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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Biochar-Enhanced Sulfur: Mechanistic Insights into a Novel and Effective Bactericide.

Yuanqi Peng, Lezhu Su, Meng Liu, Chen Zeng, Bo Xiang, Zhuoyao Xie, Zijing Hu, Nan Zhou

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Mechanical Properties of Biochar-Sulfur Composites.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Yuanqi PengHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Lezhu SuHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Meng LiuHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Chen ZengHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Bo XiangHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Zhuoyao XieHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Zijing HuHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.
Nan ZhouHunan Engineering Research Center for Biochar, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha 410128, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5581-3285

Funding

Distinguished Youth Foundation of Hunan Province 2022JJ10030Hunan Provincial Cotton Industry Technology System Cultivation and Seed Breeding Post Expert Program (2022) No. 31Key R&D projects in Hunan Province 2022NK2044The Furong Plan Province enterprise science and technologyinnovation and entrepreneurship team support project 2024 No.08The Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province, China 2021JJ40261The science and technology innovation Program of Hunan Province 2022WZ1022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The development of green, efficient, and stable pesticides for controlling agricultural pathogens remains a critical research focus. Elemental sulfur, although widely used for its bactericidal and insecticidal properties, suffers from aggregation, poor dispersibility, and limited contact with target organisms, restricting its effectiveness. In this study, we synthesized a novel biochar-sulfur composite by combining sustainable biochar with sulfur at low temperatures. The resulting material exhibited enhanced dispersibility and a five-fold increase in bactericidal efficacy compared to sulfur alone, as demonstrated in tests against

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antibacterialbiocharnew pesticidesredox reactionsulfur

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PMID40358314
PMCPMC12073505

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