Algal biochar - production and properties

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 1886-1891

  Bird, Michael I ^a   Wurster, Christopher M ^a   de Paula Silva, Pedro H ^a   Bass, Adrian M ^a   de Nys, Rocky ^a  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Algae; Biochar; Bioremediation; Carbon sequestration; Soil carbon

Indexed keywords

ACIDIC SOILS; BASELINE DATA; BIOCHAR; CARBON CONTENT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; CELLULOSIC FEEDSTOCKS; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; INORGANIC NUTRIENTS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; PHYSIO-CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POULTRY LITTER; SOIL CARBON; SURFACE AREA;

ALGAE; BIODEGRADATION; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; NUTRIENTS; POLLUTION; PYROLYSIS;

SOILS;

BIOCHAR; CALCIUM; CARBON; CHARCOAL; MAGNESIUM; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACID SOIL; ASH; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; MACROALGA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUTRIENT; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POULTRY; PYROLYSIS; SEAWEED; SOIL CARBON;

ARTICLE; ASH; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOREMEDIATION; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATION EXCHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GREEN ALGA; INORGANIC NUTRIENT; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT SUPPLY; PH; POULTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; SEAWEED; SOIL FERTILITY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

CHARCOAL; EUKARYOTA; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TEMPERATURE;

ALGAE;

EID: 78650712949     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2010.07.106     Document Type: Article

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