Table 1. Selected properties of biomass and biochars.
Wheat straw | BC | H3PO4-BC | PRT-BC | TSP-BC | |
pH | 6.01 | 7.77 | 1.51 | 8.04 | 3.89 |
C (%) | 46.8a | 69.1 | 28.3 | 29.8 | 40.8 |
H (%) | 0.151 | 0.285 | 0.023 | 0.655 | 0.541 |
N (%) | 0.329 | 0.691 | 0.227 | 1.97 | 2.03 |
O (%) | 41.5 | 11.6 | 29.6 | 7.84 | 14.3 |
P (%) | 0.112 | 0.116 | 12.5 | 5.98 | 6.78 |
Yield (%) | - | 31.7 | 56.9 | 54.4 | 46.9 |
ASH (%) | 4.35 | 27.1 | 25.2 | 69.3 | 51.9 |
VS (%) | 78.6 | 13.0 | 57.6 | 12.8 | 12.0 |
FC (%) | 17.1 | 59.9 | 17.2 | 17.9 | 36.1 |
PRT: phosphate rock tailing; TSP: triple superphosphate; TC: total carbon; VS: volatile solid; FC: fixed carbon. a Mean value (n = 3)