The Mysterious World of Biochar Research

Public Lecture | Updated 1 decade ago

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Wheat chaff char in hand
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Dr Paul Blackwell, Department of Agriculture and Food WA
7.00pm, Thursday 22 March 2012
WA Museum Theatre

Biochar, charcoal or just char has been investigated for a long time; some of the earliest research reports are from Japan in the 1600’s. It is a challenging material that can help make renewable energy, sometimes improve plant and animal growth and provide a method of locking up atmospheric carbon.

Join Dr Paul Blackwell, Department of Agriculture and Food WA as he explain what biochar is made from, how it is made, what it has been used for in agriculture, and some of the most recent activity making and testing enhanced biochars in the Mid West.

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