Table 2 Chemical properties of raw materials used in the production of biochar.

From: Biochar production under different pyrolysis temperatures with different types of agricultural wastes

Properties

Raw materials

Straw Rice

Sawdust

Sugar Cane

Tree Leaves

pH

6.8b

6.3a

7.10b

7.6c

Electrical conductivity, EC (dS m−1)

1.2a

1.13a

3.10c

1.75b

Total organic matter (%)

77.06b

82.13b

34.48a

92.4c

Total organic carbon (%)

44.7b

47.64b

20.00a

53.60c

Total nitrogen (%)

0.49a

0.62a

1.62b

3.2c

Total phosphorus (%)

0.32a

1.3b

1.12b

1.8c

Total potassium (%)

0.53a

0.89b

2.36b

2.9b

Total calcium (%)

1.13a

2.3a

2.8ab

3.11c

Total magnesium (%)

0.74a

0.4a

1.03ab

1.14b

Total sodium (%)

0.14a

0.19b

0.21b

0.13a

Total sulfur (%)

2.14a

3.11b

4.13c

2.4a

C/N ratio

91.22:1c

76.84:1b

12.35:1a

16.75:1a

  1. Means on the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (p < 0.05).