2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Understanding Char and Terra Preta Soil Chemistry from Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometric Analysis.
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579-4 Understanding Char and Terra Preta Soil Chemistry from Pyrolysis Mass Spectrometric Analysis.



Monday, 6 October 2008: 3:00 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 360C
Kim Magrini, Stefan Czernik and Robert Evans, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO 80401-3393
Rapid characterization of soil organic matter by pyrolysis mass spectrometry (py-MS) coupled with multivariate data analysis techniques can provide an effective method to distinguish the changes in soils due to ecological and management practices.  This paper will describe application of this analytical approach to the characterization of chars, agricultural soils, and terra preta soils with the goal of understanding the chemical constituents which differentiate them.
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