Biochar - synergies and trade-offs between soil enhancing properties and C sequestration potential

GCB Bioenergy

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1161-1175

  Crombie, Kyle ^a   Mašek, Ondřej ^a   Cross, Andrew ^a   Sohi, Saran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bespoke biochar; Biochar; Biochar functional properties; Carbon sequestration; Pyrolysis; Stable carbon; Trade offs

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FEEDSTOCKS; HEATING RATE; PYROLYSIS; SOILS; STRAW; WOOD PRODUCTS;

BIO CHARS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; FUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES; STABLE CARBON; TRADE OFF;

NUTRIENTS;

BIOCHAR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; NUTRIENT AVAILABILITY; PH; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PYROLYSIS; SOIL PROPERTY; TRADE-OFF;

TRITICUM AESTIVUM;

EID: 84938974875     PISSN: 17571693     EISSN: 17571707     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gcbb.12213     Document Type: Article

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