Andrew Cross
University of Edinburgh
19 Papers
34 Citations
Andrew Cross is an academic researcher from University of Edinburgh. The author has contributed to research in topics: Biochar & Pyrolysis. The author has an hindex of 9, co-authored 18 publications.
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Papers
The priming potential of biochar products in relation to labile carbon contents and soil organic matter status
TL;DR: In this article, the priming potential of biochar in the context of its own labile fraction and procedures for their assessment were examined. But the results conclusively showed that while carbon mineralisation was often higher in biochar amended soil, this was probably due to rapid utilisation of a small labile component of Biochar and that biochar did not prime for the loss of native organic soil organic matter.
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The effect of pyrolysis conditions on biochar stability as determined by three methods
TL;DR: In this paper, the Edinburgh accelerated ageing tool (Edinburgh stability tool) was used to evaluate the long-term stability of biochar in three feedstocks (Pine, Rice husk and Wheat straw) at four temperatures (350, 450, 550 and 650°C).
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Influence of production conditions on the yield and environmental stability of biochar
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors compared biochar production conditions to the yield and properties of biochar, particularly its long-term stability, and found that the yield of stable biochar fraction is nearly independent of the temperature.
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A method for screening the relative long‐term stability of biochar
Andrew Cross,Saran Sohi +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, an accelerated ageing method was proposed to reflect the oxidative nature of biochar degradation in soil, and applied to a set of sugarcane bagasse and four different biomass sources.
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Sustainable gasification–biochar systems? A case-study of rice-husk gasification in Cambodia, Part I: Context, chemical properties, environmental and health and safety issues
Simon Shackley,Sarah Carter,Tony Knowles,Erik Middelink,Stephan M. Haefele,Saran Sohi,Andrew Cross,Stuart Haszeldine +7 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluate the sustainability of a gasification-biochar system in Cambodia, where a rapid deployment of gasifiers is underway, and present results from field trials, summarise the data on the carbon abatement of the system and present some preliminary economic data.
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