期刊
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
卷 624, 期 -, 页码 9-16出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.12.108
关键词
Biomass; Pyrolysis; Biochar; Nutrient adsorbent; Mycelium
Microwave vacuum pyrolysis of palm kernel shell (PKS) was performed to produce biochar, which was then tested as bio-fertilizer in growing Oyster mushroom (Pleurotus ostreatus). The pyrolysis approach produced biochar containing a highly porous structure with a high BET surface area of up to 270 m(2)/g and low moisture content (<= 10 wt%), exhibiting desirable adsorption properties to be used as bio-fertilizer since it can act as a housing that provides many sites on which living microorganisms (mycelium or plant-growth promoting bacteria) and organic nutrients can be attached or adsorbed onto. This could in turn stimulate plant growth by increasing the availability and supply of nutrients to the targeted host plant. The results from growing Oyster mushroom using the biochar recorded an impressive growth rate and a monthly production of up to about 550 g of mushroom. A shorter time for mycelium growth on one whole baglog (21 days) and the highest yield of Oyster mushroom (550 g) were obtained from cultivation medium added with 20 g of biochar. Our results demonstrate that the biochar-based bio-fertilizer produced from microwave vacuum pyrolysis of PKS shows exceptional promise as growth promoting material for mushroom cultivation. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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