Oxidative Degradation Characteristics of Low-Temperature Pyrolysis Biochar and the Synergistic Effect on Released Nutrients
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Site Description
2.2. Straw Biochar Production
2.3. Experimental Setup
2.4. Indicator Measurement Method
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Changes in Straw Biochar Mass under Different Temperatures
3.2. C, N, P, and K Release from Straw Biochar Decomposition
3.3. Relationship between Straw Biochar Decomposition Mass and Released Nutrients
3.4. Interaction between Released C, N, P, and K from Straw Biochar
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Chen, L.; Zhuo, Y.; Zhou, Y.; Chen, Q.; Peng, Y.; Liu, H.; Deng, J.; Xiao, J.; Ai, W.; Sun, S.; et al. Oxidative Degradation Characteristics of Low-Temperature Pyrolysis Biochar and the Synergistic Effect on Released Nutrients. Agronomy 2024, 14, 1898. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14091898
Chen L, Zhuo Y, Zhou Y, Chen Q, Peng Y, Liu H, Deng J, Xiao J, Ai W, Sun S, et al. Oxidative Degradation Characteristics of Low-Temperature Pyrolysis Biochar and the Synergistic Effect on Released Nutrients. Agronomy. 2024; 14(9):1898. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14091898
Chicago/Turabian StyleChen, Limei, Yuchen Zhuo, Yaoyu Zhou, Qing Chen, Yutao Peng, Haoyuan Liu, Jia Deng, Jiahong Xiao, Wenke Ai, Songlin Sun, and et al. 2024. "Oxidative Degradation Characteristics of Low-Temperature Pyrolysis Biochar and the Synergistic Effect on Released Nutrients" Agronomy 14, no. 9: 1898. https://doi.org/10.3390/agronomy14091898