Effect of physical weathering on the carbon sequestration potential of biochars and hydrochars in soil

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 488-496

  Naisse, Christophe ^a   Girardin, Cyril ^a   Lefevre, Romain ^a   Pozzi, Alessandro ^b   Maas, Robert ^c   Stark, Arne ^c   Rumpel, Cornelia ^a  

^a UPMC University Paris 06   (France)

^b AGT Advanced Gasification Technology   (Italy)

^c CS Carbonsolutions Deutschland GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

HTC; Aging; Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Chemical oxidation; Gasification; Hydrothermal carbonization; Priming effect; Soil organic matter; Weathering

Indexed keywords

ACID RESISTANCE; AGING OF MATERIALS; BIOGEOCHEMISTRY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; CARBONIZATION; CHEMICAL STABILITY; DEGRADATION; DIGITAL STORAGE; FEEDSTOCKS; GASIFICATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOILS; STABILITY; TEMPERATURE; THERMOCHEMISTRY; WETTING;

BIO CHARS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHEMICAL OXIDATION; HTC; HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION; PRIMING EFFECTS; SOIL ORGANIC MATTERS;

WEATHERING;

AGING; BIOCHAR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; DECOMPOSITION; HYDROTHERMAL ACTIVITY; MASS BALANCE; OXIDATION; SOIL ORGANIC MATTER; WEATHERING;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84927693470     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12158     Document Type: Article

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