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JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
Volume 279, Issue -, Pages 244-256Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2014.06.074
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FDA; Dehydrogenase; Protease; Aryl sulfatase; NMR; SEM
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- Agriculture and Food Research Initiative Competitive Grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture [2011-67009-30076]
- NIFA [2011-67009-30076, 579766] Funding Source: Federal RePORTER
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The tentative connection between the biochar surface chemical properties and their influence on microbially mediated mineralization of C, N, and S with the help of enzymes is not well established. This study was designed to investigate the effect of different biomass conversion processes (microwave pyrolysis, carbon optimized gasification, and fast pyrolysis using electricity) on the composition and surface chemistry of biochar materials produced from corn stover (Zea mays L.), switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L), and Ponderosa pine wood residue (Pinus ponderosa Lawson and C. Lawson) and determine the effect of biochars on mineralization of C, N, and S and associated soil enzymatic activities including esterase (fluorescein diacetate hydrolase, FDA), dehydrogenase (DHA), beta-glucosidase (GLU), protease (PROT), and aryl sulfatase (ARSUL) in two different soils collected from footslope (Brookings) and crest (Maddock) positions of a landscape. Chemical properties of biochar materials produced from different batches of gasification process were fairly consistent. Biochar materials were found to be highly hydrophobic (low H/C values) with high aromaticity, irrespective of biomass feedstock and pyrolytic process. The short term incubation study showed that biochar had negative effects on microbial activity (FDA and DHA) and some enzymes including beta-glucosidase and protease. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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