Predicting pyrogenic organic matter mineralization from its initial properties and implications for carbon management

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 64, Issue , 2013, Pages 76-83

  Whitman, Thea ^a   Hanley, Kelly ^a   Enders, Akio ^a   Lehmann, Johannes ^a  

^a Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MANAGEMENT; FEEDSTOCK MATERIALS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; ORGANIC MATTER MINERALIZATION; PROXIMATE ANALYSIS; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; TRANSMISSION MODE;

CARBON; FEEDSTOCKS; FORECASTING; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LINEAR REGRESSION;

MINERALOGY;

CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DATA SET; MINERALIZATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PREDICTION; PYROLYSIS; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84885169591     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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