THz spectroscopic characterization of biochar

Authors

Lucia Lepodise, University of Science and Technology, BotswanaFollow
R A. Lewis, University of WollongongFollow
Stephen D. Joseph, University of WollongongFollow
Joseph Horvat, University of Wollongong

RIS ID

107513

Publication Details

Lepodise, L., Lewis, R., Joseph, S. & Horvat, J. (2015). THz spectroscopic characterization of biochar. 40th International Conference on Infrared, Millimeter, and Terahertz waves (IRMMW-THz) (pp. 1-2). United States: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Abstract

Fertile dark soils made by humans in the Amazon basin, terra preta, have influenced the manufacture of the biochar based fertilizers. Different types of biochar exist but not all of them are good in improving the quality of the soil. FTIR was used to distinguish between the more and the less fertile biochar.