@article{fdi:010052892,
  title = {{O}rganic carbon stabilization in the fractal pore structure of {A}ndosols},
  author = {{C}hevallier, {T}iphaine and {W}oignier, {T}hierry and {T}oucet, {J}o{\¨e}le and {B}lanchart, {E}ric},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{D}espite the outstanding potential of {A}ndosols for soil organic carbon ({SOC}) sequestration, the importance of the different mechanisms involved in protecting {SOC} against mineralization is still unclear. {P}revious studies have described allophane particles as having a fractal structure. {O}ne hypothesis is that {SOC} is adsorbed or trapped in this fractal structure and could be less available to microbes and enzymes. {T}his paper aims to determine the fractal structure of allophanic soils, especially in mesopores (2-50 nm), and to establish a correlation between the {SOC} bioavailability and the fractal features of the allophane aggregates. {T}he present study confirms the fractal structure of allophane aggregates. {T}he structural features of the pores, measured using {N}-2 adsorption-desorption curves and {SAXS} for the nano-scale range, showed correlation with {SOC} bioavailability. {SOC} bioavailability decreased with the extent of the fractal structure.},
  keywords = {{S}oil organic carbon ; {M}esopore structure ; {A}llophane ; d{V}/d{R} ; {F}ractal pore ; structure ; {SOC} bioavailability},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{G}eoderma},
  volume = {159},
  numero = {1-2},
  pages = {182--188},
  ISSN = {0016-7061},
  year = {2010},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.geoderma.2010.07.010},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010052892},
}