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7. WHAT IS BIOCHAR?
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8. WHAT IS BIOCHAR?
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9. WHAT IS BIOCHAR?
Biochar is an enriched form
of charcoal made by a
process called pyrolysis
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10. WHAT IS BIOCHAR?
Biochar is an enriched form
of charcoal made by a
process called pyrolysis
The process of pyrolysis
allows biochar to hold large
quantities of carbon
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11. WHAT IS BIOCHAR?
Biochar is an enriched form
of charcoal made by a
process called pyrolysis
The process of pyrolysis
allows biochar to hold large
quantities of carbon
This is a modern approach
to Terra-preta; an old
technique to producing rich
charcoal
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15. PYROLYSIS
Pyrolysis is the decomposition of
materials at a high temperature to
produce solid residue
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16. PYROLYSIS
Pyrolysis is the decomposition of
materials at a high temperature to
produce solid residue
Modern purposes, we want
carbonization, where pyrolysis
taking place in an anaerobic
(oxygen lacking) environment
This allows carbon to stay
solidified and compacted
creating a carbon rich residue
or biochar
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21. WHAT ABOUT
TERRA PRETA?
Terra preta is known as
“dark earth”
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22. WHAT ABOUT
TERRA PRETA?
Terra preta is known as
“dark earth”
Produced thousands of
years ago in the
Amazonian Basin by fire
cooking pits
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23. WHAT ABOUT
TERRA PRETA?
Terra preta is known as
“dark earth”
Produced thousands of
years ago in the
Amazonian Basin by fire
cooking pits
It was distributed
around the land and
created an organic
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26. SO WHAT?
It is a two way solution for
carbon sequestration and
soil improvement
27. SO WHAT?
It is a two way solution for
carbon sequestration and
soil improvement
Biochar holds 70x more
carbon then normal soil
28. SO WHAT?
It is a two way solution for
carbon sequestration and
soil improvement
Biochar holds 70x more
carbon then normal soil
Biochar is attractive
because it adds soil
retention, microbes,
fertilizers like N,P, and K
29. SO WHAT?
It is a two way solution for With global economy
carbon sequestration and moving towards carbon
soil improvement market, this could become
more beneficial with
Biochar holds 70x more carbon credits under cap
carbon then normal soil and trade policies
Biochar is attractive
because it adds soil
retention, microbes,
fertilizers like N,P, and K
30. SO WHAT?
It is a two way solution for With global economy
carbon sequestration and moving towards carbon
soil improvement market, this could become
more beneficial with
Biochar holds 70x more carbon credits under cap
carbon then normal soil and trade policies
Biochar is attractive Too much biochar? Sell it to
because it adds soil the community
retention, microbes,
fertilizers like N,P, and K
31. SO WHAT?
It is a two way solution for With global economy
carbon sequestration and moving towards carbon
soil improvement market, this could become
more beneficial with
Biochar holds 70x more carbon credits under cap
carbon then normal soil and trade policies
Biochar is attractive Too much biochar? Sell it to
because it adds soil the community
retention, microbes,
fertilizers like N,P, and K Government rebates and
incentives
36. AGRICULTURE
Biomass for biochar creation is
fairly simple
Can be used from scraps of
crop plants
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37. AGRICULTURE
Biomass for biochar creation is
fairly simple
Can be used from scraps of
crop plants
Use scraps from animals, like
manure and chicken shells
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38. AGRICULTURE
Biomass for biochar creation is
fairly simple
Can be used from scraps of
crop plants
Use scraps from animals, like
manure and chicken shells
Rather then leaving these in the
fields for miniscule soil nutrition,
convert it into biochar / bio oil
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39. 1 0 W E E K G R O W T H R E S U LT S ? ( I N A U S T R A L I A )
40. 1 0 W E E K G R O W T H R E S U LT S ? ( I N A U S T R A L I A )
41. 1 0 W E E K G R O W T H R E S U LT S ? ( I N A U S T R A L I A )
42. 1 0 W E E K G R O W T H R E S U LT S ? ( I N A U S T R A L I A )
43. 1 0 W E E K G R O W T H R E S U LT S ? ( I N A U S T R A L I A )
44. 1 0 W E E K G R O W T H R E S U LT S ? ( I N A U S T R A L I A )
45. 1 0 W E E K G R O W T H R E S U LT S ? ( I N A U S T R A L I A )
51. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil
Increases crop yields
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a
problem
52. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil
Increases crop yields
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a
problem
Replenishes exhausted soils
53. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil
Increases crop yields
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a
problem
Replenishes exhausted soils
Zero-Till
54. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil Soil fixed with biochar can be
sustained (with modern
Increases crop yields agriculture exercises) for decades
and centuries (terra preta)
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a
problem
Replenishes exhausted soils
Zero-Till
55. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil Soil fixed with biochar can be
sustained (with modern
Increases crop yields agriculture exercises) for decades
and centuries (terra preta)
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources Levels pH levels, protecting from
acid rain
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a
problem
Replenishes exhausted soils
Zero-Till
56. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil Soil fixed with biochar can be
sustained (with modern
Increases crop yields agriculture exercises) for decades
and centuries (terra preta)
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources Levels pH levels, protecting from
acid rain
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a Bio-oil product *
problem
Replenishes exhausted soils
Zero-Till
57. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil Soil fixed with biochar can be
sustained (with modern
Increases crop yields agriculture exercises) for decades
and centuries (terra preta)
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources Levels pH levels, protecting from
acid rain
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a Bio-oil product *
problem
Increases Cation Exchange
Replenishes exhausted soils Capacity (CEC)
Zero-Till
58. SIMPLY...
You incorporate it on the topsoil Soil fixed with biochar can be
sustained (with modern
Increases crop yields agriculture exercises) for decades
and centuries (terra preta)
Prevents fertilizer runoff into
water sources Levels pH levels, protecting from
acid rain
Helps retains moisture, allows
persistence if water becomes a Bio-oil product *
problem
Increases Cation Exchange
Replenishes exhausted soils Capacity (CEC)
Zero-Till Soil absorption and exchange
73. PYROLYSIS
Insert Biomass Slow= 35% Char, rest syngas
Perform pyrolysis Fast = 15% Char, rest syngas
Temperature will depend on Syngas gets compressed and
the quality and output you gasified to produce bio-fuel
require
Left over products are heat and
Syngas splits from carbon methane, which get recycled
source into the process to be heat
efficient
Carbon source is deposited in
separate storage The bio-oil gets cleaned to be
able to be used in #2 oil
100% system utilization products like heating
74. FA S T P Y R O LY S I S
Utilizes high heat to maximize liquids that are known as Bio-Oil
75. S L O W P Y R O LY S I S
Utilizes low heat to produce high charcoal content with rather low syngas
76. G A S I F I C AT I O N
Utilizes high heat and limited oxygen supply to maximize syngas
77. GASIFICATION
This process actually does not Syngas produced can be used in
involve pyrolysis, however it does energy conversion devices
produce biochar
Internal combustion engines
Maximizes Syngas with small
presence of oxygen Gas turbines
This can be introduced into the Fuel Cells
CHP system
They can be even converted to
10% of biomass is turned to high energy fuel
biochar
Hydrogen
78. CHP
Depending on your situation you Their approach was to take an
can produce heat and electricity in abundant biomass that didn’t
return for char appear suitable for a fuel
To ensure this is sustainable An example: They were
rather then damaging, we massive exporters of wooden
require a list of biomass crates around the EU
materials and the amount to
see if CHP could be fed all year The eroded crates are used to
round fuel the CHP generator along
with trimmings from their
We model this business aspect farm
after a organic farm in Borritskov
Denmark Rule of thumb, any biomass
50km away is unsustainable
79. BIOCHAR
FERMENTATION
The process is efficient, utilizing Once created you spread on
all the feedstock top of top soil, depending on
your agriculture situation there
Once the biochar is created it are unique ways to use it
needs to be treated
We will develop a plan for
Watered and used with compost proper utilization of the
or soils so the char does not product
compete with the soil for moisture
You do not need to spread after
This also needs to occur since each harvest, allowing you to
transporting arid biochar can either conserve or sell
be lost as it develops into a fine
powder If you decide to sell we can
develop a plan
80. THE
FEEDSTOCK
BIOMASS
It is important to note the qualities
of the biochar will depend on the
source being used
Ex: Manure will have a moister
quality then that of
switchgrass. However,
switchgrass has a lower
breakdown rate
So a plan will be devised
according to your situation
81. CONTACT
Permanent Address
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Poughkeepsie, New York 12601
T 845.392.5697
sganz1@ithaca.edu
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