Biochar properties influencing greenhouse gas emissions in tropical soils differing in texture and mineralogy

Journal of Environmental Quality

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1509-1519

  Butnan, Somchai ^a   Deenik, Jonathan L ^b   Toomsan, Banyong ^a   Antal, Michael J ^c   Vityakon, Patma ^a  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONIZATION; GAS EMISSIONS; MINERALS; REDUCING AGENTS; SOILS; TEMPERATURE;

COMPLEXING AGENTS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURES; MICROBIAL SUBSTRATES; POSSIBLE MECHANISMS; RESEARCH INTERESTS; SUPPRESSION EFFECTS; VOLATILE MATTERS;

GREENHOUSE GASES;

ALUMINUM; BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; MANGANESE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ASH; CARBON FOOTPRINT; HIGH TEMPERATURE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MINERALOGY; PYROLYSIS; SOIL ACIDITY; SOIL POLLUTANT; SOIL PROPERTY; SOIL TEXTURE; TROPICS; CHEMISTRY; GREENHOUSE GAS; SOIL;

CHARCOAL; GREENHOUSE GASES; SOIL;

EID: 84991235535     PISSN: 00472425     EISSN: 15372537     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2134/jeq2015.10.0532     Document Type: Article

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