Lignin Applications in Soil Rehabilitation

Combating Desertification with Artificial Humus

Falk Liebner (Herausgeber)

Media-Kombination

XX, 300 Seiten

2013
De Gruyter
978-3-11-173639-6 (ISBN)

Infos

With the changes predicted through global warming and a growing population, depletion ofsoil and encroaching desertification are problems of increasing relevance. This work provides an overview of the problem of erosion and desertification. After a brief review of current fertilzer technologies itoffers solutions in the form of soil rehabilitation and the creation of artificial humus through nitrogen-enriched ligneous materials from wood, straw pulp, and sorghum. This innovative application for lignin, an important by-product of the pulping process, will be of interest to those working in wood as well as soil science.

Autor

Falk Liebner, Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna, Austria.

Produkt-Details

• Zusatzinfo: Includes a print version and an ebook
• Verlagsort: Berlin
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Schlagworte: Desertifikation • Erde • Lignin • Stickstoffdüngung
• ISBN-10: 3-11-173639-3 / 3111736393
• ISBN-13: 978-3-11-173639-6 / 9783111736396
• Zustand: Neuware