Multiple controls on the chemical and physical structure of biochars

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 51, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 3587-3597

  Sun, Hao ^a   Hockaday, William C ^b,c   Masiello, Caroline A ^b   Zygourakis, Kyriacos ^a  

^a Rice University   (United States)

^b RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHARCOAL; PORE STRUCTURE; PYROLYSIS; SOIL TESTING;

ATMOSPHERIC CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DIFFUSION-REACTION THEORY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROPERTY; HEAT TREATMENT TEMPERATURE; REACTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; WATER HOLDING CAPACITY;

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EID: 84862007187     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: 15205045     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie201309r     Document Type: Article

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