Review of the pyrolysis platform for coproducing bio‐oil and biochar

• DOI: 10.1002/bbb.169
• Publication Date: 2009-09-08T09:15:00Z
• Authors: David A. Laird; Robert C. Brown; James E. Amonette; Johannes Lehmann
• Keywords: Slash-and-char; Charcoal

Abstract Pyrolysis is a relatively simple, inexpensive, and robust thermochemical technology for transforming biomass into bio‐oil, biochar, syngas. The nature of the pyrolysis technology, which allows considerable flexibility in both type quality feedstock, combined with distributed network small plants, would be compatible existing agriculture forestry infrastructure. Bio‐oil can used as fuel industrial boilers. Biochar infrastructure replacement pulverized coal; however, use biochar soil amendment results significant environmental agronomic benefits. Soil application means sequestering large amounts C may have other greenhouse gas Preliminary reports impact applications on crop yields indicate that very important. an effective adsorbent nutrients organic contaminants, hence presence soils has been shown to improve water column leaching field lysimeters studies it anticipated do same agricultural watersheds. platform producing bio‐oil from appears practical, effective, environmentally sustainable quantities renewable bioenergy while simultaneously reducing emissions gases. At present time, economically marginal because markets are highly competitive. However, if USA adopts program controlling gases, Published 2009 by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd