Recycling of Biomass Ashes

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Insam, Heribert (Editor), Knapp, Brigitte A. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Edition: First.
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Agriculture.; Microbiology.; Waste management.; Environmental engineering.; Biotechnology.; Life Sciences.; Waste Management/Waste Technology.; Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology.

 The use of renewable bioenergy is increasing, and so is the production of associated wastes: biomass ashes. This book presents eleven chapters on the options for recycling such biomass ashes, ranging from their use as fertilizer in agriculture and forestry to their application as a supplement for the production of cement-based materials or bricks. The book also examines the pros and cons for each of the different uses of biomass ashes. 

 Recycling of Biomass Ashes – Current Technologies and Future Research Needs -- Phosphorus Fertilizing Effects of Biomass Ashes -- Mixtures of Bottom Wood Ash and Meat and Bone Meal as NPK Fertilizer -- Wood Ash Effects on Soil Fauna and Interactions with Carbohydrate Supply: A Mini-Review -- Characterization of Olive Waste Ashes as Fertilizers -- Effects of Ash Applications on Soil Status, Nutrition and Growth of Pinus radiata D. Don Plantations -- Possible Use of Wood Ash and Compost for Improving Acid Tropical Soils -- Ash from Combustion of Cacao Residues for Nutrient Recycling: A Case Study -- The Use of Biomass Combustion Ashes in Brick Making -- Reuse of Woody Biomass Fly Ash in Cement-based Materials: Leaching Tests -- The Swedish Ash Programme with Focus on Bio-ashes. Ashes are a Resource in a Sustainable Society.