Biochar Webinar - USA

Agenda - Biomass Magazine's Webinar Series

Biomass Carbonization & Torrefaction Summit

This all day webinar features biochar in 2 of the 4 sessions and has an powerful lineup:

9:10 am – 10:40 am How Biochar Production Can Perfectly Complement Heat and Power Production
Moderator: Anna Simet, Editor, Biomass Magazine

• Tom Miles, Biomass Energy Engineering Consultant, T.R. Miles Technical Consulting
  Overview: U.S. Biochar Initiative, Oregon
• Jonah Levine, Development Manager, Confluence Energy/Biochar Solutions Inc.
  Biochar and Thermal Energy Production; Product Utilization and Market Examples
• Greg Stangl, CEO, Phoenix Energy
  Biochar and the Power of ‘And’  

3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Where Biochar is Adding Real Value and Finding Marketplace Traction as a Result
Moderator: Anna Simet, Editor, Biomass Magazine

• Kelby Fite, VP & Director of Research, Bartlett Tree Experts
  Adding Biochar in the Soil Amelioration Process: An Arborist’s Perspective
• Mark Highland, President, The Organic Mechanics Soil Company
  Adding Value by Using Biochar Soil Amendments in Custom Engineered Soils
• James Murphy, President/Owner, Waste To Energy Inc.
  Building Markets through Dependability and Consistency of Products

 If you are chasing a commercial future in biochar or torrefaction, maybe the USD150 will be a good investment.

Biochar and concrete - Singapore research

Scientists develop new construction method to create stronger buildings

Research findings from Indonesia including biochar in rice growing

Dynamics of N-NH4 +, N-NO3 -, and total soil nitrogen in paddy field with azolla and biochar - IOPscience

I'm not really sure what to make of this... I could not find any description of the biochar or how it was prepared for the research.  I suggest that most biochar proponents would high-light issues around using raw biochars in short term trials. I'm not sure if this was the case here.

The Great Change: Just One Word: Bioplastics

The Great Change: Just One Word: Bioplastics: "Any carbon that does not go back to the atmosphere can just chill. It can be a building or a bicycle, it doesn’t matter. Just c...

I've got Albert's blog listed (bottom, right) but I'm pointing this latest post out for all the folks I know who are into the biochar composite future...

Biochar research from Vietnam - full PDF

Application of Biochar from coconut shells to different soils in Thua Thien Hue province, Vietnam

Tran Thi Tu(1), Morihiro Maeda(2), Le Van Thang(1), Nguyen Dang Hai(1), Tran Dang Bao Thuyen(1)
1) Institute of Resources, Environment and Biotechnology - Hue University, Vietnam
2) Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Japan

CONCLUSIONS AND PERSPECTIVES
"We examined the effect of biochar application to different soils on crop growth, phosphorus and nitrogen balances under greenhouse conditions in Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam. Results showed that : (1) Komatsuna growth in sandy soil less than clay and organic soils. Biochar improved crop yield in clay and organic soils, but it did not improve in sandy soil. (2) Biochar increased P and N uptake in leaves and roots in clay and organic soils. (3) Biochar reduced P leaching; furthermore biochar reduced TN leaching in organic soil. Besides, biochar reduced NO3-N leaching in clay and organic soils. We further study the N dynamics in soil treated with biochar materials."