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Microstructural investigation of the unsaturated hydraulic properties of hydrochar-amended soils
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-5033
AbstractHydrochar is an urban soil amender that supports plant growth on slopes. It is a biomass-derived carbon-rich material produced by the hydrothermal carbonation process; thus, it has a different pore structure from biochar produced by pyrolysis. The effects of hydrochar on the hydraulic properties of unsaturated compacted soils and the underlying pore-level soil-hydrochar interaction mechanisms are unclear. In this study, silty-clay sand was amended by grass-derived hydrochars produced at two hydrothermal carbonisation temperatures (180 and 240 °C, denoted as H-180 and H-240, respectively) with different mass proportions ($${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H ). The pore and throat size distributions, water retention curves (WRCs) and hydraulic conductivity functions (HCFs) of the soils with and without amendment were measured. The results showed that hydrochar improved the soil water retention capability as the smaller hydrochar particles filled the soil pores with diameters larger than 290 μm. Compared with the increase in air-entry value made by H-180, the one made by H-240 was more substantial as this type of hydrochar altered the soil pores to be smaller in size. Hydrochar also increased the hydraulic conductivity of the soil by half to one order of magnitude due to the increase in the throat frequency and the presence of hydrochar intra-pores. One exception was the amendment by H-180 at $${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H of 2.5%, wherein the HCF was reduced due to pore clogging at throat diameters less than 90 μm and more than 250 μm. Finally, amending the soil with either H-180 or H-240 at $${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H of 5% always improved the WRC and HCF, thereby benefiting plant water uptake.
Microstructural investigation of the unsaturated hydraulic properties of hydrochar-amended soils
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-5033
AbstractHydrochar is an urban soil amender that supports plant growth on slopes. It is a biomass-derived carbon-rich material produced by the hydrothermal carbonation process; thus, it has a different pore structure from biochar produced by pyrolysis. The effects of hydrochar on the hydraulic properties of unsaturated compacted soils and the underlying pore-level soil-hydrochar interaction mechanisms are unclear. In this study, silty-clay sand was amended by grass-derived hydrochars produced at two hydrothermal carbonisation temperatures (180 and 240 °C, denoted as H-180 and H-240, respectively) with different mass proportions ($${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H ). The pore and throat size distributions, water retention curves (WRCs) and hydraulic conductivity functions (HCFs) of the soils with and without amendment were measured. The results showed that hydrochar improved the soil water retention capability as the smaller hydrochar particles filled the soil pores with diameters larger than 290 μm. Compared with the increase in air-entry value made by H-180, the one made by H-240 was more substantial as this type of hydrochar altered the soil pores to be smaller in size. Hydrochar also increased the hydraulic conductivity of the soil by half to one order of magnitude due to the increase in the throat frequency and the presence of hydrochar intra-pores. One exception was the amendment by H-180 at $${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H of 2.5%, wherein the HCF was reduced due to pore clogging at throat diameters less than 90 μm and more than 250 μm. Finally, amending the soil with either H-180 or H-240 at $${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H of 5% always improved the WRC and HCF, thereby benefiting plant water uptake.
Microstructural investigation of the unsaturated hydraulic properties of hydrochar-amended soils
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5192-5033
AbstractHydrochar is an urban soil amender that supports plant growth on slopes. It is a biomass-derived carbon-rich material produced by the hydrothermal carbonation process; thus, it has a different pore structure from biochar produced by pyrolysis. The effects of hydrochar on the hydraulic properties of unsaturated compacted soils and the underlying pore-level soil-hydrochar interaction mechanisms are unclear. In this study, silty-clay sand was amended by grass-derived hydrochars produced at two hydrothermal carbonisation temperatures (180 and 240 °C, denoted as H-180 and H-240, respectively) with different mass proportions ($${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H ). The pore and throat size distributions, water retention curves (WRCs) and hydraulic conductivity functions (HCFs) of the soils with and without amendment were measured. The results showed that hydrochar improved the soil water retention capability as the smaller hydrochar particles filled the soil pores with diameters larger than 290 μm. Compared with the increase in air-entry value made by H-180, the one made by H-240 was more substantial as this type of hydrochar altered the soil pores to be smaller in size. Hydrochar also increased the hydraulic conductivity of the soil by half to one order of magnitude due to the increase in the throat frequency and the presence of hydrochar intra-pores. One exception was the amendment by H-180 at $${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H of 2.5%, wherein the HCF was reduced due to pore clogging at throat diameters less than 90 μm and more than 250 μm. Finally, amending the soil with either H-180 or H-240 at $${f}_{{\text{H}}}$$ f H of 5% always improved the WRC and HCF, thereby benefiting plant water uptake.
Microstructural investigation of the unsaturated hydraulic properties of hydrochar-amended soils
Acta Geotech.
Dong, Huan (Autor:in) / Leung, Anthony Kwan (Autor:in) / Liu, Jianbin (Autor:in) / Chen, Rui (Autor:in) / Lui, Wingyan (Autor:in)
Acta Geotechnica ; 19 ; 833-853
01.02.2024
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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