Quo vadis yardwaste: Landfill or biochar bulking agent in organic MSW compost?

14.05.2020

Robert Bachmann - University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The effect of supercritical CO2 extraction on charcoal production from slow and fast pyrolysis in ferroalloy industries

28.05.2020

Anna Trubetskaya - University of Limerick, Ireland

Production and characterization of biochar and hydrochar for energy application

11.06.2020

Gözde Duman - Ege University, Turkey

From the bottom up: The importance of good enough biochar

11.06.2020

Michael Shafer - Warm Heart Worldwide, Thailand

X-ray μ-tomography of biochar: How activation alters porosity

25.06.2020

Stella Foster - University of Leeds, UK

Introduction to the Rotatable Covered Cavity (RoCC) Kiln for Middle-size Production of Pyrolytic Biochar and Thermal Energy

25.06.2020

Paul Anderson - Woodgas Pyrolytics Inc., USA

Renewable reducing agents in metallurgy

09.07.2020

Gerrit Surup - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Options for characterizing raw biochar for quality and quantifying properties

09.07.2020

Hugh McLaughlin - NextChar LLC, USA

Biochar/LDH composites as emerging adsorbents for water purification: Progress and challenges

23.07.2020

Mukarram Zubair - Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University, Saudi Arabia

Design of Biochar Pyrolyzers: Constraints, Considerations, Concerns and Consequences

23.07.2020

Hugh McLaughlin - NextChar LLC, USA

Construction of a model for the design of a rotary kiln for slow pyrolysis of biomass

29.10.2020

Jorge López Ordovás - Aston University, UK

The influence of Fe-doping using iron rich waste on biomass pyrolysis

29.10.2020

Christian Wurzer - University of Edinburgh, UK

Biochar in the energy market

26.11.2020

Suzanne Allaire - GECA Environment, Canada.

Biocarbon utilization challenges from large scale production

12.11.2020

Krishna Hara Chakravarty - Mash Energy, Denmark

In situ small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) study of the pore structure development in biochar during gasification in H2O, CO2 and H2O/CO2

26.11.2020

Yurong Liu - Curtin University, Australia

Turning black: state of the art and future perspective on biochar based polymer composites

14.01.2021

Mattia Bartoli - Politecnico di Torino, Italy

Biochar production, refinement and use in Europe from an industry perspective

14.01.2021

Harald Bier - European Biochar Industry Consortium, Germany

Do you BET on routine? The reliability of N2 physisorption for the quantitative assessment of biochar's specific surface area

28.01.2021

Przemyslaw Maziarka - Ghent University, Belgium

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.

28.01.2021

Musa Idris Tanimu - University of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Biochar: The green carbon for bioenergy, biocomposites, bioremediation, agronomy and carbon capture

04.03.2021

Sonil Nanda - Titan Clean Energy Projects Corporation, Canada

Biofuels and biomaterials are gaining attention because of their ecofriendly nature and renewable precursors. Biochar is a recalcitrant carbonaceous product obtained from pyrolysis, carbonization, torrefaction and gasification of renewable biomass and other biogenic wastes. This presentation provides insights on some of the promising applications of biochar such as waste-to-energy, reclamation of degraded soils and wastewater, carbon sequestration and manufacturing of specialty activated carbons and engineered biomaterials.

Modifying slow pyrolysis to improve the removal of contaminants from water using char

04.03.2021

Filipe Rego - Aston University, UK

Using slow pyrolysis wheat straw char to decontaminate water showed that adsorption performance comparable to commercial activated carbon can be achieved. Lower temperature char was the best performing, removing 95% of an organic dye from solution, which was connected to surface chemical functionalities. Modifications to the process (increasing feedstock moisture content, using CO2 atmosphere, or feedstock KOH-impregnation) allowed in some cases to improve adsorption performance and can potentially lead to better tailored products.

Application of biochar for soil decontamination

18.03.2021

Sara Lago Oliveira - Edafotec SL, Spain

Traditional soil remediation technologies are costly and not environmentally friendly. This webinar presents biochar as a solution for soil decontamination when mixed with tailor-made artificial soils, which is an eco-friendly solution, cost-effective and also contributes to a circular and climate neutral economy.

Biochars and engineered biochars for aqueous pharmaceuticals removal

01.04.2021

Manvendra Patel - Jawaharlal Nehru University, India

Low cost adsorbents are essential for aqueous contaminants removal in developing countries. Biochars and engineered biochars provide a sustainable solution. This webinar presents the development, characterization and application of biochars. Developed biochars provide excellent sorption capacity for ciprofloxacin and acetaminophen sorption. Magnetization of biochar enhanced sorption capacity several times. Thus, biochars developed from locally available abundant waste materials can be a sustainable solution

Why biochar isn't big, and what to do now

18.03.2021

Peter Olivier - The Burning Question, USA

The founding story of biochar comprises a lot of enthusiasm about re-establishing a millenia old technology to sequester carbon in soils as illustrated by the discovery of Terra Preta in Brazil. However, a decade after the first wave of a renewed interest in biochar, the industry is still in its infancy. This talk draws a line from the early perceptions and misperceptions of biochar to current obstacles in industrialising the sector.  

Bio-energy, biochar, carbon capture, with organics co-composting

01.04.2021

Robert Lavoie – Air Terra Inc., Canada

The legal dimension of biochar: an overview of the regulatory challenges and opportunities in the EU legal and policy framework

15.04.2021

Elisa Cavallin - Hasselt University, Belgium

This presentation is meant to provide some information on the legal dimension of biochar and to provide an overview of the opportunities and bottlenecks in the biochar value chain. The scope of the presentation is limited to European law and policy and to this moment in time with an outlook on the future. The presentation covers developments in policy that are relevant for the biochar value chain after the publication of the Green Deal and some documents adopted under its umbrella, in particular the Circular Economy Action Plan and the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies. In addition, some developments in legislation are also considered and explained, namely the new Fertilising Products Regulation and the new Organic legislation. Finally, some bottlenecks are described, i.a. with regards to the waste and the chemicals legislation, and some potential opportunities are highlighted."

Biochar produced from wood waste for soil remediation in Sweden: carbon sequestration and other environmental impacts

15.04.2021

Asterios Papageorgiou – KTH Stockholm, Sweden

The use of biochar to stabilize soil contaminants is emerging as a technique for remediation of contaminated soils. This presentation describes the findings from an environmental assessment of systems where biochar produced from wood waste with energy recovery is used for remediation of soils contaminated with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and metal(loid)s in Sweden. The assessment combined material and energy flow analysis, life cycle assessment, and substance flow analysis

Rice husk biochar: An ecological solution to remove metals from water

29.04.2021

Frank Brigano - Glanris Water Systems Inc., USA

Glanris rice husk biochar is a designer or hybrid media that can remove organic and inorganic contaminants, e.g., heavy metals, from the water environment.  Produced from agricultural waste using a patented process, the Glanris media sequesters carbon preventing the carbon from impacting the climate plus has been demonstrated to remove a variety of heavy metals from water, retaining metal removal function in the presence of light oils, as well as removing organic contaminants.  This presentation gives an overview of the impact of rice husk waste on the climate, charring technology, laboratory and field data showing the efficaciousness of the Glanris rice husk biochar plus potential media applications.

A critical review on silver nanoparticles: From synthesis and applications to its mitigation through low-cost adsorption by biochar

29.04.2021

Anwarul Islam – James Cook University, Australia

Silver nanoparticles are one of the most beneficial forms of heavy metals in nanotechnology applications. Due to its exceptional antimicrobial properties, low electrical and thermal resistance, they are used in a wide variety of products, including consumer goods, healthcare, and electronics. When released into the environment the same antimicrobial properties can present toxic consequences, making it crucial to remove silver nanoparticles from wastewater. Several
removal technologies are available, but adsorption on low-cost materials such as biochar might be the most promising way forward.

Biochar from Waste - Practical Considerations

06.05.2021

Richard Jackson - Standard Gas Ltd., UK

Much work has been done on suitable sequestration pathways for biochar that is derived from 100% plant origins with many accepted methodologies that allow producers to benefit financially through carbon removal credits.  Here I look at why the market for this type of biochar has remained small as the feedstock often has to be paid for so the overall process is uneconomic.  A way forward lies in developing uses for the biogenic fraction of char from the pyrolysis of household waste where the economics are much more favourable but this requires more work to be done on developing pathways for sequestering that char as it is unsuitable for topical land use.

Self-generation of low ash carbon microspheres from the hydrothermal supernatant of anaerobic digestate: Formation insights and supercapacitor performance

06.05.2021

Kenneth Latham - Umea University, Sweden & University of Newcastle, Australia

This presentation demonstrates the formation of self-generated carbon, the forth product formed from hydrothermal carbonization, from the hydrothermal supernate/filtrate. We demonstrate how this product is unique, requires zero energy input to form, and can be easily upgraded into advanced carbon materials for energy storage. Overall, this presentation provides the first insights into this brand new product and it’s possibilities in industry.

Life cycle assessment of 6 urban applications of biochar

20.05.2021

Elias Sebastian Azzi - KTH Stockholm, Sweden

In Sweden, biochar market development is mainly driven by use in urban applications like tree planting, green roofs, and landscaping soil. New applications for water treatment and concrete are also being developed. We had two research questions: i) what is the environmental performance of biochar products compared to current products? and, ii) how much biochar do we need in a city? We performed life cycle assessments and material flow analysis applied to the case of Uppsala, Sweden. Biochar products tend to perform better when they replace other problematic materials with high impacts, but environmental trade-offs also exists.

A review of pyrolysis and biochar as climate-positive biomass technologies for the Scottish Uplands

20.05.2021

Joshua Msika - The James Huttom Institute, UK