Andrew and list:
Thanks for the alert.
I have tracked this to the point of reading the first chapter of the
($80) e-book.
https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Yong_Sik_Ok_Biochar?id=PMJ5CgAAQBAJ
I can recommend this book for those interested in the science/engineering of
the non-sequestration side of biochar. Especially from an Asian/Pacific
perspective. There are no chapters by European, South American or African
authors and only a few from North America. This feature alone should make this
an interesting study for how a new technology (perhaps a CDR technology) gets
introduced worldwide.
Not having read the whole book, I can only say I believe that there is
probably no new CDR material. Chapter 1 gives only two older CDR cites. One
chapter is slightly on N2O retention. Several of the first chapter figures on
biochar publication growth and their origin (roughly 30% each from China and
the US) make this possibly worth reading by some. Worth in the sense also that
the book shows why biochar has potential - the costs of sequestration can be
much reduced and even turned negative in Asia as well as anywhere. Can anyone
suggest any alternative CDR approach with potentially negative costs?
The comments above about costs, Asia and no European authors cause me
to recommend a Nepal/European biochar negative cost publication out this week
at: http://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/5/3/723 . The lead author is a long-time
well-known Swiss biochar researcher, Hans-Peter Schmidt. This has provided (by
far) the most promising production increases (4X; 300% improvement) I have yet
seen so well documented. Only one species, one treatment and one country - but
the authors report 25 other species are in process. A primary reason for
success has been combining biochar with urine/Nitrogen.
There has been a dialog with Hans-Peter on the Yahoo “biochar” list re
extending their work into CDR. I’d be glad to send that exchange to anyone
interested.
Ron
On Sep 11, 2015, at 7:14 AM, Andrew Lockley <[email protected]> wrote:
> https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=PMJ5CgAAQBAJ&lr=&source=gbs_navlinks_s
>
> Biochar: Production, Characterization, and Applications
>
> Front Cover
> Yong Sik Ok, Sophie M. Uchimiya, Scott X. Chang, Nanthi Bolan
> CRC Press, 15 Sep 2015 - Science - 416 pages
> 0 Reviews
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> Encompassing high priority research areas such as bioenergy production,
> global warming mitigation, and sustainable agriculture, biochar has received
> increased worldwide interest in the past decade.
>
> Biochar: Production, Characterization, and Applications covers the
> fundamentals of biochar including its concept, production technology, and
> characterization. The book builds on this foundation by providing examples of
> state-of-the-art biochar application technology in agronomy and environmental
> sciences, along with detailed case studies.
>
> Edited by a group of well-known biochar experts and including chapters
> written by a group of international experts in their field, this valuable
> resource can be used both as a textbook for graduate courses or as a handbook
> for policy makers and practitioners in the field.
>
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