Browsing NGI articles by Author "Cornelissen, Gerard"
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A reconnaissance-scale GIS-based multicriteria decision analysis to support sustainable biochar use: Poland as a case study
Latawiec, Agnieszka E.; Peake, Lewis; Baxter, Helen; Cornelissen, Gerard; Grotkiewicz, Katarzyna; Hale, Sarah; Królczyk, Jolanta B.; Kubon, Maciej; Łopatka, Artur; Medynska-Juraszek, Agnieszka; Reid, Brian J.; Siebielec, Grzegorz; Sohi, Saran P.; Strassburg, Bernardo BN (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Although increasing numbers of research papers regarding biochar are being published worldwide, in some countries growing interest in biochar has only recently been observed; this is true of Poland. We analysed information ... -
A trade-off in activated biochar capping of complex sediment contamination: reduced PAH transport at the cost of potential As mobilisation
Dublet Adli, Gabrielle; Cornelissen, Gerard; Eek, Espen; Sørmo, Erlend; Hansen, Caroline Berge; Tjønneland, Maren Valestrand; Maurice, Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
Bioavailability of Macro and Micronutrients Across Global Topsoils: Main Drivers and Global Change Impacts
Ochoa-Hueso, Raúl; Delgado-Baquerizo, Manuel; Risch, Anita C.; Ashton, Louise; Augustine, David; Bélanger, Nicolas; Bridgham, Scott; Britton, Andrea J.; Bruckman, Viktor J.; Camarero, J. Julio; Cornelissen, Gerard; Crawford, John A.; Dijkstra, Feike A.; Diochon, Amanda; Earl, Stevan; Edgerley, James; Epstein, Howard; Felton, Andrew; Fortier, Julien; Gagnon, Daniel; Greer, Ken; Griffiths, Hannah M.; Halde, Caroline; Hanslin, Hans Martin; Harris, Lorna I.; Hartsock, Jeremy A.; Hendrickson, Paul; Hovstad, Knut Anders; Hu, Jia; Jani, Arun D.; Kent, Kelcy; Kerdraon-Byrne, Deirdre; Khalsa, Sat Darshan S.; Lai, Derrick Y. F.; Lambert, France; LaMontagne, Jalene M.; Lavergne, Stéphanie; Lawrence, Beth A.; Littke, Kim; Leeper, Abigail C.; Licht, Mark A.; Liebig, Mark A.; Lynn, Joshua; Maclean, Janet E.; Martinsen, Vegard; McDaniel, Marshall D.; McIntosh, Anne C. S.; Miesel, Jessica R.; Miller, Jim; Mulvaney, Michael J.; Moreno, Gerardo; Newstead, Laura; Pakeman, Robin J.; Pergl, Jan; Pinno, Bradley D.; Piñeiro, Juan; Quigley, Kathleen; Radtke, Troy M.; Reed, Paul; Rolo, Víctor; Rudgers, Jennifer; Rutherford, P. Michael; Sayer, Emma J.; Serrano-Grijalva, Lilia; Strack, Maria; Sukdeo, Nicole; Taylor, Andy F. S.; Truax, Benoit; Tsuji, Leonard J. S.; van Gestel, Natasja; Vaness, Brenda M.; Van Sundert, Kevin; Vítková, Michaela; Weigel, Robert; Wilton, Meaghan J.; Yano, Yuriko; Teen, Ewing; Bremer, Eric (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023) -
Biochar amendment for improved and more sustainable peat stabilisation
Ritter, Stefan; Paniagua Lopez, Ana Priscilla; Hansen, Caroline Berge; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022) -
Biochar amendment improves degraded pasturelands in Brazil: environmental and cost-benefit analysis
Latawiec, Agnieszka E.; Strassburg, Bernardo B.; Junqueira, André B.; Araujo, Ednaldo; de Moraes, Luiz F.; Pinto, Helena A. N.; Castro, Ana; Rangel, Marico; Malaguti, Gustavo A.; Rodrigues, Aline; Barioni, Luis Gustavo; Novotny, Etelvino H.; Cornelissen, Gerard; Mendes, Maiara; Batista, Nilcileny; Guerra, Jose Guilherme; Zonta, Everaldo; Jakovac, Catarina; Hale, Sarah (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Most deforested lands in Brazil are occupied by low-productivity cattle ranching. Brazil is the second biggest meat producer worldwide and is projected to increase its agricultural output more than any other country. Biochar ... -
Biochar Application in Malaysian Sandy and Acid Sulfate Soils: Soil Amelioration Effects and Improved Crop Production over Two Cropping Seasons
Manickam, Theeba; Cornelissen, Gerard; Bachmann, Robert T.; Ibrahim, Illani Z.; Mulder, Jan; Hale, Sarah (Journal article, 2015) -
Biochar Effect on Maize Yield and Soil Characteristics in Five Conservation Farming Sites in Zambia
Cornelissen, Gerard; Martinsen, Vegard; Shitumbanuma, Victor; Alling, Vanja Karin Gunilla; Breedveld, Gijs D.; Rutherford, W.; Sparrevik, Lars Magnus; Hale, Sarah; Obia, Alfred; Mulder, Jan (Journal article, 2013)Biochar addition to agricultural soils can improve soil fertility, with the added bonus of climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration. Conservation farming (CF) is precision farming, often combining minimum ... -
Biochar from "Kon Tiki" flame curtain and other kilns: Effects of nutrient enrichment and kiln type on crop yield and soil chemistry
Pandit, Naba Raj; Mulder, Jan; Hale, Sarah; Schmidt, Hans Peter; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Biochar application to soils has been investigated as a means of improving soil fertility and mitigating climate change through soil carbon sequestration. In the present work, the invasive shrub "Eupatorium adenophorum" ... -
Biochar improves maize growth by alleviation of nutrient stress in a moderately acidic low-input Nepalese soil
Pandit, Naba Raj; Mulder, Jan; Hale, Sarah; Martinsen, Vegard; Schmidt, Hans Peter; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)We studied the role of biochar in improving soil fertility for maize production. The effects of biochar on the alleviation of three potential physical-chemical soil limitations for maize growth were investigated, i.e. water ... -
Can polyethylene passive samplers predict polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) uptake by earthworms and turnips in a biochar amended soil?
Silvani, Ludovica; Hjartardottir, Sigurbjørg; Bielská, Lucie; Škulcová, Lucia; Cornelissen, Gerard; Nizzetto, Luca; Hale, Sarah (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)A pot experiment was carried out in which aged polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) contaminated soil was amended with biochar, and three phases; earthworms, turnips and polyethylene (PE) passive samplers, were added simultaneously ... -
Cation exchange capacity of biochar: An urgent method modification
Munera-Echeverri, Jose L; Martinsen, Vegard; Strand, Line Tau; Zivanovic, Valentina; Cornelissen, Gerard; Mulder, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Biochar, produced through pyrolysis of organic matter, is negatively charged, thus contributing to electrostatic adsorption of cations. However, due to its porous structure and contents of alkaline ashes, the determination ... -
CCS Leakage Detection Technology - Industry Needs, Government Regulations, and Sensor Performance
Waarum, Ivar-Kristian; Blomberg, Ann Elisabeth Albright; Eek, Espen; Brown, Jock; Ulfsnes, Amund; Carpenter, Mike; Grimsrud, Torleiv S.; Park, Joonsang; Cornelissen, Gerard; Sparrevik, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Reliable CCS monitoring is vital in order to confirm that injected CO2 stays in the reservoir as intended, and that any occurring leakage is promptly detected allowing corrective actions to be initiated. Motivations for ... -
Combining Leaching and Passive Sampling to Measure the Mobility and Distribution between Porewater, DOC and Colloids of Native Oxy-PAHs, N-PACs and PAHs in Historically Contaminated Soil
Enell, Anja; Lundstedt, Staffan; Arp, Hans Petter Heinrich; Josefsson, Sarah; Cornelissen, Gerard; Wik, Ola; Kleja, D. Berggren (Journal article, 2016)Different methods to quantify soil porewater concentrations of contaminants will provide different types of information. Passive sampling measurements give freely dissolved porewater concentrations (Cpw,free), while leaching ... -
Designing and Performance Evaluation of Biochar Production in a Top-Lit Updraft Upscaled Gasifier
Nsamba, Hussein Kisiki; Hale, Sarah; Cornelissen, Gerard; Bachmann, Robert Thomas (Journal article, 2015)The Original Belonio Rice Husk Gasifier (OBRHG), initially of height of 0.6 m, diameter of 0.15 m and thickness of 0.025 m was tested for biochar production through air gasification of rice husk (RH) and the design was ... -
Distribution of PAHs, PCBs, and PCDD/Fs in products from full-scale relevant pyrolysis of diverse contaminated organic waste
Sørmo, Erlend; Krahn, Katinka Muri; Flatabø, Gudny Øyre; Hartnik, Thomas; Arp, Hans Peter Heinrich; Cornelissen, Gerard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Biomass pyrolysis is the anoxic thermal conversion of biomass into a carbon rich, porous solid, often called biochar. This could be a better waste management alternative for contaminated organic wastes than incineration, ... -
Effect of Activated Carbon Amendment on Bacterial Community Structure and Functions in a PAH Impacted Urban Soil
Meynet, Paola; Hale, Sarah; Davenport, Russell J.; Cornelissen, Gerard; Breedveld, Gijs D.; Werner, David (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012) -
Effect of biochar on crust formation, penetration resistance and hydraulic properties of two coarse-textured tropical soils
Obia, Alfred; Børresen, Trond; Martinsen, Vegard; Cornelissen, Gerard; Mulder, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Biochar (BC) has been reported to improve a number of soil structural and hydraulic properties but detailed studies are scant on how BC affects crust formation, penetration resistance, water repellency and saturated hydraulic ... -
Effect of conservation farming and biochar addition on soil organic carbon quality, nitrogen mineralization, and crop productivity in a light textured Acrisol in the sub-humid tropics
Munera-Echeverri, Jose L; Martinsen, Vegard; Strand, Line Tau; Cornelissen, Gerard; Mulder, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Conservation farming (CF), involving basin tillage, residue retention and crop rotation, combined with biochar may help to mitigate negative impacts of conventional agriculture. In this study, the effects of CF on the ... -
Effect of Soil pH Increase by Biochar on NO, N2O and N2 Production during Denitrification in Acid Soils
Obia, Alfred; Cornelissen, Gerard; Mulder, Jan; Dörsch, Peter (Journal article, 2015) -
Effect of Soil pH Increase by Biochar on NO, N2O and N2 Production during Denitrification in Acid Soils
Obia, Alfred; Cornelissen, Gerard; Mulder, Jan; Dörsch, Peter (Journal article, 2015)