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The Influencing Factors of Biochar’s Characteristics and the Development of Carbonization Equipments: A Review

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Geo-Informatics in Resource Management and Sustainable Ecosystem ( 2015, GRMSE 2015)

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Abstract

The biochar is one of the products of biomass pyrolysis. Because of its aromatic structure it has the potential for long-term carbon sequestration. The biochar also has a great effect on the improvement for the soil fertility, and it incorporation in soils influences soil structure, density, texture, porosity, and particle size distribution. In this paper, the research status of the influencing factors of biochar`s characteristics and the development of the carbonization equipment are summarized, which indicates researches for biochar in future should focus on systematic comparison and summary of the influencing factors of biochar`s characteristics, which made by the same species growing in different regions and different species, and the combination of different factors for the effect of biochar. The future carbonization equipment should be designed with higher efficiency, stability and automation.

Y. Wang—China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2015M571328).

Z. Zhang—The Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (Grant No. 201503136), Key Scientific and Technological Project of Liaoning Province (Grant No. 2015103031).

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Xia, L., Wang, Y., Meng, J., Chen, W., Zhang, Z. (2016). The Influencing Factors of Biochar’s Characteristics and the Development of Carbonization Equipments: A Review. In: Bian, F., Xie, Y. (eds) Geo-Informatics in Resource Management and Sustainable Ecosystem. GRMSE 2015 2015. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 569. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-49155-3_78

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