Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal

Role of 15N in tracing biologically driven nitrogen dynamics in soils amended with biochar: A review

Eric T Craswell, Phillip M Chalk, Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal

Journal article  |  2021  |  SOIL BIOLOGY & BIOCHEMISTRY

Extensive reports on research into the effects of biochar additions on soil-plant systems show many inconsistencies in the respons..

Gas emissions during cattle manure composting and stockpiling

Mei Bai, Thomas Flesch, Raphael Trouve, Trevor Coates, Clayton Butterly, Bhawana Bhatta, Julian Hill, Deli Chen

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Manure composting is a common management practice for cattle feedlots, but gaseous emissions from composting are poorly understood..

Agronomic effectiveness of urban biochar aged through co-composting with food waste

Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal, Anthony J Weatherley

Journal article  |  2018  |  WASTE MANAGEMENT

Terra preta soils have been shown to develop after considerable modification of soil through char addition and over time natural a..

Biochar from biosolids microwaved-pyrolysis: Characteristics and potential for use as growing media amendment

Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal, Cristina Aponte, Graham Brodie

Journal article  |  2018  |  JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Biochar, produced from biosolids using microwave pyrolysis technology, is energetically a more efficient alternative to that produ..

Urban biochar improves nitrogen and phosphorus availability in growing media

Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal, Deli Chen, Anthony J Weatherley

Journal article  |  2018  |  SOIL RESEARCH

The purpose of this study was to substitute sphagnum peat from plant growing media with urban biochar (UB) and evaluate its impact..

An examination of physical and chemical properties of urban biochar for use as growing media substrate

Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal, Deli Chen, Dinesh Babu Madhavan, Adriana Downie, Anthony Weatherley

Journal article  |  2016  |  BIOMASS & BIOENERGY

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the suitability and optimum rate of addition of Urban Biochar (UB) as an alternative to ..

Pyrolysis of urban waste streams: Their potential use as horticultural media

Bhawana Bhatta Kaudal, Deli Chen, Dinesh Babu Madhavan, Adriana Downie, Anthony Weatherley

Journal article  |  2015  |  JOURNAL OF ANALYTICAL AND APPLIED PYROLYSIS

Biochar produced from mixture of biodegradable urban resources such as biosolids and greenwaste was slowly pyrolysed at 650 °C and..

Opportunities and constraints for biochar technology in Australian agriculture: looking beyond carbon sequestration

Balwant Singh, Lynne M Macdonald, Rai S Kookana, Lukas van Zwieten, Greg Butler, Stephen Joseph, Anthony Weatherley, Bhawana B Kaudal, Andrew Regan, Julie Cattle, Feike Dijkstra, Mark Boersma, Stephen Kimber, Alexander Keith, Maryam Esfandbod

Journal article  |  2014  |  SOIL RESEARCH

The application of biochar technology for soil amendment is largely based on evidence about soil fertility and crop productivity g..

Contribution of soluble and insoluble fractions of agricultural residues to short-term pH changes

CR Butterly, B Bhatta Kaudal, JA Baldock, C Tang

Journal article  |  2011  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOIL SCIENCE

The retention of agricultural residues in cropping systems to maintain soil fertility is also important for the redistribution of ..