The influence of feedstock and production temperature on biochar carbon chemistry: A solid-state 13C NMR study

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 60, Issue , 2014, Pages 121-129

  McBeath, Anna V ^a   Smernik, Ronald J ^a   Krull, Evelyn S ^b   Lehmann, Johannes ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Aromatic condensation; Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Mean residence time; Pyrolysis; Solid state 13C NMR spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC RING STRUCTURE; BIO CHARS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; INCREASING PRODUCTION; LONG-TERM INCUBATION; MEAN RESIDENCE TIME; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE(NMR); TEMPERATURE INFLUENCE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; CARBON; CONDENSATION; FEEDSTOCKS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLARIZATION; PYROLYSIS;

AROMATIZATION;

BIOFUEL; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; CONDENSATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLARIZATION; PURIFICATION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84891482282     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.11.002     Document Type: Article

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