Microscopy and spectroscopy analysis of carbon nanostructures in highly fertile Amazonian anthrosoils

Soil and Tillage Research

Volumn 122, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-66

  Jorio, A ^a   Ribeiro Soares, J ^a   Cancado L G ^a   Falcao N P S ^b   Dos Santos, H F ^c   Baptista, D L ^d   Martins Ferreira, E H ^d   Archanjo, B S ^d   Achete, C A ^d,e  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF JUIZ DE FORA   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE METROLOGIA   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amazonian Dark Earth; Carbon; Electron energy loss spectroscpy; Electron microscopy; Raman spectroscopy; Soil fertility

Indexed keywords

CARBON BASED MATERIALS; CARBON MATERIAL; CARBON NANOSTRUCTURES; COMPLEX MORPHOLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SUSTAINABILITY; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X-RAY; HIGH FERTILITIES; HUMID TROPICS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LAND-USE SYSTEMS; POTENTIAL MODEL; SCANNING AND TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOIL FERTILITY; STRUCTURAL ASPECTS;

CARBON; CHARCOAL; ELECTRON ENERGY LOSS SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISSIPATION; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RAMAN SCATTERING; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOILS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

GEOLOGIC MODELS;

ION EXCHANGE; MICROSCOPY; NANOTECHNOLOGY; NUMERICAL MODEL; RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY; SOIL CARBON; SOIL FERTILITY; SUSTAINABILITY;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 84859984316     PISSN: 01671987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.still.2012.02.009     Document Type: Article

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