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2. Impact of Pyrolysis Techniques on Biochar Characteristics: Application to Soil

Authors : Vineet Yadav, Puja Khare

Published in: Biochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

Society currently faces global environmental challenges of the burning of waste plants reside which demand innovative, interdisciplinary and complex solutions. In India about 500 million tons agricultural and agro-industrial residues are being generated annually in the country. A major amount of this agricultural residue farmers treats as waste, are burn in field itself. Hence, there is need to combat these problems through a sustainable management system, which will revive depletion of waste generated from agriculture itself. Conversion of this agricultural waste into biochar through pyrolysis could be a positive solution for minimizing agricultural waste. Production of biochar also offers many opportunities for enhancing soil Physico-chemical characteristics and carbon sequestration. However these characteristics alter with different factors like type and temperature of pyrolysis, biomass holding time. In the present chapter the detailed information of pyrolysis techniques and their impact on soil fertility are discussed.

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Title: Impact of Pyrolysis Techniques on Biochar Characteristics: Application to Soil
Authors: Vineet Yadav
Puja Khare
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Biochar Applications in Agriculture and Environment Management
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-40996-8

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-40997-5

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40997-5_2