NRDC Reports on Risks and Promises of Biochar

Author:
Erich J. Knight

Date Posted:
12/03/10 04:16 AM

I would have expected more from Stephen Brick's NRDC report. He was director of the IBI for a short time. There are many companies & products; Organizations; http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/organizations Companies; http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/company Country; http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/country Products; http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/materials He gives little attention to the 5 years of testing in Europe, Ozzie's 6 years of field work, nor the decades of work and organic certification for agriculture in Japan or the 5 years at Virginia Tech. http://www.carbonchar.com/plant-performance He missed the bio-ammonia / char pathway of SynGest, soon to be at commercial scale. Also Not talked about in this otherwise too critical report are the climate and whole ecological implications of new , higher value, applications of chars. First, the in situ remediation of a vast variety of toxic agents in soils and sediments. Biochar Sorption of Contaminants; http://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/events/biochar2010/conference-agenda/agenda-overview/breakout-session-5/agriculture-forestry-soil-science-and-environment.html Dr. Lima's work; Specialized Characterization Methods for Biochar http://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/events/biochar2010/conference-agenda/agenda-overview/breakout-session-4/production-and-characterization.html And at USDA; The Ultimate Trash To Treasure: *ARS Research Turns Poultry Waste into Toxin-grabbing Char http://www.ars.usda.gov/IS/AR/archive/jul05/char0705.htm Second, the uses as a feed ration for livestock to reduce GHG emissions and increase disease resistance. Third, Recent work by C. Steiner showing a 52% reduction of NH3 loss when char is used as a composting accelerator. This will have profound value added consequences for the commercial composting industry by reduction of their GHG emissions and the sale of compost as a nitrogen fertilizer. Since we have filled the air , filling the seas to full, Soil is the Only Beneficial place left. Carbon to the Soil, the only ubiquitous and economic place to put it. Thanks for your efforts. Erich Erich J. Knight Chairman; Markets and Business Review Committee US BiocharConference, at Iowa State University, June 27-30 http://www.biorenew.iastate.edu/events/biochar2010/conference-agenda/agenda-overview.html EcoTechnologies Group Technical Adviser http://www.ecotechnologies.com/index.html Shenandoah Gardens (Owner) 1047 Dave Barry Rd. McGaheysville, VA. 22840 540 289 9750 Co-Administrator, Biochar Data base & Discussion list TP-REPP

Author:
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Date Posted:
12/19/10 04:43 PM

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