Biochar as an Exceptional Bioresource for Energy, Agronomy, Carbon Sequestration, Activated Carbon and Specialty Materials

Waste and Biomass Valorization

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 201-235

  Nanda, Sonil ^a   Dalai, Ajay K ^b   Berruti, Franco ^c   Kozinski, Janusz A ^a  

^a York University   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activated carbon; Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Gasification; Pyrolysis; Soil amendment

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; BIOMATERIALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GASIFICATION; HEATING RATE; MEDICAL APPLICATIONS; PH; PORE SIZE; POSITIVE IONS; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS; WASTE INCINERATION;

BIO CHARS; BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CATION EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOIL AMENDMENT;

PYROLYSIS;

EID: 84961848653     PISSN: 18772641     EISSN: 1877265X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12649-015-9459-z     Document Type: Review

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