351 General Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses: II

Oral Session
ASA Section: Environmental Quality
This is a general oral session for papers related to biochar agronomic and environmental uses.
Cosponsor(s):

Biochar: Agronomic and Environmental Uses Community

Wednesday, November 6, 2013: 8:00 AM-10:55 AM
Tampa Convention Center, Room 14

Community Leader:
Kurt A. Spokas
Moderator:
Kurt A. Spokas
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
Greenhouse Gas Emission and Groundwater Pollution Potentials of Soils Amended With Different Swine Biochars.
Kyoung S Ro, USDA; Jeffrey M. Novak, USDA-ARS; Kurt A. Spokas, USDA-ARS; Mark Johnson, USEPA; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina
8:20 AM
Effects of Biochar Amendments On Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Soils Applied With Different Nitrogen Fertilizers.
Changyoon Jeong, Louisiana State University; Jim J. Wang, Louisiana State University; Syam Dodla, Louisiana State University
8:35 AM
Anion Exchange Capacity of Biochar.
Michael Lawrinenko, Actagro LLC; David A. Laird, Iowa State University
8:50 AM
Break
9:00 AM
Efficacy of Designer Biochars in Modifying Water Infiltration Rates Through An E Horizon of a Typic Kandiudult.
Jeffrey M. Novak, USDA-ARS; Gilbert C. Sigua, USDA-ARS; Donald W. Watts, USDA-ARS-Coastal Plains Research Center; Keri B Cantrell, USDA-ARS-Coastal Plains Research Center; Mark G. Johnson, US- EPA (Environmental Protection Agency)
9:15 AM
Impact of Pyrolysis Temperature On the Properties of Sitka Spruce (Picea Sitchensis) Biochar.
Sani Mu'azu Makarfi, Newcastle University; Mark Thomas, Newcastle University; David Manning, Newcastle University; Neil Gray, Newcastle University
9:30 AM
Stability of Biochars Produced From Fast Pyrolysis Using Biomass Feedstocks.
Rajesh Chintala, Innovation Center for US Dairy; Thomas E. Schumacher, South Dakota State University; Sandeep Kumar, South Dakota State University; David E. Clay, South Dakota State University; Kurt A. Spokas, USDA-ARS
9:45 AM
Break
9:55 AM
Use of Chemical and Physical Characteristics to Investigate Trends in Biochar Feedstocks.
Fungai N.D. Mukome, University of California Davis; Xiaoming Zhang, University of California-Davis; Lucas Silva, University of California-Davis; Johan Six, ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich); Sanjai J. Parikh, University of California-Davis
10:10 AM
Stability of Biochar Series in Soils and Induced Priming Effects.
Daniel P. Rasse, Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research; Alice Budai, Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; Alessandra Lagomarsino, CREA-ABP; Xingzhu Ma, Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research
10:25 AM
Phosphate Removal From Aqueous Solution By Switchgrass-Derived Biochar Produced By Fast Pyrolysis.
Xiuli Dang, Shenyang Agricultural University; Mark Radosevich, The University of Tennessee; Pyoungchung Kim, The University of Tennessee; Michael E. Essington, University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Nicole Labbé, The University of Tennessee; Timothy G Rials, The University of Tennessee; Yulong Zhang, Shenyang Agricultural University; Jingkuan Wang, Shenyang Agricultural University; Amy Johnson, The University of Tennessee
10:40 AM
Discussion
10:50 AM
Concluding Remarks
10:55 AM
Adjourn