Biochar Production for Green Economy
Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives
- 1st Edition - June 20, 2024
- Latest edition
- Editors: Shiv Vendra Singh, Ram Swaroop Meena, Sandip Mandal, Sumit Chaturvedi, Govindaraju K
- Language: English
Biochar Production for Green Economy: Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives addresses the advancements and developments for the efficient diversification of biochar toward ac… Read more
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Description
Description
Biochar Production for Green Economy: Agricultural and Environmental Perspectives addresses the advancements and developments for the efficient diversification of biochar toward achieving improved agricultural and environmental benefits. This comprehensive and cohesive volume is the first to address the potential multi-and transdisciplinary opportunities of effective biochar production and use.
Including the potential applicability of not only crop waste biochar but weeds, agroforestry, agroindustry, municipal waste, as well chapters explore surface modified, enriched or tailored biochar for soil amendment, GHGs mitigation, bioremediation of organic, inorganic, metals and other emerging pollutants, as well as soil remediation. It also covers the trending multidisciplinary approaches of nanotechnology, surface chemistry and thermal decomposition advancements being adopted for capacity enhancement and versatile applicability in the field of agriculture, environment science and green energy synthesis. Composition and characteristics of tailored biochar, their interactions, and transformation into the soil and water ecosystem are illustrated.
This book is a valuable resource for those pursuing biochar related areas as well as those seeking environmentally sustainable solutions to crop, soil or water issues.
Key features
Key features
- Includes aspects of advancement in pyrolysis techniques to produce cost-effective, high quality pyrolysis products and their multipurpose applications
- Highlights biochar’s role in boosting the circular bioeconomy, carbon footprint, GHGs mitigation, and environmental sustainability high-quality visual representation
- Compiles the trending multidisciplinary approach of nanotechnology, magnetic field, surface tailoring, and engineering for efficient and sustainable development goals
Readership
Readership
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Overview of biochar production and diversification
2. Advanced Pyrolysis Reactors for Energy Efficient Production of biochar
3. Hydrothermal and Microwave assisted Carbonization for char Production: Potential Application and Limitations
4. Pyrolysis of problematic wastes viz., noxious weeds, agro-industrial, municipal, plastic, e-waste etc.: Sustainable Management and Diversification
5. Modern tools and techniques of biochar characterization for targeted applications
6. Modelling the Surface Chemistry of Biochar for Efficient and Wider Applicability
7. Biochar based Carbon Farming: A Holistic Approach for Crop productivity and Soil Health Improvement under Different Soil Types
8. Soil-Plant-Microbe Interface Augmentation under Biochar Amended Soil
9. Biochar Mediated Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics under Arable Lands
10. Biochar Imparting Abiotic Stress Resilience under Different Soil Ecosystem: Abiotic Stress Mitigation
11. Designing Biochar based Slow/Controlled Release Fertilizers and composted/Co-composted Manure: Sustainable Approach of Balanced Nutrition
12. Introduction of biochar in the new era of soil less cultivation
13. Lignocellulosic Agricultural and Forestry Waste Driven biochar as Rooting Media, Seed Balls for Forest Regeneration/Planting
14. Role of Biochar in Problematic (Salt affected& Acidic) and Degraded Mined & Range Lands Reclamation: Mechanisms and Efficacy
15. Mass Multiplication Media for Bioinoculants: Biochar Provides a favourable Habitat!
16. Biochar led Methanogenic and Methanotrophic microbial community shift: Mitigating Methane emissions from Cropping System
17. Recalcitrant Biochar regulates CO2, CH4 and N2O Emissions flux under Crop Production System: Reality or Myths
18. Potential Application of Biochar to Reduce Carbon Footprint: Stride Towards Net Zero Emission from Agriculture Production System
19. Advanced Thermal Treatments for Biofuel Production from solid waste and microalgae: Opportunities and Limitations
20. Briquetting and Pelleting of Pine Biochar: Coal as Income Source for Small Scale Farmers of Hilly Area
21. Application of Surface Engineered Biochar for Emerging Contaminants bioremediation from soil and Water ecosystem
22. Tailored biochar mediated cleanup of Inorganic Pollutants from soil and water ecosystem
23. Biochar mediated Organic Pollutants bioremediation from soil and water ecosystem
24. Biochar as Climate Smart Strategy to Address Climate Change Mitigation and Adoption in 21st Century
25. International regulatory issue for practical application of biochar
26. Multifunctional Industrial Application of biochar: Promoting Circular Bioeconomy
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 1
- Latest edition
- Published: June 20, 2024
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Shiv Vendra Singh
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Ram Swaroop Meena
Dr. Meena was born into a farming family and is working in the Department of Agronomy at IAS, BHU, Varanasi. With an excellent academic background, he has been elected a fellow of several academies, including the National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI), the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS), the National Academy of Biological Sciences (NABS), the Indian Society of Agronomy (ISA), and the Society for Rapeseed-Mustard Research (SRMR). The Ministry of Education has also awarded him the Raman Fellowship for the USA under World Food Prize Laureate Prof. Rattan Lal, and he was an INSA visiting scientist at ISARC-IRRI. Additionally, he has been listed among the world's 2% of scientists for his career. He guided 8 PhD, 29 master’s and completed 10 externally funded projects from IRRI, IoE-BHU, SERB-DST, ICAR, MOE, and GOI. Dr. He has made significant research contributions to natural resource management and to farm and industrial waste recycling for soil health. Dr. Meena evaluates energy flow, atmospheric CO2 capture, carbon credit and auditing, and eco-friendly techniques for a sustainable food system and soil regeneration, as evidenced by high-impact publications and extension work at the farmer level. He has published extensively, with an H-index of 76, an I-10 index of 222, and 17,250 citations. His work is crucial for understanding the long-term stability of soil carbon, which enhances soil microbial and nutrient dynamics in rice-based diversified cropping systems. He trained farmers from the Deep Forest Tribe to adopt climate-smart practices to secure their livelihoods under the DST-SEED grant project. Dr. Meena has also contributed to the agricultural extension activities in the “Honourable Prime Minister of India” villages. His future work aims to reduce soil organic carbon oxidation and enhance its stability in agroecosystems, enabling farmers to benefit from carbon credits and generate additional income.
SM
Sandip Mandal
SC
Sumit Chaturvedi
GK