Session topics of The Biochar Summit

The Biochar Summit covers a wide range of biochar-related topics. The list below shall give examples, but you are welcome to submit abstracts on topics that are not explicitly mentioned here.


Agricultural and animal husbandry

•  Application of biochar in soil (resilience to climate change, habitat development, effects on system robustness, yields, negative priming effect, etc.)
• Biochar and its role in livestock health (e.g. regarding altered digestion, emissions, toxins, animal health)
• Composting
  

Soil and land

• Soil remediation
• Environmental management

Urban applications

• Urban trees, parks, and landscaping
• Circular economy in an urban and peri-urban context
• Storm water management

Materials and non-soil-based applications

• Building materials
• Polymers
• Consumer goods
• Biochar based filters for liquids and gases
• Biochar for energy storage (e.g., batteries)
• Metallurgical applications

Environmental impacts

• Stability and permanence of biochar
• Emission reduction
• Biochar, CDR and CCM: A life-cycle perspective
• Biomass potential for biochar production
• Biochars from secondary resources
• Efficiency of biomass use
• Life cycle assessment

Certification, policy & economics

• Biochar as a scalable Negative Emissions Technology
• Up-to-date definitions of PyCCS/biochar
• Standardization and certification

Production, characterization, and technologies

• Biochar production and pyrolysis
• Biochar properties and characterization
• Biomass pre-treatment and biochar post-treatment
• Bi-products handling

Others

• Case studies
• ..