Our latest recordings are available
27th October - 16:00 (CET)
Diego Baragaño – University of Oviedo , Portugal
' Modification of biochar with nanoscale zero-valent iron for the remediation of contaminated soils in mining and industrial areas'
Jordon Gruber – IFF, Danisco Animal Nutrition and Health, USA
' Biochar in poultry production as a sustainability program and replacement to chronic chemical application '
10th November - 16:00 (CET)
Martina Leon – ARTi, USA
' Manure biochar: revalorizing residues to fight against climate change while obtaining different source of revenues '
Silvia Scozzafava – Aichi Obiettivo 20, Italy
' BlockCO2, a biochar based integrated carbon credit system '
17th November - 16:00 (CET)
Jarinda Viaene – ILVO, Belgium
' Biochar amendment during anaerobic digestion and manure treatment & the use of the biochar-enriched end products '
Erlend Sørmo - Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway
' The double win effect of pyrolysing PFAS-contaminated sludge: waste treatment and sorbent production '
1st December - 16:00 (CET)
Bart Vandecasteele – ILVO, Belgium
' The potential of biochar for circular horticulture '
Mattia Bartoli – Politecnico di Torino, Italy
' Catalytic applications of biochar: the production of electrocatalysts '
15th December - 16:00 (CET)
Jaroslav Moško – University of Chemistry and Technology, Czech Republic
' Sewage sludge pyrolysis and sludge-char '
Ivan Kozyatnyk – Linköping University, Sweden
' Water treatment using biochars and Moringa olifeira seeds protein '
12th January - 16:00 (CET)
Alex Wilcox Brooke – Severn Wye Energy Agency, UK
Pyrolysis opportunities for Biosolids & the resultant Biochar
Katharina and Walter Danner – Char2Cool, Germany
' Biochar Production from Water Weed (Water hyacinth, Salvinia molesta) with a Low-Cost Kiln made from Oil Drums '
6th Green Carbon Webinar Series
July - Sep 2021
16th September - 15:00 (CET)
Biochar and Hydrochar from Algae
Farid Safari - University of Ontario, Canada
Biochar Enriched Products and Capacity Building for Social Enterprise Development
Palsan Sannasi Abdullah - Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, Malaysia
22nd July - 15:00 (CET)
Four Connected Biochar Topics about RoCC Kilns, a Kenya Project, the CERCS™ App Ecosystem with CharTrac™ and Financing via Carbon Dioxide Removal (CDR)
Dr. Paul Anderson, James Schoner, and Gilbert Mwangi
5th August - 15:00 (CET)
Potential and limitations for using biochar and activated carbons for sorbing ionic and polar organic compounds
Sigmund Gabriel - University of Vienna, Austria
Biochar tailoring for catalytic applications
Mattia Bartoli - Politecnico di Torino, Italy
4th Green Carbon Webinar Series
March-June 2021
4th March - 15:00 (CET)
Sonil Nanda – Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation, Canada
' Biochar: The green carbon for bioenergy, biocomposites, bioremediation, agronomy and carbon capture '
Filipe Rego – EBRI, Aston University, UK
' Modifying slow pyrolysis to improve the removal of contaminants from water using char '
18th March - 15:00 (CET)
Sara Lago Oliveira – Edafotec SL, Spain
' Application of Biochar for soil decontamination '
Peter Olivier – The Burning Question, USA
' Why biochar isn't big, and what to do now '
1st April - 15:00 (CEST)
Manvendra Patel - Jawaharlal Nehru University, India
' Biochars and engineered biochars for aqueous pharmaceuticals removal '
Robert Lavoie – Air Terra Inc., Canada
' Bio-energy, biochar, carbon capture, with organics co-composting '
15th April - 15:00 (CEST)
Elisa Cavallin – Hasselt University, Belgium
' The legal dimension of biochar: an overview of the regulatory challenges and opportunities in the EU legal and policy framework '
Asterios Papageorgiou - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
' Biochar produced from wood waste for soil remediation in Sweden: carbon sequestration and other environmental impacts '
29th April - 15:00 (CEST)
Frank Brigano - Glanris Water Systems Inc, USA
' Rice husk biochar: An ecological solution to remove metals from water'
Anwarul Islam - James Cook University, Australia
' A critical review on silver nanoparticles: From synthesis and applications to its mitigation through low-cost adsorption by biochar '
6th May - 15:00 (CEST)
Richard Jackson – Standard Gas Limited, UK
' Bringing a mass biochar project to market. Hurdles and prospects '
Kenneth Latham – Umea University, Sweden & University of Newcastle, Australia
' Self-Generation of Carbon from the Hydrothermal Supernatant: An Additional Zero Energy Resource for the Hydrothermal Industry '
20th May - 15:00 (CEST)
Elias Sebastian Azzi - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
' Life cycle assessment of 6 urban applications of biochar '
Joshua Msika – James Hutton Institute, UK
' A review of pyrolysis and biochar as climate-positive biomass technologies for the Scottish Uplands '
3rd Green Carbon Webinar Series
29th October - 15:00 CET
Jorge López Ordovás - Aston University, UK
' Construction of a model for the design of a rotary kiln for slow pyrolysis of biomass '
Christian Wurzer - University of Edinburgh, UK
' The influence of Fe-doping using iron rich waste on biomass pyrolysis '
12th November - 15:00 CET
Krishna Hara Chakravarty - Mash Energy, Denmark
' Biocarbon utilization challenges from large scale production '
Paul Anderson - Woodgas Pyrolytics Inc., USA
' RoCC n’ Roll kilns for woodlot, field and residential biochar production '
26th November - 15:00 CET
Suzanne Allaire - GECA Environment, Canada
' Biochar in the energy market '
Yurong Liu - Curtin - University, Australia
' In situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) study of the pore structure development in biochar during gasification in H2O, CO2 and H2O/CO2. '
10th December - 15:00 CET
Panel discussion:
' Climate Intervention with Biochar'
Paul Anderson - Woodgas Pyrolytics Inc., USA
Cecilia Sundberg - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Hugh McLaughlin - Next Char LLC, USA
14th January - 15:00 CET
Mattia Bartoli - Politecnico di Torino, Italy
' Turning black: state of the art and future perspective on biochar based polymer composites '
Harald Bier - European Biochar Industry Consortium, Germany
' Biochar production, refinement and use in Europe from an industry perspective '
28th January - 15:00 CET
Przemyslaw Maziarka - Ghent University, Belgium
' t.b.d '
Musa Idris Tanimu - University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
' Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the labile content of lignin chars derived from oil palm empty fruit bunch and kraft lignin- a proximate and FTIR study. '
Past seasons - 2020
23rd July - 15:00 CET
Mukarram Zubair - Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia
' Biochar/LDH composites as emerging adsorbents for water purification: Progress and challenges '
Hugh McLaughlin - NextChar LLC, USA
' Design of Biochar Pyrolyzers: Constraints, Considerations, Concerns and Consequences '
9th July - 15:00 CEST
Hugh McLaughlin - NextChar LLC, USA
' Options for characterizing raw biochar for quality and quantifying properties '
Gerrit Surup - Norwegian University of Science and Technology
' Renewable reducing agents in metallurgy '
25th June - 15:00 CET
Paul Anderson - Illinois State University, USA
' Medium-scale production of biochar with the RoCC kiln technology '
Stella Foster - University of Leeds, UK
' X-ray μ-tomography of biochar: How activation alters porosity '
11th June - 15:00 CEST
Michael Shafer - Warm Heart Worldwide, Thailand
' Micro-Biochar to Address Global Crop Waste Burning'
Gözde Duman - Ege University, Turkey
' Production and characterization of biochar/hydrochar for Energy application '
28th May - 15:00 CEST
Anna Trubetskaya- University of Limerick, Ireland
' The effect of supercritical CO2 extraction on charcoal production from slow and fast pyrolysis in ferroalloy industries '
Arvind Kumar - Pondicherry University, India
' Effect of pyrolysis temperature on the structural and physicochemical properties of biochar using mixed fruit waste'
14th May - 15:00 CEST
Robert Bachmann - University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
' Quo vadis yardwaste: Landfill or biochar bulking agent in organic MSW compost? '
Cecilia Sundberg - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
' Biochar from cookstoves on smallholder farms in Kenya '
30th April - 15:00 CEST
Servann Herou - Imperial College London, UK
' Activated carbon nanofibres from organosolv lignin and electrochemical applications in supercapacitors '
Abhilasha Tripathi - Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
' Magnesium modified rice straw biochar-based alginate beads for phosphate fertilization of Cicer arietinum '
16th April - 15:00 CET
Ifeoma Edeh - University of Edinburgh, UK
' Does biochar particle size influence its ability to improve soil hydraulic properties? '
Sarah Farthing - University of Nottingham, UK
' Techno-economics of hydrochar production '
2019
26th September - 15:00 CET
Wolfram Buss - Australian National University, Canberra
' Biochar diversity and biochar-based fertilisers '
Christian Wurzer - University of Edinburgh, Scotland
' Synergies in sequential biochar systems '
3rd October - 15:00 CET
Pierre Oesterle - Umeå University, Sweden
' Hydrothermal recycling of activated biochar '
Sabina Nicolae - Queen Mary University London, UK
' Biomass inspired carbon adsorbents for CO2 and H2S adsorption '
10th October - 15:00 CET
Jorge López Ordovás - Aston University, UK
' Slow pyrolysis kinetic study for the production of char '
Josephine Getz - Technological University Dublin, Ireland
' Small scale biochar production and analysis of 5 materials '
24th October - 15:00 CET
Christian di Stasi - University of Zaragoza, Spain
' Biochar as a sustainable platform for pyrolysis vapours upgrading '
Gianluca Greco - University of Zaragoza, Spain
' Operating conditions affecting the behavior of wheat straw pellets during slow pyrolysis process '
31st October - 15:00 CET
Filipe Rego - Aston University, UK
' Production of char for the removal of contaminants from water '
Anjali Jayakumar - University of Edinburgh, Scotland
' Biochar for energy storage and energy conversion '
7th November - 15:00 CET
Anthony Szego - Stockholm University, Sweden
' Heterogeneous catalysis applied for environmental chemistry '
Stef Ghysels - Ghent University, Belgium
' Production and characterization of slow pyrolysis biochar from lignin-rich digested stillage from lignocellulosic ethanol production '
14th November - 15:00 CET
Pierpaolo Modugno - Queen Mary University London, UK
' Influence of reaction parameters on hydrothermal carbonization of saccharides '
Giulia Ravenni - Technical University of Denmark
' Application of residual char from wood gasification to producer gas upgrading '
21th November - 15:00 CET
Xia Wang - Stockholm University, Sweden
' Silicoaluminophosphate (SAPO)-templated activated carbons '
Pablo Arauzo - University of Hohenheim, Germany
' Hydrothermal carbonization coupled with ultrasound assisted extraction for recovery of phenolic compounds '
28th November - 15:00 CET
Qusay Ibrahim - Fraunhofer Institut, Germany
' Fractionation of lignocellulosic biomass by a two-stage process '
Dilani Rathnayake - Ghent University, Belgium
' Biochar as a growing medium constitute and peat substitute '
5th December - 15:00 CET
Maciej Olszewski - University of Hohenheim, Germany
' Wet feedstock conversion into biowaste carbon materials '
Yurong Liu - Curtin University, Australia
' Tar reforming using biochar as a catalyst '
12th December - 15:00 CET
Przemyslaw Maziarka - Ghent University, Belgium
' The practical basics of CFD modeling of the pyrolysis of the single particle of wood – introduction, and examples for non-computer science researchers '
19th December - 15:00 CET
Judith Gonzalez Arias - University of León, Spain
' Hydrothermal carbonisation: converting biomass into biocoal '
Elias Sebastian Azzi - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
' Overview of biochar deployment in Sweden & related life cycle assessments '
20. April
The European Biochar Market Report 2022/2023
Hansjörg Lerchenmüller - European Biochar Industry Consortium, Germany
Bamboo biochar in Puerto Rico
Jon Irizarry - Bio-restorative Ideas LLC,
Puerto Rico
04. May
Activated carbons from leather waste
Pietro Bartocci - University of Perugia & Phoenix Italy Srl, Italy
Comparing activated carbon and biochar properties
Bill Naylor - Lee Enterprises Consulting Partners LLC, USA
18. May
Circular Mining and Mine Remediation with Biochar and Other Complementary Technologies
Marshall Mermell - Advanced Resilient Technology Limited, UK
Small Holder Farmer Biochar projects and credits
Mart de Bruijn - Dutch Carboneers, Netherlands
1. June
Expanding the Market for Biochar with Analysis, Application testing and Upgrading
Edgar Ramirez Huerta - Celignis, Ireland
Biocoal for the iron ore industry, Quebec case study
Suzanne Allaire - GECA Environment, Canada
15. June
Effect of Biochar on Soil Quality, Carbon Storage, and Crop Yield: A Sollution for Carbon Farming
Hien Nguyen - Soils and Fertilizers Research Institute, Vietnam
Decentralization of Waste management: A Novel Initiative by SKUAST –Kashmir Incubated Startup
Owais Ali Wani - Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences & Technology of Kashmir, India
29. June
Recovery of creosote and production of char from creosote-treated railroad ties
Javier Gonzalez - U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agriculture Research Service, USA
Biochar from Cocoa Pod Waste: Synthesis and Characterization
Veera Boddu - U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USA
13. July
Biochar from under-utilized feedstocks for indoor air remediation
Mariem Zouari - InnoRenewCoE, Slovenia
Development of biochar for use in anaerobic digestion
David Vaughn - Carbogenics, UK
27. July
Flow-electrodes from biomass-derived char
Agnieszka Korus - The Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Decarbonizing Rice Mills in the Philippines Through Biochar
Siddharth Kaul - Alcom Pte Ltd., UK