ArticleScientific reports2026
Temporal dynamics of nutrient elements in biochar and biochar-amended soils over three years: a comparative micro-XRF and SEM-EDX study.
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Biochar reshapes soil composition for years, yet most evidence comes from short-term, single-element laboratory incubations, leaving multi-element dynamics in tropical soils poorly resolved. We tracked 11 elements in longan-wood biochar and biochar-amended Ultisols over three years after a single field application, combining micro-XRF with SEM-EDX (one Map Sum Spectrum per group). Soil Fe and Al showed a non-linear response: both peaked at Year 1 (Fe 17.77 ± 3.93; Al 21.33 ± 1.88 wt.%; ~ 3.1- and 1.75-fold above control), fell at Year 2, then rose again at Year 3-a pattern invisible to single time-point studies, consistent with organo-mineral coating formation and reworking. Soil P stayed below detection despite annual fertilisation, indicating persistent Fe-Al phosphate fixation, while soil K peaked at Year 2 (1.82 wt.%). The biochars were Ca-rich (> 60 wt.%), acting as strong liming agents. EM-inoculated biochar showed higher surface carbon (92.7 vs. 77.6 wt.%), consistent with microbial biofilm deposition, though EM did not alter inorganic composition; a high Year-3 N signal (13.52 ± 23.42 wt.%) is a semi-quantitative artefact, not a reliable soil-N value. These findings reveal non-linear multi-element redistribution from a single biochar application and show the value of pairing bulk and surface analysis for long-term biochar-soil studies.
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