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Biochar for environmental management : science and technology / edited by Johannes Lehmann and Stephen Joseph.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2009, 2010.Description: xxxii, 416 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781844076581 (hardback)
  • 184407658X (hardback)
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • TP331 .B56 2009
Other classification:
  • AR 18600
  • RB 10161
  • VN 9500
  • ZC 13600
Online resources:
Contents:
Biochar for environmental management : an introduction / Johannes Lehmann, Stephen Joseph -- Physical properties of biochar / Adriana Downie, Alan Crosky, Paul Munroe -- Characteristics of biochar : micro-chemical properties / James Amonette, Stephen Joseph -- Characteristics of biochar : organo-chemical properties / Evelyn S. Krull ... [et al.] -- Biochar : nutrient properties and their enhancement / K. Yin Chan, Z. Hiu Xu -- Characteristics of biochar : biological properties / Janice E. Thies, Matthias C. Rillig -- Developing a biochar classification and test methods / Stephen Joseph ... [et al.] -- Biochar production technology / Robert Brown -- Biochar systems / Johannes Lehmann, Stephen Joseph -- Changes of biochar in soil / Karen Hammes, Michael W.I. Schmidt -- Stability of biochar in soil / Johannes Lehmann ... [et al.] -- Biochar application to soil / Paul Blackwell, Glen Riethmuller, Mike Collins -- Biochar and emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases from soil / Lukas Van Zwieten ... [et al.] -- Biochar effects on soil nutrient transformations / Tom H. DeLuca, M. Derek MacKenzie, Michael J. Gundale -- Biochar effects on nutrient leaching / Julie Major ... [et al.] -- Biochar and sorption of organic compounds / Ronald J. Smernik -- Test procedures for determining the quantity of biochar within soils / David A.C. Manning, Elisa Lopez-Capel -- Biochar, greenhouse gas accounting and emissions trading / John Gaunt, Annette Cowie -- Economics of biochar production, utilisation and emissions / Bruce A. McCarl ... [et al.] -- Socio-economic assessment and implementation of small scale biochar projects / Stephen Joseph -- Taking biochar to market : some essential concepts for commercial success / Mark Glover -- Policy to address the threat of dangerous climate change : a leading role for biochar / Peter Read.
Summary: Biochar is the carbon-rich product when biomass (such as wood, manure, or crop residues) is heated in a closed container with little or no available air. This book expands on this topic with it's interdisciplinary approach.--[book cover]
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Tall Shelves QH541.15.R45 L44 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800151664
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Biochar for environmental management : an introduction / Johannes Lehmann, Stephen Joseph -- Physical properties of biochar / Adriana Downie, Alan Crosky, Paul Munroe -- Characteristics of biochar : micro-chemical properties / James Amonette, Stephen Joseph -- Characteristics of biochar : organo-chemical properties / Evelyn S. Krull ... [et al.] -- Biochar : nutrient properties and their enhancement / K. Yin Chan, Z. Hiu Xu -- Characteristics of biochar : biological properties / Janice E. Thies, Matthias C. Rillig -- Developing a biochar classification and test methods / Stephen Joseph ... [et al.] -- Biochar production technology / Robert Brown -- Biochar systems / Johannes Lehmann, Stephen Joseph -- Changes of biochar in soil / Karen Hammes, Michael W.I. Schmidt -- Stability of biochar in soil / Johannes Lehmann ... [et al.] -- Biochar application to soil / Paul Blackwell, Glen Riethmuller, Mike Collins -- Biochar and emissions of non-CO2 greenhouse gases from soil / Lukas Van Zwieten ... [et al.] -- Biochar effects on soil nutrient transformations / Tom H. DeLuca, M. Derek MacKenzie, Michael J. Gundale -- Biochar effects on nutrient leaching / Julie Major ... [et al.] -- Biochar and sorption of organic compounds / Ronald J. Smernik -- Test procedures for determining the quantity of biochar within soils / David A.C. Manning, Elisa Lopez-Capel -- Biochar, greenhouse gas accounting and emissions trading / John Gaunt, Annette Cowie -- Economics of biochar production, utilisation and emissions / Bruce A. McCarl ... [et al.] -- Socio-economic assessment and implementation of small scale biochar projects / Stephen Joseph -- Taking biochar to market : some essential concepts for commercial success / Mark Glover -- Policy to address the threat of dangerous climate change : a leading role for biochar / Peter Read.

Biochar is the carbon-rich product when biomass (such as wood, manure, or crop residues) is heated in a closed container with little or no available air. This book expands on this topic with it's interdisciplinary approach.--[book cover]

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