Nutrient release from switchgrass-derived biochar pellets embedded with fertilizers

Geoderma

Volumn 232-234, Issue , 2014, Pages 341-351

  Kim, Pyoungchung ^a   Hensley, Daniel ^b   Labbé, Nicole ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b Proton Power Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar pellets; Fertilizer; Lignin; Nutrient release; Pore volumes

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; FERTILIZERS; LIGNIN; NUTRIENTS; PLANTS (BOTANY); PORE SIZE; PROCESSING;

BIO CHARS; LIGNIN CONTENTS; NUTRIENT RELEASE; PORE VOLUME; PROCESSING TEMPERATURE; RELEASE RATE; SWITCHGRASS;

PELLETIZING;

BIOFUEL; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FERTILIZER; GRASS; LIGNIN; NUTRIENT CYCLING; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; CHARCOAL; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS;

PANICUM VIRGATUM;

EID: 84902215074     PISSN: 00167061     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geoderma.2014.05.017     Document Type: Article

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