Ghobadian et al. (2026): Biochar from poplar sawdust for digestate nutrient recovery and potential for long-term carbon sequestration
Saman Ghobadian, Osvaldo Romero Romero, Matthias Kraume, Meisam Tabatabaei, Mortaza Aghbashlo and Nader Marzban, IN: Chemical Papers, https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-026-07179-7
Poplar sawdust-derived biochar was studied as a multifunctional material for nutrient recovery from digestate and for its potential for long-term carbon sequestration in soil. Biochar was produced via pyrolysis at 300–900 °C for 10–40 min. Considering solid yield, carbon sequestration, and phosphate removal, 500 °C for 20 min was selected as the optimal pyrolysis condition. Biochar was further characterized and tested in slurry adsorption experiments.