Role of biochar on composting of organic wastes and remediation of contaminated soils—a review

Shaohua Wu1, Huijun He1, Xayanto Inthapanya1, Chunping Yang1, Lu Li2, Guangming Zeng1, Zhenfeng Han3
1College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Hunan University, Changsha, 410082, People’s Republic of China
2Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Solid Waste Treatment and Recycling, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310018, People’s Republic of China
3Key Laboratory of Environmental Biology and Pollution Control (Hunan University), Ministry of Education, Changsha 410082, People’s Republic of China

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