Final Report - Ohio Department of Transportation
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Numerous agricultural and forestry byproducts have been evaluated as pyrolysis feedstocks<br />
(see Table 2 for 50 examples), but it appears that no one has examined the potential benefit <strong>of</strong><br />
using urban yard waste as the feed stock. This is a mistake! The improved agricultural<br />
productivity alone may make yard waste carbonization financially viable. The waste<br />
management opportunities alone may make yard waste carbonization financially viable. The CO2<br />
sequestering and byproduct production (i.e. bitumen) provide additional value and convert an<br />
even higher portion <strong>of</strong> the waste into useful products. Taken together, the merits <strong>of</strong> yard waste<br />
carbonization present exciting new opportunities in solid waste management, agriculture and<br />
transportation materials research.<br />
Table 1 – Examples <strong>of</strong> Organizations Promoting Biochar<br />
Organization Web Reference<br />
Biochar.org – Balance Carbon and Restore Soil<br />
Fertility<br />
4<br />
http://www.biochar.org/joomla/<br />
International Biochar Initiative http://www.biochar-<br />
international.org/node/648<br />
Biochar Fund http://biocharfund.org/<br />
The UK Biochar Research Center http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/sccs/biochar/<br />
Biokohle.org – Educational Resources <strong>of</strong> Biochar http://biokohle.org/<br />
Australia and New Zealand Biochar Research<br />
Network<br />
http://www.anzbiochar.org/<br />
Canadian Biochar Initiative http://www.biochar.ca/<br />
Wiser Earth European Biochar Initiatives http://www.wiserearth.org/organization/<br />
Outbackbiochar http://www.outbackbiochar.com/<br />
Biocharinfo (CarboZero Foundation) http://www.biochar.info/<br />
Biochar Ontario http://groups.google.com/group/biochar-<br />
ontario<br />
Biochar Europe http://www.biochar-europe.org/<br />
Support Biochar http://www.supportbiochar.org/