Biochar: a burning need for research?

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Audio interview at EGU2014 based on a convened sessiion focused on black carbon and biochar use in soil.

Period25 Mar 2014

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  • TitleBiochar: a burning need for research?
    Degree of recognitionRegional
    Media name/outletenvironmentresearchweb
    Media typeWeb
    Duration/Length/Size09:08 minutes
    Country/TerritoryUnited Kingdom
    Date25/03/14
    DescriptionBiochar – the product of burning biomass in no or low-oxygen conditions – could store carbon as well as boost crop yields when spread on soil. Saran Sohi of the UK Biochar Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh reveals what we need to know before large-scale commercialization of the technique and how his team’s field trials could help.
    PersonsSaran Sohi