Biochar persistence, priming and microbial responses to pyrolysis temperature series

Biology and Fertility of Soils

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 749-761

  Budai, Alice ^a,b   Rasse, Daniel P ^a   Lagomarsino, Alessandra ^c   Lerch, Thomas Z ^d   Paruch, Lisa ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

Author keywords

Flash carbonization; Hydrochar; Hydrothermal carbonization; Microbial community composition; Slow pyrolysis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); MISCANTHUS;

EID: 84964507624     PISSN: 01782762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00374-016-1116-6     Document Type: Article

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