Biochar - Natural Soil Improvement For Agriculture [PDF]
What Is Biochar?
Biochar is one of the type of charcoal that is used
as a soil amendment for both soil health benefits and carbon sequestration.
Biochar is a stable solid and is rich in carbon; also, it can endure in soil up
to thousands of years. Like most of the charcoal, biochar is also made from
biomass through pyrolysis. Various research is going on biochar as a viable
approach for carbon sequestration since it has the capabilities to help
mitigate climate change and global warming.
How
Biochar Improves The Soil Fertility?
Biochar can increase soil fertility of acidic soils
(low pH soils), increase agricultural productivity, and provide protection
against some foliar and soil-borne diseases. By nature, biochar is hygroscopic.
Hence, it is a desirable soil material in many locations due to its ability to
attract and retain water. When biochar is used for energy production instead of
a soil amendment, it can be directly substituted for other application that
uses coal. Pyrolysis can also be the most cost-effective way of electricity
generation from biomaterial.
The biochar market has witnessed a significant growth owing to factors
such as a wider application of biochar in electricity generation, agriculture
& farming, forestry, and others. Increasing demand for various products in
organic farming is one of the major factors influencing the growth of the
biochar market. In addition to that, the growing use of biochar in the water
treatment process is further anticipated to be another important growth factor
supported by rising demand for water treatment facilities, particularly in
emerging economies.
Leading
Players are Agri-Tech Producers, LLC, Biochar Products, Inc.,
Biochar Supreme LLC, Cool Planet Energy Systems Inc., Diacarbon Energy Inc.,
Earth Systems PTY. LTD., Pacific Pyrolysis, Phoenix Energy, The Biochar
Company, Vega Biofuels, Inc.
Segmentation
Of Biochar
By Type: Woody
Biomass, Agricultural Waste, Animal Manure.
By Technology: Pyrolysis,
Hydrothermal Carbonization, Gasification.
By Application: Electricity
Generation, Agriculture & Farming, Forestry.
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