Land Reclamation and Feedstock Production
The goal of Land Reclamation and Feedstock Production is to identify and demonstrate feasible and cost- effective approaches to soil amendment and feedstock production to increase the biomass yield on reclaimed and marginal lands. Learn the innovative techniques to rejuvenate and maximize the potential of once-neglected landscapes, making them a hub of green productivity. Discover the keys to sustainable land use and a brighter, more eco-conscious future.
The Team: Jamie Schuler (lead), Zach Freedman (co-lead), Shawn Grushecky, Amir Hass,
MikeJacobson, Louis McDonald, Jeff Skousen, and Tim Volk.
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CO2 Emission from Fast-Pyrolysis Biochar Amended Soil – Feedstock Effect and Agronomic Management
The results of this study show that woody biochar can be used efficiently to sequester carbon in soil. Produced from selected feedstock, biochar as soil amendment can be a useful carbon-sink pathway to remove atmospheric carbon into more recalcitrant form and pool, storing it in the ground and attenuating its release back to the atmosphere.
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Effect of Biochar Modification on Removal of Selenium and Heavy Metals ecosystems. Effective reclamation and Heavy metals.
This study tested the use of fast pyrolysis southern yellow pine biochar for removal of selenium and heavy metals in water. Natural (Chitosan) and synthetic polymers (Poly-diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride; PDDA) were used to modify the biochar to improve its sorbent capacity and efficacy.
year 4 efforts
More Resources
- Feedstock Variability, by Dr. Damon Hartley, Idaho National Laboratory
- Feedstocks on Marginal Land, by Dr. Shawn Grushecky, West Virginia University
- Shrub Willow for Biomass, by Dr. Michael Jacobsen, Penn State University
- Biomass Feedstocks: Perennial Grasses, by Dr. Jeffrey Skousen, WVU