Vacuum pyrolysed biochar for soil amendment

Biochar, a highly carbonaceous charred organic material obtained from biomass conversion can be deliberately applied as a conditioner/amender in order to improve soil quality and associated environmental services. Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum), a lignocellulosic biomass, can potentially be use...

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Main Authors: Ashish Yadav, Khursheed B. Ansari, Prithvi Simha, Vilas G. Gaikar, Aniruddha B. Pandit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tomsk Polytechnic University 2016-12-01
Series:Resource-Efficient Technologies
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405653716301968