Effect of low-temperature pyrolysis conditions on biochar for agricultural use

Transactions of the ASABE

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2061-2069

  Gaskin, Julia W ^a   Steiner, Christoph ^a   Harris, Keith ^a   Das, K C ^a   Bibens, Brian ^a  

^a University of Georgia   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural residues; Biochar; Bioenergy; Black carbon; Carbon sequestration; Charcoal; Plant nutrition; Pyrolysis; Soil fertility; Soil organic carbon

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL RESIDUES; BIOCHAR; BIOENERGY; BLACK CARBON; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; PLANT NUTRITION; SOIL FERTILITY;

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMASS; CALCIUM; CARBON; CARBON BLACK; CHARCOAL; CHELATION; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CROPS; FEEDSTOCKS; FERTILIZERS; FIRE HAZARDS; LAND USE; LIGHT EMISSION; LOW TEMPERATURE PRODUCTION; LUMINESCENCE; NUTRIENTS; NUTRITION; PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS; PYROLYSIS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOILS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC CARBON;

BIOENERGY; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CROP RESIDUE; LOW TEMPERATURE; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 58149235369     PISSN: 21510032     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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