Table 4 Chemical composition methods.

From: Evaluating biochar extraction from waste tree stumps in different pyrolysis systems using life cycle analysis

Research parameter

Research method and standards

pH

Potentiometric

Organic carbon (C), %

ISO 10694:1995

Nitrogen (N), mg kg−1

LST EN ISO 16948:2015

Phosphorus (P), mg kg−1

LST EN ISO 16967:2015, LST ISO 6878–1998

Potassium (K), mg kg−1

LST EN ISO 16967:2015, LST ISO 9964–3:1998

Cadmium (Cd), mg kg−1

LST EN ISO 16968:2015, LST EN ISO 15586:2004

Zinc (Zn), mg kg−1

LST EN ISO 16968:2015, LST ISO 8288:2002

Copper (Cu), mg kg−1

Nickel (Ni), mg kg−1

LST EN ISO 16968:2015, LST EN ISO 11885:2009

Lead (Pb), mg kg−1

Chrome (Cr), mg kg−1