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Steven Carl Peterson

(Steve)    Research Chemist **/ARSUserFiles/35555/Peterson - PPL website research summary2.jpg**  **Biography and Research** Dr. Steven (Steve) Peterson has been a Research Chemist at NCAUR, USDA-ARS, Peoria, IL since 2002. He received his B.S. in Chemistry from Illinois State University and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Wisconsin. Dr. Peterson is a member of a team of scientists conducting research on using biochar as filler material for rubber composites (replacing carbon black, a byproduct of fossil fuels). Biochar is a renewable form of carbon that can be produced from any carbon-containing biomass by treating biomass with high temperature while excluding oxygen (pyrolysis). Dr. Peterson’s research also focuses on taking advantage of the naturally porous structure of biochar to use it in sorptive media applications in water purification and to ‘charge’ it with organic components to replace peat moss as a horticultural amendment. In Dr. Peterson’s research, he evaluates and characterizes feedstocks for biochar production and modifies the surface chemistry of biochar.   **Publications Indexed by Scopus** Click here to view Scopus entries for Steve Peterson in a new tab. (The Scopus results may not reflect a complete or accurate listing for this scientist. Some journals may not be indexed by Scopus, and there may be articles by other authors of the same name listed by this search).  **Google Scholar Link** https://tinyurl.com/y58bwrh4


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