Physical and chemical characterization of waste wood derived biochars

Waste Management

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 256-268

  Yargicoglu, Erin N ^a   Sadasivam, Bala Yamini ^a   Reddy, Krishna R ^a   Spokas, Kurt ^b  

^a 1120 Science and Engineering Offices   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar; Biomass pyrolysis; Carbon sequestration; Heavy metals; PAHs; Waste wood

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ROBOTS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GASIFICATION; GRAVITATION; HEAVY METALS; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; REDOX REACTIONS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

BIO CHARS; BIOMASS PYROLYSIS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); WASTE WOOD;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BIOCHAR; BLACK CARBON; CARBON; HEAVY METAL; HYDROGEN; NITROGEN; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC MATTER; OXYGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHARCOAL;

BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; HEAVY METAL; PAH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS; WASTE; WOOD;

ADSORPTION; AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; ARTICLE; ASH; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GASIFICATION; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; NUTRIENT; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLLUTANT; POROSITY; PYROLYSIS; RELATIVE DENSITY; SOLID; TEMPERATURE; WASTE; WASTE WOOD; WOOD; ZETA POTENTIAL; CHEMISTRY; INCINERATION;

ADSORPTION; BIOMASS; CHARCOAL; INCINERATION; WOOD;

EID: 84921411788     PISSN: 0956053X     EISSN: 18792456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.wasman.2014.10.029     Document Type: Article

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