Date of Award
2020
Publisher
North Dakota State University
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Awarded
Master of Science (MS)
Program
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
Department
Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering
College
Agriculture, Food Systems and Natural Resources
Faculty Advisor
Rahman, Shafiqur
Description
Biochar is a potential soil amendment that likely to reduce GHG emissions from land application to soil, but their properties depend on biomass types and pyrolysis temperature. In this study, biochars were produced from different biomasses (wet distiller grains (WDG), dry distiller grains (DDG), and corn stover (CS)) at two temperatures (low & high). Biochars were analyzed for pH, electrical conductivity, proximate and ultimate analysis, elemental analysis, and morphological structure. Also, biochar's efficacy on GHGs and ammonia (NH3) emission were measured from soil and manure incubated at 25℃ for 76 days. DDG and CS derived biochar properties outperformed other biochars. Manure treated with high-temperature DDG biochar emitted the lowest amount of N2O (0.09 mg N2O-N kg−1), and CH4 (0.04 mg CH4-C kg−1). Biochar application also reduced CO2 emission from 11 to 59%, but resulted in higher cumulative NH3 volatilization. Overall, biochars reduced GHG emissions when applied with N treatments.
Recommended Citation
Rahman, Syed MD Wahidur, "Characterization of Biochar from Different Feedstocks under Low and High Temperature and Their Effects on Greenhouse Gas Emission and Ammonia Volatilazation from Soil Incubation" (2020). Agribusiness and Biosystems Engineering. 19.
https://digitalcommons.ndsu.edu/agribusiness-biosystems-engi/19
Rights
NDSU Policy 190.6.2
Rights Link
https://www.ndsu.edu/fileadmin/policy/190.pdf
Author ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-3108-8776
Handle Identifier
https://hdl.handle.net/10365/32315