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  • Title: Effect of minerals on the stability of biochar.
    Author: Yang Y, Sun K, Han L, Jin J, Sun H, Yang Y, Xing B.
    Journal: Chemosphere; 2018 Aug; 204():310-317. PubMed ID: 29665534.
    Abstract:
    The stability of biochar is a major determinant of its potential for carbon sequestration. In previous studies, the biochar stability was evaluated by analyzing the oxidation resistance property of biochar, for which, K2Cr2O7/H2O2 oxidation and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) were widely used to measure the high oxidation resistance of biochars. In this study, rice straw (RI)- and swine manure (SW)-derived biochars produced at different heating treatment temperatures (HTTs) and their corresponding de-ashed biochars and iron-biochars were selected to investigate the effect of minerals on these biochars stability. There was a significantly positive correlation between carbon remaining values (CRVs) obtained after K2Cr2O7/H2O2 oxidation and ash (mineral) contents of biochars (p < 0.05). Moreover, the decreasing CRVs of most biochars were observed after de-ashing treatment. These K2Cr2O7/H2O2 oxidation results indicated that endogenous minerals in biochars can protect biochars from chemical oxidation. On the other hand, the R50 (C recalcitrance index) values of iron-biochars (33.3-57.4%) were lower than those of corresponding biochars (38.6-60.8%), indicating that Fe-bearing mineral formed in biochars can promote the thermal decomposition of biochars. In H2O2 oxidation, the different change trend of CRVs between biochars produced at 450 °C and biochars produced at 600 °C after iron mineral treatment showed that the effect of exogenous Fe-bearing mineral on biochar stability was related to biochar category regulated by HTTs. This study indicated that endogenous minerals could increase biochar stability, and exogenous Fe-bearing minerals had dissimilar effects on different kinds of biochars, which critically regulates the potential of biochar for long-term carbon sequestration.
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