The sorption and desorption of phosphate-P, ammonium-N and nitrate-N in cacao shell and corn cob biochars

Chemosphere

Volumn 91, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1612-1619

  Hale, S E ^a   Alling, V ^a   Martinsen, V ^b   Mulder, J ^b   Breedveld, G D ^a,c   Cornelissen, G ^a,b,d  

^a NORWEGIAN GEOTECHNICAL INSTITUTE   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Biochar; Desorption; Nitrate; Phosphate; Sorption

Indexed keywords

DESORPTION; LEACHING; NITRATES; PHOSPHATES; SORPTION;

AMMONIUM; AMMONIUM-N; BET SURFACE AREA; BIO CHARS; CATIONIC SPECIES; DISTRIBUTION COEFFICIENT; MICROPORE VOLUMES; SORPTION AND DESORPTIONS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

AMMONIA; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE;

AMMONIUM; DESORPTION; ION EXCHANGE; LEACHING; NITRATE; PHOSPHATE; SORPTION; SURFACE AREA; VOLUME;

ADSORPTION; ARTICLE; CACAO; DESORPTION; ISOTHERM; LEACHING; MAIZE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

THEOBROMA CACAO; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84876446023     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.12.057     Document Type: Article

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