Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation

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Johannes Lehmann (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA) Stephen Joseph

Biochar for Environmental Management

Science, Technology and Implementation

Johannes Lehmann (Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA), Stephen Joseph

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Routledge
19 February 2015

Soil science, sedimentology; Management of land & natural resources; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Fertilisers & manures

Biochar is the carbon-rich product which occurs when biomass (such as wood, manure or crop residues) is heated in a closed container with little or no available air. It can be used to improve agriculture and the environment in several ways, and its persistence in soil and nutrient-retention properties make it an ideal soil amendment to increase crop yields. In addition to this, biochar sequestration, in combination with sustainable biomass production, can be carbon-negative and therefore used to actively remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, with potentially major implications for mitigation of climate change. Biochar production can also be combined with bioenergy production through the use of the gases that are given off in the pyrolysis process.

The first edition of this book, published in 2009, was the definitive work reviewing the expanding research literature on this topic. Since then, the rate of research activity has increased at least ten-fold, and biochar products are now commercially available as soil amendments. This second edition includes not only substantially updated chapters, but also additional chapters: on environmental risk assessment; on new uses of biochar in composting and potting mixes; a new and controversial field of studying the effects of biochar on soil carbon cycles; on traditional use with very recent discoveries that biochar was used not only in the Amazon but also in Africa and Asia; on changes in water availability and soil water dynamics; and on sustainability and certification. The book therefore continues to represent the most comprehensive compilation of current knowledge on all aspects of biochar.

Edited by: Johannes Lehmann (Cornell University Ithaca New York USA Cornell University Ithaca New York USA Cornell University Ithaca New York USA Cornell University Ithaca New York USA), Stephen Joseph
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 2.320kg
ISBN: 9780415704151
ISBN 10: 0415704154
Pages: 944
Publication Date: 19 February 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Replaced By: 9781032286150
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Johannes Lehmann is professor of soil biogeochemistry and soil fertility management at Cornell University, USA, Co-founder and Chair of the Board of the International Biochar Initiative, member of the U.S. Departments of Agriculture and Energy Biomass R&D committee and editor-in-chief of Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems Stephen Joseph is a visiting professor in the School of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of New South Wales, Australia, and Co-founder of the International Biochar Initiative.

Reviews for Biochar for Environmental Management: Science, Technology and Implementation

'With its careful evaluation of every aspect of biochar, this book represents a cornerstone of our future global sustainability. I’m convinced that its message is every bit as important as that of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, and potentially every bit as politically powerful as Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth. If it finds a wide enough readership, it will change our world forever, and very much for the better.' Tim Flannery (Melbourne, August 2014).