Application of biochar produced from biowaste materials for environmental protection and sustainable agriculture production

Title: Application of biochar produced from biowaste materials for environmental protection and sustainable agriculture production
Creator: Mandal, S.; Kunhikrishnan, A.; Bolan, N. S.; Wijesekara, H.; Naidu, R.
Relation: Environmental Materials and Waste: Resource Recovery and Pollution Prevention p. 73-89
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803837-6.00004-4
Publisher: Academic Press
Resource Type: book chapter
Date: 2016
Description: Biochar has created a lot of interest because of its unique properties of sustainable agricultural production and environmental protection. Biochar is known to reduce nitrogen loss from soil in terms of nitrous oxide emission and ammonia volatilization, improve the nutrient retention capacity and structural and chemical properties of soil, and increase plant growth and productivity. Biowaste materials such as biosolids, municipal waste, and paper mill sludge are effective raw materials for biochar production. These materials are rich in nutrient content, and biochar produced using these waste products is highly effective for agricultural production and environmental remediation.
Subject: biowaste; Biochar; nitrous oxide emission; nutrient retention capacity
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1345226
Identifier: uon:29587
Identifier: ISBN:9780128039069
Language: eng