic carbons for phosphate sorption through binding of a cationic polymer. J. Colloid Interface Sci. 579:258-268.

Mukome, F.N.D., M.C. Buelow, J.S. Shang, J. Peng, M. Rodriguez, D. M. Mackay, J.J. Pignatello, N. Sihota, T. Hoelen, S.J. Parikh. 2020. Biochar amendment as a remediation strategy for surface soils impacted by crude oil. Environ. Poll. 265:115006.

Wan, X., C. Li, S.J. Parikh. 2020. Simultaneous removal of arsenic and cadmium from soil by iron-modified magnetic biochar. Environmental Pollution. 2617, 114157. 

Wu. J., Z. Li, S.J. Parikh, D. Huang, X. Liu, J. Xu. 2020. Remediation of arsenic and cadmium co-contamination and its mechanism in soil by a novel calcium-based magnetic biochar. 2020. Journal of Hazardous Materials. 387, 122010.

Amoakwah E., E. Arthur,  K. Frimpong, S.J. Parikh, and R. Islam. 2020. Soil organic carbon storage and quality is impacted by corn cob biochar application on a tropical sandy loam. Journal of Soils and Sediments. 20:1960-1969. 

Gelardi, D.L., C. Li, and S.J. Parikh. 2019. An emerging environmental concern: Biochar-induced dust emissions and their potentially toxic properties. Sci. Tot. Environ. 678:813-820.

Wang, D. C. Li, S.J. Parikh, and K.M. Scow. 2019. Impact of biochar on water retention of two agricultural soils – a multi-scale analysis. Geoderma. 340:185-191.

Igalavithana, A.D., S. Mandal, N.K. Niazi, M. Vithanage, S.J. Parikh, F.N.D. Mukome, M.  Rizwan, P. Oleszczuk, M. Al-Wabel, N. Bolan, D.C.W. Tsang, K.H. Kim, and Y.S. Ok. 2018. Advances and Future Directions of Biochar Characterization Methods and Applications. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology. 47:2275-2230.

Li. C., D.A. Bair, and S.J. Parikh. 2018. Estimating Potential Dust Emissions from Biochar Amended Soils under Simulated Tillage. Sci. Total. Environ. 625:1093-1101. 

Margenot, A.J., D.E. Griffin, B.S. Alves, D.A. Rippner, C.F. Li, and S.J. Parikh. 2018. Softwood biochar can be a substitute for peat moss in soil-free substrates without negative impacts on marigold growth. Industrial Crops and Products. 112:160-169.

Wang, D., S.J. Fonte, S.J. Parikh, J. Six, K.M. Scow. 2017. Biochar additions can enhance soil structure and the physical stabilization of C in aggregates. Geoderma. 303:110-117.

Anderson, C.G., G. Joshi, D.A. Bair, C. Oriol, G. He, S.J. Parikh, M.S. Denison, K.M. Scow. 2017. Use of nuclear receptor luciferase-based bioassays to detect endocrine active chemicals in a biosolids-biochar amended soil. Chemosphere. 181:160-167.

Griffin, D.E., D. Wang, S.J. Parikh, K.M. Scow. 2017. Short-lived effects of walnut shell biochar on soils and crop yields in a long-term field experiment. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment. 236:21-29.

Bair, D.A., F.N.D. Mukome, I.E. Popova, T.A. Ogunyoku, A. Jefferson, D. Want, S.C. Hafner, T.M. Young, S.J. Parikh. 2016. Sorption of pharmaceuticals, heavy metals, and herbicides to biochar in the presence of biosolids. J. Environ. Qual. 45:1998-2006.

Wang, D., D.E. Griffin, S.J. Parikh, and K.M. Scow. 2016. Impact of biochar amendment on soil water soluble carbon in the context of extreme hydrological events. Chemosphere. 160:287-292.

Mukome, F.N.D. and S.J. Parikh. 2015. Chemical, Physical, and Surface Characterization of Biochar. In Y.S. Ok, S.M. Uchimiya, S.X. Chang, and N. Bolan (Eds), Biochar: Production Characterization, and Applications. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.

Pereira, E.I.P, E. Suddick, I. Mansour, F.N.D. Mukome, S.J. Parikh, K.M. Scow, J.W. Six. 2015. Biochar alters nitrogen transformations but has minimal effects on nitrous oxide emissions in an organically managed lettuce mesocosm. 2015. Biol. Fert. Soils. 51:573-582.

Wang, D., F.N.D. Mukome, D. Yan, H, Wang, K.M. Scow, and S.J. Parikh. 2015. Phenylurea herbicide sorption to biochars and agricultural soil. J. Environ. Sci. Health, Part B. 50:544-551.

Mukome, F.N.D., A.L.D. Kilcoyne, and S.J. Parikh. 2014. Alteration of biochar carbon chemistry during soil incubations: SR-FTIR and NEXAFS investigation. Soil Sci. Soc. Amer. J. 78:1632-1640.

Mukome, F.N.D., J. Six, and S.J. Parikh. 2013. The effects of walnut shell and wood feedstock biochar amendments on greenhouse gas emissions from a fertile soil. Geoderma. 200-201: 90-98.

Mukome, F.N.D., X. Zhang, L.C.R. Silva, J. Six, and S.J. Parikh. 2013. Use of chemical and physical characteristics to investigate trends in biochar feedstocks. J. Agric. Food. Chem. 61:2196-2204.