Fast field cycling NMR relaxometry characterization of biochars obtained from an industrial thermochemical process

Journal of Soils and Sediments

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1211-1221

  de Pasquale, Claudio ^a   Marsala, Valentina ^a   Berns, Anne E ^b   Valagussa, Massimo ^c   Pozzi, Alessandro ^d   Alonzo, Giuseppe ^a   Conte, Pellegrino ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c MAC Minoprio Analisi e Certificazioni Srl c/o Fondazione Minoprio   (Italy)

^d AGT Advanced Gasification Technology Srl   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochar; CPMAS 13C NMR; FFC NMR; Paramagnetic effect; Relaxometry

Indexed keywords

BREWING INDUSTRY; CARBON CYCLE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON ISOTOPE; CONIFEROUS FOREST; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PORE SPACE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOIL FERTILITY; THERMOMECHANICS;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 84865561709     PISSN: 14390108     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11368-012-0489-x     Document Type: Article

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