Biochar: from waste to sustainable solutions
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sustainability, biomass, agro-industrialAbstract
This text is a brief overview of biochar from an application perspective in agricultural waste management, with the aim of raising awareness of the impact we generate with our regular consumption and how science makes use of these wastes in a circular economy.
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