Role of clay minerals in carbon stabilisation in soils /
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2016
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Singh, Mandeep,
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Layered silicates and crystalline as well as amorphous hydrous oxides are recognised as the important clay minerals in soils responsible for organic carbon (OC) stabilisation. Most carbon sequestration studies have been conducted using clay minerals collected from clay deposits and laboratory synthesised hydrous oxides. Consequently, results are not representative of the role of native soil clay minerals under natural conditions on C stabilisation in soil. The link between native soil clay minerals of various compositions and OC stabilisation was investigated in this study. The overall aim of the project was to examine the effect of different soil clay fractions (SCFs) (kaolinite-illite, smectite and allophane) in soil C stabilisation in the presence and absence of the clay-associated ses-quioxides.
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University of South Australia. Future Industries Institute.
Future Industries Institute.
Future Industries Institute.
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Thesis (PhD(Environmental Science and Engineering))--University of South Australia, 2016.
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Copyright 2016 Mandeep Singh.
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1 ethesis (xxii, 202 pages) :
illustrations (some colour), charts (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-202)
illustrations (some colour), charts (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-202)
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