Application of biochar from sewage sludge to plant cultivation: Influence of pyrolysis temperature and biochar-to-soil ratio on yield and heavy metal accumulation

Chemosphere

Volumn 109, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-220

  Song, X D ^a   Xue, X Y ^a   Chen, D Z ^a   He, P J ^a   Dai, X H ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Tongji University   (China)

Author keywords

Biochar; Biochar to soil ratio; Heavy metal accumulation; Pyrolysis temperature; Sewage sludge

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; HEAVY METALS; LEACHING; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE SLUDGE; SOILS;

ACCEPTABLE LIMIT; ALLIUM SATIVUM; BIO CHARS; DRY MATTER YIELD; HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION; LAND APPLICATIONS; NUTRIENT CONTENTS; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE;

BIOACCUMULATION;

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; ZINC;

ARSENIC; BIOACCUMULATION; CHARCOAL; CROP YIELD; CULTIVATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; LEACHING; LEAD; MONOCOTYLEDON; PYROLYSIS; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL AMENDMENT; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; FOURIER TRANSFORMATION; GARLIC; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEACHING; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PLANT GROWTH; PYROLYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEWAGE; SLUDGE; SOIL; TEMPERATURE; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT;

ALLIUM SATIVUM;

BIOCHAR; BIOCHAR-TO-SOIL RATIO; HEAVY METAL ACCUMULATION; PYROLYSIS TEMPERATURE; SEWAGE SLUDGE;

ALLIUM; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHARCOAL; METALS, HEAVY; SEWAGE; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 84901608690     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.01.070     Document Type: Article

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