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  1. Suitability of Different Agricultural and Urban Organic Wastes as Feedstocks for the Production of Biochar—Part 2: Agronomical Evaluation as Soil Amendment

    Article • Sustainability, June 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  2. The long-term role of organic amendments in building soil nutrient fertility: a meta-analysis and review

    Article • Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems, January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  3. Role of biochar as an additive in organic waste composting

    Article • Bioresource Technology, January 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  4. Understanding, measuring and tuning the electrochemical properties of biochar for environmental applications

    Article • Reviews in Environmental Science and Bio/Technology, October 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  5. Modification of the RothC model to simulate soil C mineralization of exogenous organic matter

    Article • Biogeosciences, July 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  6. Biochar research activities and their relation to development and environmental quality. A meta-analysis

    Article • Agronomy for Sustainable Development, June 2017, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  7. Biochar as a tool to reduce the agricultural greenhouse-gas burden – knowns, unknowns and future research needs

    Article • Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, April 2017, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  8. Strategies for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation in Mediterranean agriculture: A review

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, February 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  9. Modification of the RothC model to simulate soil C mineralization of exogenous organic matter

    Article • Biogeosciences Discussions, January 2017, Copernicus GmbH

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  10. Direct nitrous oxide emissions in Mediterranean climate cropping systems: Emission factors based on a meta-analysis of available measurement data

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, October 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  11. Biochar improves N cycling during composting of olive mill wastes and sheep manure

    Article • Waste Management, March 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  12. Compost vs biochar amendment: a two-year field study evaluating soil C build-up and N dynamics in an organically managed olive crop

    Article • Plant and Soil, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  13. Biochar accelerates organic matter degradation and enhances N mineralisation during composting of poultry manure without a relevant impact on gas emissions

    Article • Bioresource Technology, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  14. Greenhouse gas emissions from organic waste composting

    Article • Environmental Chemistry Letters, May 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela, Dr Antoni Sánchez

  15. The molar H:Corg ratio of biochar is a key factor in mitigating N2O emissions from soil

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  16. Greenhouse Gas from Organic Waste Composting: Emissions and Measurement

    Article • January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  17. High concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (naphthalene, phenanthrene and pyrene) failed to explain biochar's capacity to reduce soil nitrous oxide emissions

    Article • Environmental Pollution, January 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  18. Biochar increases soil N2O emissions produced by nitrification-mediated pathways

    Article • Frontiers in Environmental Science, July 2014, Frontiers

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  19. Biochar's role in mitigating soil nitrous oxide emissions: A review and meta-analysis

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, June 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  20. Matrix effect on the performance of headspace solid phase microextraction method for the analysis of target volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in environmental samples

    Article • Chemosphere, November 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  21. Tracking C and N dynamics and stabilization in soil amended with wheat residue and its corresponding bioethanol by-product: a13C/15N study

    Article • GCB Bioenergy, July 2013, Wiley

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  22. Biochar and denitrification in soils: when, how much and why does biochar reduce N2O emissions?

    Article • Scientific Reports, April 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  23. Short term effects of bioenergy by-products on soil C and N dynamics, nutrient availability and biochemical properties

    Article • Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, October 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  24. Biochemical changes and GHG emissions during composting of lignocellulosic residues with different N-rich by-products

    Article • Chemosphere, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  25. ‘Bioenergy from cattle manure? Implications of anaerobic digestion and subsequent pyrolysis for carbon and nitrogen dynamics in soil’

    Article • GCB Bioenergy, March 2012, Wiley

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  26. Residues of bioenergy production chains as soil amendments: Immediate and temporal phytotoxicity

    Article • Journal of Hazardous Materials, February 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  27. Bioenergy by-products as soil amendments? Implications for carbon sequestration and greenhouse gas emissions

    Article • GCB Bioenergy, July 2010, Wiley

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  28. Nitrous oxide and carbon dioxide emissions during initial decomposition of animal by-products applied as fertilisers to soils

    Article • Geoderma, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  29. A simple automated system for measuring soil respiration by gas chromatography

    Article • Talanta, May 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  30. Two-phase olive mill waste composting: enhancement of the composting rate and compost quality by grape stalks addition

    Article • Biodegradation, November 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  31. Plant and animal wastes composting: Effects of the N source on process performance

    Article • Bioresource Technology, June 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  32. Mineralization dynamics and biochemical properties during initial decomposition of plant and animal residues in soil

    Article • Applied Soil Ecology, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  33. Potential of olive mill waste and compost as biobased pesticides against weeds, fungi, and nematodes

    Article • The Science of The Total Environment, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  34. Chemical properties and hydrolytic enzyme activities for the characterisation of two-phase olive mill wastes composting

    Article • Bioresource Technology, July 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  35. Soil application of meat and bone meal. Short-term effects on mineralization dynamics and soil biochemical and microbiological properties

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  36. Fluorescein diacetate hydrolysis, respiration and microbial biomass in freshly amended soils

    Article • Biology and Fertility of Soils, January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  37. Soils and waste management: A challenge to climate change

    Article • Waste Management, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  38. The mineralisation of fresh and humified soil organic matter by the soil microbial biomass

    Article • Waste Management, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  39. Potential of olive mill wastes for soil C sequestration

    Article • Waste Management, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  40. Carbon mineralization dynamics in soils amended with meat meals under laboratory conditions

    Article • Waste Management, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  41. Duckweed (Lemna gibba) growth inhibition bioassay for evaluating the toxicity of olive mill wastes before and during composting

    Article • Chemosphere, August 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  42. Greenhouse gas emissions and carbon sink capacity of amended soils evaluated under laboratory conditions

    Article • Soil Biology and Biochemistry, June 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  43. Evaluation of two different aeration systems for composting two-phase olive mill wastes

    Article • Process Biochemistry, March 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  44. Soil microbial biomass activation by trace amounts of readily available substrate

    Article • Biology and Fertility of Soils, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  45. An overview on olive mill wastes and their valorisation methods

    Article • Waste Management, January 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela

  46. The use of elemental sulphur as organic alternative to control pH during composting of olive mill wastes

    Article • Chemosphere, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Maria Luz Cayuela