Tailored biochar

iochars are a very heterogeneous group of materials. Their properties strongly depend on the feedstock material they are produced form and the production conditions. Furthermore, the properties can be modified substantially even after production through different activation treatments or blending with other materials.

Therefore, it is critical to choose the right biochar for the system that needs optimisation. The best way it to reverse engineering biochar by identifying the properties that biochar should have and decide on feedstock and production conditions needed to gain the desired properties. Local waste biomass sources need to be identified and biochar production units that can be used.

The following presentation is part of the the webinar series Green Carbon. The presentation is on biochar diversity and the benefits of harnessing biochars ability to provide nutrients to plants.

  Thanks to Christian Wurzer for organising the webinar series and letting me use the video.

The following presentation from the Australian and New Zealand Biochar Conference 2018 shows latest results of biochar optimisation for the use as fertiliser and biochar tailoring to specific soil-plant systems

 Thanks to ANZBI and in particular Don Coyne for organising the conference and letting me use the video.

The following flow chart demonstrates how biochar can be tailored and sustainably integrated into a system.