Comparison of Wet-Digestion and Dry-Ashing Methods for Total Elemental Analysis of Biochar

Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1042-1052

  Enders, Akio ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural waste; carbon; testing methodology

Indexed keywords

BIOSOLID; CARBON; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIGESTION; GLASS; MAIZE; SOIL ANALYSIS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84859585003     PISSN: 00103624     EISSN: 15322416     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2012.656167     Document Type: Article

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