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Usage of biochar for farming, environment and development
1. For Farming, Environment and Development
Natural Eco Living Group
http://naturalecoliving.com
Dr. N. SAI BHASKAR REDDY
Director, The Earth Center
http://saibhaskar.com
saibhaskarnakka@gmail.com | 4th October 2020
2. Biochar is another name for
charcoal used for purposes other
than combustion.
Like all charcoal, biochar is
created by the pyrolysis of
biomass.
3. There are various types
of biochars, based on
feedstock's and
production technologies.
4.
5. • Agriculture productivity increases
• Low input agricultureNatural
• Local jobs and equity
• Local enterprisesSocial
• Least skills required
• BiocharcultureHuman
• Local technologies
• Low energyPhysical
• Low carbon economy
• Low costFinancial
• Carbon sequestration and energy security
• Mitigation and adaptation to climate changeEnvironment
8. SOIL
BIOCHAR
BIOCHAR
COMPOST
AGRICUTURE
PADDY
METHANE
EMISSIONS
REDUCTION
PESTICIDE &
COMPLEX
CHEMICALS
AFFECTS
MITIGATION
EMMISIONS
REDUCTION
FROM FARM
YARD MANURES
AND COMPOSTS
CROP RESIDUE
MANAGEMENT
ANIMALS
APPLICATION
IN ANIMAL
PLACES TO TAP
URINE,
SANITATION
AND EMISSIONS
REDUCTION
RUMINANT
ANIMALS
METHANE
EMISSIONS
REDUCTION AS
FEED ADDITIVE
SOAKING IN
WITH ANIMALS
URINE AND
EXCRETA -
VALUE
ADDITION
ENERGY
SOURCE FROM
EFFICIENT
TLUD COOK
STOVES
AS BY PRODUCT
FROM GASIFIER
STOVES,
BOILERS ETC
CHARCOAL
PRODUCTION
FROM BIOMASS
/ WASTE
MANAGEMENT
HABITAT
BIOCHAR
BRICKS
BIOCHAR IN
AQUARIUMS
BIOCHAR IN
POULTRY
FARMS
BIOCHAR IN
FRIDGES,
MATTRESSES,
ETC.
SANITATION
BIOCHAR
URINALS
BIOCHAR
TOILETS
BIOCHAR IN
CATTLE SHEDS
CLEANING
PLATES /
UTENSILS
BATHING
HEALTH
CLEANING
TEETH
BIOCHAR
TABLETS
BIOCHAR IN
FOOD AS PART
OF FOOD
PREPARATIONS
WATER
WATER
PURIFICATION
– COLOR, ODOR,
REMOVAL OF
HARMFUL
ELEMENTS,
ETC.
RITUAL /
SPIRITUAL /
RELIGIOUS /
PRACTICES
FIRE / ALTAR /
YAGNAS /
AGNIHOTRA
FIRE DURING
FESTIVALS
CREMATIONS
NATURAL /
ARTIFICIAL
FIRES IN
FORESTS /
FIELDS, ETC.
FARMING ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT
11. Biocharculture is a holistic approach that has been
historically tested, traditionally practiced, is culturally
integral, economically viable, socially responsible,
environmentally sustainable, and agreeable as a policy.
The uses of biochar—as part of biocharculture—include
its application in the areas of soil management,
livestock, biomass energy, water purification, green
habitats, sanitation, food, health, etc.
12. Securing the crop
from drought and
climate variabiiity
Reclaim the
degraded soils
water conservation
Lessen the impact
of hazardous
pesticides and
complex chemicals
reducing emissions
and increasing the
carbon
sequestration
Conversion of
biomass into
biochar
Increase in crop
yield
increases in C, N,
pH, and available P
to the plants
Impacts of biochar
last more than 1000
years.
13.
14. Biocharculture integration into
traditional and local practices
should be encouraged.
Encouraging local communities
to produce and use biochar with
locally available raw material is
considered sustainable.
Biochar blends are mostly organic /
natural
16. Climate change
- variability -
extremes
Soil fertility Water
management
Impact of
hazardous
pesticides and
nitrogen
fertilizers
Burning of crop
residue
Alkalinity of
soils
21. Biomass from agriculture,
forestry, livestock rearing,
food production and
processing..
Woody biomass—
softwoods, hardwoods, or a
combination
Agricultural residues
including bagasse from
sugar cane, corn stover, rice
husks, cereal straw, and
coconut shells, etc..
http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-9525-7
22. CROP RESIDUE (800 million tons of biomass burnt)
COTTON STALKS (22.3 million tons generated)
PROSOPIS JULIFLORA
RICE HUSK
OTHER BIOMASS
(in India)
23. Plants
Stoves
Biochar
Soil Fertility
Carbon Sequestration
Emission reduction
Water conservation
Energy
Emissions reduction
Biomass conservation
Biochar as byproduct
Carbon as biochar
Water and fertilizers conservation
Carbon sequestration
Note: Presenter has designed low cost highly efficient 50 good stoves that produce biochar as a byproduct. http://goodstove.com
Also see the book Understanding Stoves http://metameta.nl/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Understanding-Stoves-okt-10-
webversion.pdf
24. Wood vinegar is being used to increase rates of seed
germination, reduce fungal diseases
and to improve both plant health and crop quality.
Users of this product were frequently fruit
and nut farmers.
26. A B C
CHIMNEY
PRIMARY AIR
SECONDARY AIR
GEO metal retort
Magh biochar retort 2
Magh biochar retort 1
~350–750°C
27. Wood vinegar is being used to increase rates
of seed germination, reduce fungal diseases
and to improve both plant health and crop
quality. Users of this product were
frequently fruit and nut farmers.
Spraying wood vinegar on soil generally
tends to raise the density of useful microbes
such as bacilli and actinomyces.
Note: It is important that wood vinegar not
be used in too concentrated a form. In this
sense, wood vinegar is like vitamins for
humans: repeated use of concentrated doses
is not more effective, and may even be more
harmful, than using the prescribed amount.
33. Biochar compost Application
• Point - eg. Horticulture
• Spread - eg. Paddy
Biochar compost preparation
• Biochar + compost + green mulch + soil microbes + Jaggery + (pottery shards / fish
bones / brick pieces / urine / etc.)
• Addition of biochar to Farm Yard Manure pits in small quantities every day from
traditional stoves – i.e., Cattle dung, cattle urine, straw, biochar, ash, pottery shards,
pottery tile pieces, etc.
Biochar only application
• Point - Biochar mulching - eg. Horticulture
• Spread - Biochar broadcasting - eg. paddy
Biochar Prepartion methods - Many.
5-50 t/ha (0.5-5 kg/m2)
34.
35.
36. Cation exchange capacity - 50% increase (Glaser et al., 2002)
Fertilizer use efficiency - 10-30 % increase (Gaunt and Cowie, 2009)
Liming agent - 1 point pH increase (Lehman and Rondon, 2006)
Soil moisture retention - Up to 18 % increase (Tryon, 1948)
Crop productivity - 20-120% increase (Lehman and Rondon, 2006)
Methane emission - 100% decrease (Rondon et al, 2005)
Nitrous oxide emissions - 50 % decrease (Yanai et al., 2007)
Bulk density - Soil dependent (Laird, 2008)
Mycorrhizal fungi - 40 % increase (Warnock et al., 2007)
Biological nitrogen fixation - 50-72% increase (Lehman and Rondon, 2006)
(NICRA Bulletin 1/2013)
37. The difference is high in less fertile and degraded soils.
Biochar is good for all types of soils, because the fertility of soils defined in time and
space varies, based on human and natural conditions.
1 kg to 3 kgs of biochar application for every 1 square meter field area is the emerging
good application result for as tested in field trials.
The compost and other nutrients should be added to the field, as done regularly to any
field as per the crop.
Initially the Nitrogen should be added more (1.5 to 2 times) than what is applied regularly,
Green mulch / composts / farmyard manures etc., are most preferable.
46. Water
Water is given through the drip
irrigation system to the
subsurface biochar capsule.
Water is absorbed by biochar
and slowly released into the root
zone soil. The water loss is very
less. The roots of perennial
plants over a period encompass
the biochar capsule and absorb
the water without much loss. As
biochar has greater affinity to
water, the water losses due to
percolation into the aquifer is
less. Biochar is not
biodegradable for longer periods
(up to 1000 years or more) of
time, therefore the investment is
only once.
Designed by Dr. N. Sai Bhaskar Reddy, Hyderabad, India. saibhaskarnakka@gmail.com
GEO BIOCHAR
CAPSULE
- FOR
SUBSURFACE
EFFICIENT
IRRIGATION
48. Less weight and insulation to
the rooftops
Economic savings through
access to self grown food
Utilization of urban organic
waste for biochar compost.
Aesthetics and green spaces on
rooftops
49. Unblended biochar and biochar products
blended with other materials are being
sold in many countries at a wide range of
retail prices ranging from $0.08 to $13.48
per kilogram. The average price reported
was $2.48 per kilogram.
http://www.biochar-
54. Waterproof liquid sprayBiochar
A circular pit is prepared
around the plant without
damaging the roots. Part
of the soil in the pit would
be covered with
polyethylene or
biodegradable wax
sprayed / covered with any
water proof and durable
material and then biochar
compost would be applied.
55. W
A
T
E
R
WATER &
NUTRIENTS
Small Pouches of biochar
compost would be attached
to the roots of a plant.
These can be made of any
material, preferably a
durable material which can
expand. Water (including
fertilizers) is taken by the
plant by drip irrigation
system
65. In the present market less
than 25% biochar
businesses and production
technologies are from
developing countries
66. Low price of biochar in the
developing countries might
trigger exports
Subsidies a hindrance
Lack of awareness
Gardening
Agriculture (Large Farms)
Household
Others
These impacts frequently lead to reductions in yields. Land conservation and rehabilitation are essential parts of sustainable agricultural development. While severely degraded soil is found in most regions of the world, the negative economic impact of degraded soil may be most severe in the countries most dependent on agriculture for their incomes.
During the torrefaction process, the water contained in the biomass as well as superfluous volatiles are released, and the biopolymers ( cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) partly decompose, giving off various types of volatiles.
A Report on the Value of Biochar and
Wood Vinegar:
Practical Experience of Users in Australia and New Zealand
Version 1.0 – June 2019
Pine needless biochar from gassifiers, gasifiers
The use of biochar as animal feed is an important emerging market in Australia. Those who feed biochar to cattle do so on a daily basis for the purpose of improved cattle health, improved cattle weight gain, methane emissions reduction and reduced feed cost.