Presentations from the International Agrichar Initiative
International Agrichar Initiative 2007 Conference, Terrigal, Australia, April 29 - May 2, 2007
Monday, April 30, 2007: Conference Day 1
8:00 am – 8:30 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Welcome to Country, Welcome to Conference, Meeting Overview
Stephen Joseph, BEST Energies, AUS
Debbie Reed, International Agrichar Initiative, USA
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University, USA
8:30 am – 9:00 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Keynote Address
Mike Mason, Biojoule
9:00 am – 9:10 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Meeting Logistics
Adriana Downie, BEST Energies, AUS
9:10 am - 9:30 am: Hawksbury Lobby
Break and networking opportunity
9:30 am – 11:30 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Agrichar Research and Development: Understanding the Impacts and Benefits
Chair: Janice Thies, Cornell University, USA
o Blackwell P, Shea S, Storer P, Kerkmans M, Stanley I: Improving wheat production with deep banded Oil Mallee charcoal in WA
o Chan KY, van Zwieten L, Meszaros I, Downie A, Joseph S: Assessing the agronomic values of contrasting char materials on an Australian hardsetting soil
o Lehmann J, Cheng CH, Nguyen B, Liang B, Major J, Smernik R: Permanency and long-term changes of bio-char in soil
o Yoshizawa S, Tanaka S, Ohata M: Proliferation effect of aerobic micro-organisms during composting of rice bran by addition of biomass charcoal
o O’Neill B, Grossman JM, Tsai SM, Lehmann J, Thies JE: Analysis of bacterial communities in Amazonian Dark Earths through community-level molecular analysis and identifying dominant species in soils from the Eastern and Central Amazon
o Smernik R: The influence of soil charcoal on the absorption of organic molecules
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Agrichar Research and Development: Understanding the Impacts and Benefits
Chair: Janice Thies, Cornell University, USA
o Singh B, Cowie A: Quantifying char-carbon turnover, and implications for greenhouse balance
o Sohi S, Yates H, Lehmann J: Carbon stabilization in Terra Preta soils
o Downie A, Van Zwieten L, Doughty W, Joseph S: Nutrient retention characteristics of chars and the agronomic implications
o Lopez Capel E, Manning DAC: Characterisation of Terra Preta soils and chars by thermal analysis-quadrupole mass spectrometry
o Major J, Lehmann J, Rondon M: Field maize yield and yield determining factors for four years following biochar application on a Colombian savanna Oxisol
o Hill RA, Harris A, Stewart A, Bolstridge N, McLean KL, Blakeley R: Charcoal and selected beneficial microorganisms: plant trials and SEMi observations
o de Arruda, Murilo R., and Wenceslau G. Teixeira: Use of charcoal, chicken manure and bones meal in Guarana (Paullinia cupana var. sorbilis) - preliminary results
o Hongyan J, Zhong, Z, Thies JE: Soil Microbial Community Response to Amending Rice Soils with Bamboo Charcoal
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Seasalt Restaurant
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:50 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Agrichar Production and Testing
Chair: Robert Brown, Iowa State University
o Tadeo BD: Carbonized rice husk and the automated carbonization system in the Philippine rice industry
o Downie A, Joseph S, Crosky A, Munroe P: Assessing the Physical and Chemical Nature of Poultry Manure Chars
o Hawkins B: Influence of pyrolysis conditions on char properties
o Glover M: Renewed Fuel: Consideration of Issues to Promote Commercialization of Agrichar Products and Applications
2:50 pm – 3:00 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Agrichar Production and Testing
Chair: Robert Brown, Iowa State University
o Novotny EH, Hayes MHB, deAzevedo ER, Bonagamba TJ: NMRi characterisation of Biofine's by-products char
o Zhong Z, Flanagan R: The physical and chemical properties of Bamboo charcoal and its application as a soil conditioner
o Hossain MK, Strezov V, Nelson P: Evaluation of agricultural char from sewage sludge
o Joseph S, Downie A, Lehmann J: Classification of chars for agricultural use
3:00 pm – 3:30 pm: Hawksbury Lobby
Break and networking opportunity
3:30 pm – 4:50 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Economics, Environment and Policy
Chair: Mark Glover, Renewed Fuels, Australia
o Radlein D, Kingston A: The role of Agrichar in the Commercialization of Dynamotive's Fast Pyrolysis Process
o Bryant D, Downie A: Agrichar: Building a commercial venture
o Gaunt J, Lehmann J: Prospects for carbon trading based on the reductions of greenhouse gas emissions arising from the use of bio-char
o Larson RW: RD&D issues for agrichar, emphasis on energy and developing countries
4:50 pm – 5:00 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Economics, Environment, and Policy
Chair: Mark Glover, Renewed Fuels, Australia
o Somerville M, Van Berkel R: The utilisation of waste biomass in SA as a renewable resource for agriculture or metallurgy
o Bezerra, JC: How has historical research changed our understanding of the Amazonian environment?
Tuesday, May 1, 2007: Conference Day 2
8:30 am – 8:45 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Introduction and Overview of Day 2
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University, USA
8:45 am – 9:15 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Panel Discussion: Agrichar Research and Development
Panel Facilitator: Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University, USA
Panel Participants:
o Lukas Van Zwieten, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Australia
o Robert Brown, Professor, Iowa State University, USA
o Stephen Joseph, Chief Engineer, BEST Energies and Visiting Professor University of NSW, Australia
o Dr. Joe Herbertson, Crucible Carbon
9:15 am – 10:00 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Plenary Discussion
Facilitated by Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University, USA
10:00 am – 10:30 am: Hawksbury Lobby
Break and Networking Opportunity
10:30 am – 11:00 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Panel Discussion: Agrichar Production and Utilization: Markets and Commercialization
Panel Facilitator, Peter Read, Massey University, New Zealand
Panel Participants:
o Desmond Radlein, Chair, Research and Development, Dynamotive, Canada
o Neil Young, Co-founder, President and CEO, BEST Energies, USA
o David Bryant; Rural Funds Management, Australia
o Jim Fournier, President, Bioenergy and Charcoal, USA
o Robert Flanagan SAFFE, China
11:00 am – 11:45 am: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Plenary Discussion
Facilitated by Peter Read, Massey University, New Zealand
11:45 am – 12:30 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Facilitated Plenary Discussion: Prioritizing Key Management Questions
Facilitatored by Hellen Scott-Orr, Director, Health Sciences, NSW Department of Primary Industries, Australia
Panel Participants:
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University, USA
Peter Read, Massey University, New Zealand
12:30 pm –1:30 pm: Seasalt Restaurant
Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Keynote Reflections: Tim Flannery, Sydney, Australia
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2:30 pm – 3:00 pm: Hawksbury Lobby
Break and Networking Opportunity
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Tying it all Together: The Agrichar Business and Development Plan
Chair: Debbie Reed, International Agrichar Initiative
4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: Henry Kendall Ballroom
Wrap-up and Next Steps for the International Agrichar Initiative
Debbie Reed, International Agrichar Initiative, USA
Stephen Joseph, BEST Energies, AUS
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University, USA