biochar

Bio-Char Soil Management on Highly Weathered Soils in the Humid Tropics

Category: Biochar - Documnet Type: Technical Report

Maintaining an appropriate level of soil organic matter and biological cycling of nutrients is crucial to the success of any soil management in the humid tropics. Cover crops, mulches, compost, or manure additions have been used successfully, supplying nutrients to crops, supporting rapid nutrient cycling through microbial biomass, and helping to retain applied mineral fertilizers better.... More»

Author: Johannes Lehmann and Marco Rondon - submitted on Thu, 11/06/2008 - 23:28.

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Pyrolysis of Wood/Biomass for Bio-oil: A Critical Review

Category: Biomass - Documnet Type: Journal Article

Fast pyrolysis utilizes biomass to produce a product that is used both as an energy source and a feedstock for chemical production. Considerable efforts have been made to convert wood biomass to liquid fuels and chemicals since the oil crisis in mid-1970s.... More»

Author: Dinesh Mohan; Charles U. Pittman; Philip H. Steele - submitted on Fri, 07/11/2008 - 21:40.

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The Charcoal Vision

Category: Biomass - Documnet Type: Journal Article
Processing biomass through a distributed network of fast pyrolyzers may be a sustainable platform for producing energy from biomass.

This article offers a vision for an integrated agricultural biomass-bioenergy system that could make a significant contribution to domestic energy production while mitigating global climate change and enhancing soil and water quality.
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Author: David Laird - submitted on Tue, 05/06/2008 - 02:49.

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