Many complexities of the carbon sequestration process remain poorly understood , despite years of research and the significant impact of this process on global climate ." we hope to inspire new research aimed at the role of microorganisms in the creation of soil organic matter and its resilience to disturbance or changing environmental conditions . ".

The surface chemistry of pyrogenic organic carbon ( PyOM ) can be changed by a variety of abiotic and biotic oxidative and adsorption / desorption processes in the environment .Exposure of PyOM to high energy light prior to addition to soil or sediment , or while entrained in the atmosphere , may induce significant surface photooxidation , i . e . , photochemical weathering , altering its environmental reactivity .Fig . 1 The effect of PyOM additon on soil C pools ( Image by WANG Ruzhen ).