Biochar (carbonized biomass for agricultural use) has been used worldwide as soil amendment and is a technology of particular interest for Brazil, since its" inspiration" is from …
Biochar production cannot be properly discussed without fi rst distinguishing it from char and charcoal. The literature contains many examples where these three terms for carbonaceous …
Biochar effects on legume growth and biological nitrogen fixation have been studied extensively, mostly in acidic soils with laboratory produced biochar. In the present study, a …
MK Sato, HV de Lima, AN Costa, S Rodrigues… - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
The production chain of Acai (Euterpe oleracea Mart) has a high economic representativeness in the Brazilian Amazon. However, wastes generated from the …
VM Benites, CEGR Schaefer, FNB Simas… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2007 - SciELO Brasil
Espinhaço and Mantiqueira are two mountain ranges of great importance in Brazil. In the uppermost parts of these areas, unique ecosystems occur, generally associated with rock …
Humic substances comprise up to 70% of the total organic matter in soils, between 50 and 80% of the dissolved organic matter in water, and about 25% of dissolved organic matter in …
EH Novotny, MHB Hayes, BE Madari… - Journal of the Brazilian …, 2009 - SciELO Brasil
The potential of charcoal and of partially combusted organic waste to mimic the soil organic matter of the Terras Pretas de Índios (Amazonian Dark Earths) from the Amazon Region is …
Charcoal of Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus saligna was produced with different final charring temperatures. Ground charcoal samples (120 mesh) were treated with HNO3 …
Humic substances (HS) perform a fundamental role in aquatic environments, exhibiting different levels of reactivity in retaining metal ions and organic pollutants. Also, they control …