TY - GEN
T1 - Biochar for sustainable soil, agriculture and energy systems
AU - Hodgson, E. M.
AU - Bevan, Amy
AU - Farrar, K.
A2 - Smith, S. P.
A2 - Spikes, K. Joanna
N1 - Hodgson, E. M., Bevan, A., Farrar, K. (2011). Biochar for sustainable soil, agriculture and energy systems. In: IBERS Knowledge-based Innovations, 4, Smith, S. P. (Ed.), & Spikes, K. J. (Ed.), 17-19
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Biochar is a black, carbon-rich, material produced by thermally treating biomass materials in zero- or limited- oxygen conditions using a process called pyrolysis. When applied to land, biochar is not only a carbon sink, but can act as a soil improver by increasing the water and nutrient- holding capacity of the soil. It may also be effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the soil. With the correct calibration, therefore, biochar application could offer considerable benefits in terms of mitigating climate change, improving food security and reducing reliance on chemical fertilisers, all of which could have considerable environmental and economic advantage.
AB - Biochar is a black, carbon-rich, material produced by thermally treating biomass materials in zero- or limited- oxygen conditions using a process called pyrolysis. When applied to land, biochar is not only a carbon sink, but can act as a soil improver by increasing the water and nutrient- holding capacity of the soil. It may also be effective in reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the soil. With the correct calibration, therefore, biochar application could offer considerable benefits in terms of mitigating climate change, improving food security and reducing reliance on chemical fertilisers, all of which could have considerable environmental and economic advantage.
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/2160/10245
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 17
EP - 19
JO - IBERS Knowledge-based Innovations
JF - IBERS Knowledge-based Innovations
PB - Prifysgol Aberystwyth | Aberystwyth University
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