Application of biochar to soil and N 2 O emissions: potential effects of blending fast‐pyrolysis biochar with anaerobically digested slurry
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Soil applications of recalcitrant biochar offer the possibility of mitigating climate change effects through long‐term carbon sequestration and potentially also by reducing emissions of the potent greenhouse gas nitrous oxide (N 2 O). This laboratory study examined the effect of combining a fast‐pyrolysis biochar at small (1% by mass) and large (3%) concentrations with anaerobically digested slurry on soil N 2 O and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions over a period of 55 days. The results showed that fast‐pyrolysis biochar applied on its own increased N 2 O emissions from soil. However, when biochar was applied together with slurry, the larger biochar concentration decreased N 2 O emissions by 47%, relative to those from the slurry treatment with the smaller biochar concentration. Reduced N 2 O emissions coincided with enhanced soil microbial activity and immobilization of nitrogen. A combined application of biochar and anaerobic digested slurry could therefore be beneficial for cropping systems in terms of soil nitrogen retention while concurrently mitigating N 2 O fluxes and sequestering carbon in soil.
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Biochar addition decreases total N2O emission from soils treated with N sources such as manure, urea, and compost.
“Biochar addition has often been shown to decrease total N2O emission from soils treated with N sources such as manure, urea, and compost (Bruun et al. 2011;Singh et al. 2010;Spokas et al. 2009).”
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- Authors
- Bruun, E. W., Müller‐Stöver, D., Ambus, P., & Hauggaard‐Nielsen, H.
- Affiliations
- Technical University of Denmark (DK)
- Corresponding author
- Bruun, E. W.
- Venue
- European Journal of Soil Science
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2011-06-13
- Volume
- 62
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 581-589
- ISSN
- 1351-0754 (ISSN-L)
- 1365-2389
- OpenAlex
- W1974207577
- Cited by
- 188
- References
- 34
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- FWCI
- 23.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- European Journal of Soil Science (publishedVersion)
- Technical University of Denmark, DTU Orbit (Technical University of Denmark, DTU) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- Danmarks Tekniske Universitet
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
- Keywords
- biochar, nitrous oxide emissions, soil carbon sequestration, soil CO2 efflux, soil microbial activity, nitrogen immobilization, greenhouse gas emissions reduction, biochar application rate
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