2 results for group: potassium
Mineral-enriched biochar delivers enhanced nutrient recovery and carbon dioxide removal
ABSTRACT:
Biochar production via biomass pyrolysis with subsequent burial in soils provides a carbon dioxide removal technology that is ready for implementation, yet uptake requires acceleration; notably, through generation of cost reductions and co-benefits. Here we find that biomass enrichment (doping) with refined minerals, mineral by-products, or ground rocks reduces carbon loss during pyrolysis, lowering carbon dioxide removal costs by 17% to US$ 80–150 t−1 CO2, with 30% savings feasible at higher biomass costs. As a co-benefit, all three additives increase plant-available nutrient levels. Doping with potassium-bearing minerals can ...
EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ROCK DUST ON THE PERFORMANCE OF TWO TYPES OF SWEET CASSAVA
The effect of rock dust on agronomic performance was evaluated using two varieties of sweet cassava. The study was conducted at Embrapa Cerrados in Planaltina, Federal District. Four sources of potassium were tested, and the soluble fertiliser KCl, representing the full conventional treatment. A randomised block experimental design with three repetitions was used. Agronomic evaluations were made at twelve months after planting. The means of the Japonesinha variety fertilised with the types of rock dust tested were found to be greater than the means from the other treatments, including the variety treated by conventional fertiliser. This fact shows ...
