Title :
Detection of biochar components for soil fertility using THz-TDS
Author :
Pogson, E.M. ; Horvat, J. ; Lewis, R.A. ; Joseph, S.D.
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Different forms of biochar can have greatly different properties as fertilisers, yet there is no effective screening method to distinguish them. Terahertz Time Domain Spectroscopy has been used to distinguish various biochars, including Sawdust char, BMC5 with lime char and Saligna char.
Keywords :
fertilisers; soil; terahertz spectroscopy; BMC5; Saligna char; Sawdust char; biochar component detection; fertilisers; lime char; soil fertility; terahertz time domain spectroscopy; Absorption; Carbon; Extinction coefficients; Refractive index; Soil; Spectroscopy; Time domain analysis;
Conference_Titel :
Infrared Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2010 35th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6655-9
DOI :
10.1109/ICIMW.2010.5612623