Emergent properties of microbial activity in heterogeneous soil microenvironments: different research approaches are slowly converging, yet major challenges remain

PC Baveye, W Otten, A Kravchenko… - Frontiers in …, 2018‏ - frontiersin.org
Over the last 60 years, soil microbiologists have accumulated a wealth of experimental data
showing that the bulk, macroscopic parameters (eg, granulometry, pH, soil organic matter …

[كتاب][B] Microcomputed tomography: methodology and applications

SR Stock - 2019‏ - taylorfrancis.com
MicroComputed Tomography has become the gold standard for studying 3D microscopic
structures nondestructively, and this book provides up-to-date coverage of the modality. The …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the long-term effects of zero-tillage on the macroporosity of Brazilian soils using X-ray Computed Tomography

MV Galdos, LF Pires, HV Cooper, JC Calonego… - Geoderma, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Zero-tillage (ZT) is being increasingly adopted globally as a conservationist management
system due to the environmental and agronomic benefits it provides. However, there …

Fractal microstructure of foods

E García-Armenta, GF Gutiérrez-López - Food Engineering Reviews, 2022‏ - Springer
Process engineering of food materials is strongly associated with their microstructure, which
quantification allows proper selection of equipment operating conditions, monitoring …

Three-dimensional fractal characteristics of soil pore structure and their relationships with hydraulic parameters in biochar-amended saline soil

S **aoqin, S Dongli, F Yuanhang, W Hongde… - Soil and Tillage …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Biochar improved the soil pore structures and hydraulic characteristics of saline
soil.•Biochar can be used as a soil amendment to improve coastal saline soil …

[HTML][HTML] Stress distribution on a soil tillage machine frame segment with a chisel shank simulated using discrete element and finite element methods and validate by …

A Kešner, R Chotěborský, M Linda, M Hromasová… - Biosystems …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Highlights•Determination of stress on chisel shank and tillage machine frame.•Soil model
penetration resistance was modelled using DEM.•Transient task analysis made by ANSYS …

Multifractal analysis of reservoir rock samples using 3D X-ray micro computed tomography images

MS Jouini, F Bouchaala, MK Riahi, M Sassi… - IEEE …, 2022‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Characterizing heterogeneity in reservoir rocks at the pore scale is crucial to understand the
flow patterns better, and estimate reservoir petrophysical properties such as porosity and …

Effects of microtopography change driven by seepage and slope gradients on hillslope erosion of purple soil

F Yang, N Wang, Z Zheng, T Li, S He, X Zhang, Y Wang… - Catena, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Seepage is the prominent hydrological process on tilled hillslopes covered by purple soil,
which can easily exacerbate slope instability and soil loss. Laboratory simulated …

Remediation of atrazine-polluted soil using dielectric barrier discharge plasma and biochar sequential batch experimental technology

Y Zhang, H Zhang, A Zhang, P Héroux, Z Sun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)-biochar sequential batch experimental technology was
employed to degrade atrazine (ATZ) in soil. The hydrophilicity, particle size and instability of …

Fractal and multifractal analysis of soil particle-size distribution and correlation with soil hydrological properties in active layer of Qinghai–Tibet Plateau, China

Z Gao, F Niu, Z Lin, J Luo - Catena, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The soil hydrological properties (HPs) in active layers regulate soil water migration and
affect the evolution of permafrost and biogeochemical cycles. There is relatively little …