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Research Project: Innovative Manure Treatment Technologies and Enhanced Soil Health for Agricultural Systems of the Southeastern Coastal Plain

Location: Coastal Plain Soil, Water and Plant Conservation Research

Title: Data from: magnesium activation affects the properties and phosphate sorption capacity of poultry litter biochar

Author
item Padilla, Joshua - Josh
item Watts, Donald - Don
item NOVAK, JEFREY - Retired ARS Employee
item CERVEN, VASILE - Orise Fellow
item IPPOLITO, JAMES - Colorad0 State University
item Szogi, Ariel
item JOHNSON, MARK - Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Submitted to: Dryad Digital Repository
Publication Type: Database / Dataset
Publication Acceptance Date: 10/10/2023
Publication Date: 10/10/2023
Citation: Padilla, J.T., Watts, D.W., Novak, J.M., Cerven, V., Ippolito, J.A., Szogi, A.A., Johnson, M.G. 2023. Data from: magnesium activation affects the properties and phosphate sorption capacity of poultry litter biochar. Dryad Digital Repository. https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pc866t1w7.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.pc866t1w7

Interpretive Summary: Dataset

Technical Abstract: This is digital research data corresponding to a published manuscript, Magnesium activation affects the properties and phosphate sorption capacity of poultry litter biochar. Biochar 5:64. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-023-00263-5. Biochars with a high affinity for phosphorus (P) are promising soil amendments for reducing P in agricultural runoff. Poultry litter (PL) is an abundant biochar feedstock. However, PL-derived biochars are typically high in soluble P and therefore require chemical modification to become effective P sorbents. This study investigated the effect of magnesium (Mg) activation on extractable P (EP) and P sorption capacities of PL-derived biochars. Biochar was produced at 500–900 °C from PL activated with 0–1 M Mg. Three differentially aged PL feedstocks were evaluated (1-, 3–5-, and 7–9-year-old).