Abstract
This commentary article highlights the important role of black carbon produced from biomass burning in the global carbon cycle. Consideration of the fundamental chemistry and thermokinetics of cellulose thermal decomposition suggests that suppression of biomass burning or biasing burning practices to produce soot-free flames must inevitably transfer more carbon to the atmosphere. A simple order-of-magnitude quantitative analysis indicates that black carbon may be a significant carbon reservoir that persists over geological time scales.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 106-108 |
Journal | The Open Thermodynamics Journal |
Volume | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 2008 |