found: Work cat: 2012044522: Biochar and soil biota, 2013:ECIP t.p. (Biochar) galley pref. (Biochar, a biomass that is burned at very high temperature in the absence of oxygen; highly stable and does not degrade; possesses physical properties that assist in retention of nutrients in the soil)
found: Singh, Andrew. Sorption of nutrients and heavy metals by biochar amended potting soil as a vehicle for climate change. Abstracts with programs (Geological Society of America), v. 43, no. 5 (October 2011):72, abstract (Biochar is produced from the pyrolysis of biomass under anoxic conditions)
found: Mankasingh, Utra, et al. Biochar application in a tropical, agricultural region : a pilot scale study in Tamil Nadu, India. Applied geochemistry, v. 26 suppl. (June 2011):5218-5221, abstract (evaluation; to investigate the potential of biochar to improve soil fertility and moisture content)
found: Novak, Jeff M., et al. Short-term CO2 mineralization after additions of biochar and switchgrass to a Typic Kandiudult. Geoderma, v. 154, nos. 3-4 (January 2010):281-288, abstract (Biochar additions to soil can increase soil organic carbon (SOC) concentrations)
found: Canterbury, Frank. Commercial scale biochar and energy creation for GHG mitigation. Abstracts with papers (Geological Society of America)), v. 42, no. 5 (November 2010):158, abstract (Biochar; must be created and used in specific ways; a way that captures the energy created by the pyrolysis process so that this energy replaces fossil fuel energy and does not enter the atmosphere as methane gas)
found: Encyc. Britannica(Biochar (charcoal): biochar, form of charcoal made from animal wastes and plant residues (such as wood chips, leaves, and husks) that undergo pyrolysis, a process that rapidly decomposes organic material through anaerobic heating; traditionally used in land clearing activities and soil enrichment; useful for sequestering carbon by circumventing normal decomposition process or acting as fertilizer to enhance the sequestration rate of growing biomass)
found: Wikipedia, viewed Dec. 7, 2015:(Biochar is charcoal used as a soil amendment; made from biomass; under investigation as an approach to carbon sequestration)
