Bio-energy in the black
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At best, common renewable energy strategies can only offset fossil fuel emissions of CO2 – they cannot reverse climate change. One promising approach to lowering CO2 in the atmosphere while producing energy is biochar bio-energy, based on low-temperature pyrolysis. This technology relies on capturing the off-gases from thermal decomposition of wood or grasses to produce heat, electricity, or biofuels. Biochar is a major by-product of this pyrolysis, and has remarkable environmental properties. In soil, biochar was shown to persist longer and to retain cations better than other forms of soil organic matter. The precise half-life of biochar is still disputed, however, and this will have important implications for the value of the technology, particularly in carbon trading. Furthermore, the cation retention of fresh biochar is relatively low compared to aged biochar in soil, and it is not clear under what conditions, and over what period of time, biochar develops its adsorbing properties. Research is still needed to maximize the favorable attributes of biochar and to fully evaluate environmental risks, but this technology has the potential to provide an important carbon sink and to reduce environmental pollution by fertilizers.
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Biochar may offer the chance to adsorb and retain plant nutrients and improve soil fertility.
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- Authors
- Lehmann, J.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Lehmann, Johannes
- ORCID
- Lehmann, Johannes
- Venue
- Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2007-09
- Volume
- 5
- Issue
- 7
- Pages
- 381-387
- ISSN
- 1540-9295 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2080539324
- Cited by
- 1,714
- References
- 36
- Citations by year
- 2026: 52 · 2025: 62 · 2024: 82 · 2023: 98 · 2022: 84 · 2021: 116 · 2020: 145 · 2019: 125 · 2018: 115 · 2017: 122 · 2016: 94 · 2015: 114 · 2014: 127 · 2013: 105 · 2012: 97
- FWCI
- 56.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
- doi.org
- Locations
- Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Dynamics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Thermochemical Biomass Conversion Processes
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
- Keywords
- biochar, bioenergy, low-temperature pyrolysis, carbon sequestration, carbon sink, cation retention, soil organic matter, emissions trading, CO2 emissions, environmental risk, fertilizer pollution
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