Characterization of biochars to evaluate recalcitrance and agronomic performance

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 114, Issue , 2012, Pages 644-653

  Enders, Akio ^a   Hanley, Kelly ^a   Whitman, Thea ^a   Joseph, Stephen ^b   Lehmann, Johannes ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biomass; Black carbon; Charcoal; Proximate analysis; Pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

ABSOLUTE VALUES; ASH CONTENTS; BIOCHAR; BLACK CARBON; FIXED CARBONS; NITROGEN RECOVERY; PH VALUE; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SOIL CONSTRAINTS; VOLATILE MATTERS;

BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; FEEDSTOCKS; PYROLYSIS;

AGRONOMY;

CARBON; NITROGEN;

AGRONOMY; BLACK CARBON; CHARCOAL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PH; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGRONOMIC TRAIT; ARTICLE; BIOCHAR; BIOMASS; MAIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; POULTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

CHARCOAL; INCINERATION; WOOD;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84860453292     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.03.022     Document Type: Article

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