TITLE:
Biochar in Nutrient Recycling—The Effect and Its Use in Wastewater Treatment
AUTHORS:
Bente Foereid
KEYWORDS:
Biochar, Nutrients, Wastewater Treatment
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Soil Science,
Vol.5 No.2,
January
27,
2015
ABSTRACT: Biochar, i.e. charred organic material,
appears to increase nutrient retention in soil. The mechanism for how this
happens is not clear. Here two possible mechanisms, adsorption and microbial
immobilisation, are suggested and compared. It is also suggested that we use
biochar in wastewater treatment, and so potentially integrate it better into
the total waste management cycle.