Abiotic and microbial oxidation of laboratory-produced black carbon (biochar)

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1295-1301

  Zimmerman, Andrew R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHAR; BIOMASS PYROLYSIS; BLACK CARBON; C SEQUESTRATION; COMBUSTION CONDITION; HALF LIVES; MICROBIAL OXIDATION; POLLUTANT MIGRATION; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL AND SEDIMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION; VOLATILE COMPONENTS; WEIGHT CONTENT;

SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

CARBON BLACK;

BLACK CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE;

BIOMASS; BLACK CARBON; LABORATORY METHOD; OXIDATION; PYROLYSIS; SOIL AMENDMENT; SOIL REMEDIATION; VOLATILE ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; OXIDATION;

CHARCOAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 77149121826     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es903140c     Document Type: Article

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