One Step Forward toward Characterization: Some Important Material Properties to Distinguish Biochars

• Published in: Journal of environmental quality Vol. 41; no. 4; pp. 1001 - 1013
• Main Authors: Schimmelpfennig, Sonja, Glaser, Bruno
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America, Inc 01.07.2012; American Society of Agronomy
• Subjects: Animals; biochar; Black carbon; carbon; Carbon sequestration; Charcoal; Charcoal - chemistry; Charcoal - classification; Chemical composition; Chemical properties; Chemical reactions; Climate change; Crops, Agricultural; Discriminant analysis; ecosystems; elemental composition; Environmental management; fossil fuels; hydrothermal carbonization; Incineration; Land degradation; Molecular Structure; physicochemical properties; Plants - chemistry; Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons; Ratios; Soil amendment; soil amendments; Soil fertility; Studies; Surface area; Surface Properties; terra preta; Tropical environments; tropical soils; Water shortages; Wood

Terra Preta research gave evidence for the positive influence of charred organic material (biochar) on infertile tropical soils. Facing global challenges such as land degradation, fossil energy decline, water shortage, and climate change, the use of biochar as a soil amendment embedded into regional...