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S-enhanced microbial activation of biochars and refined grass fibers for circular horticulture: applied microbiology to reduce the pH of biochar and fibers without C losses The application of wood-based biochars as bulk or stand-alone material for horticultural substrates is restricted by their high pH and high acid-buffering capacity. Acidification of #biochar through #microbial #activation with elemental #sulfur was optimized by adding mineral fertilizer or chitin. Microbial activation of the biochars was confirmed by S mineralization after application of elemental S and by N mineralization from chitin. Acidification of refined grass fibers with S resulted in a higher biological stability. published #openaccess in Science of the Total Environment (STOTEN): https://lnkd.in/etRQgDhw more info: Green Carbon Webinar Series: https://lnkd.in/eyHYinSa Results of Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek - Vlaanderen (FWO) #BASTA and the #European Joint Programme EJP SOIL #BioCASH Jarinda Viaene Raúl Castejón-del Pino Amine Lataf Ann JF Cuypers Dries Vandamme Plant & Soil Living Lab Instituut voor Landbouw, Visserij- en Voedingsonderzoek (ILVO) B2BE Facilitator (Business to Bioeconomy) Centre for Environmental Sciences (CMK) UHasselt Analytical & Circular Chemistry Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura (CEBAS - CSIC) CSIC Innovación #pyrolysis #makebiocharnotwar