Effective Utilization of Waste Products for Agriculture Based on Carbonization

Effective Utilization of Waste Products for Agriculture Based on Carbonization
SHINOGI Yoshiyuki, National Institute for Rural Engineering, 2-1-6 Kannondai,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8609, Japan yshinogi@nkk.affrc.go.jp
YAMAOKA Masaru, National Institute for Rural Engineering, 2-1-6 Kannondai,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8609, Japan saru@nkk.affrc.go.jp
SAITO Takanori, National Institute for Rural Engineering, 2-1-6 Kannondai,
Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8609, Japan

Abstract.
It is important to achieve a “zero-emission rural society”. Suitable technologies for reusing and
recycling waste products as resources therefore need to be developed, such as our proposed
“carbonization” technique. This report outlines some properties of carbon products, and the
results of their application for soil amendment. Finally, the general concept of a zero-emission
society in a rural area based on carbonization is proposed.
Keywords: carbon products, soil amendment, zero-emission, waste treatment