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Characterization Of Biochar As A Carbon Regulator In Manure And Environmental Management Applications, Josephine Getz Jan 2022

Characterization Of Biochar As A Carbon Regulator In Manure And Environmental Management Applications, Josephine Getz

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Biochar is a product of pyrolysis, which is the thermal decomposition of materials at elevated temperatures (300 - 900 °C) in an oxygen-limited atmosphere. Biochar has been recognized as a potentially vital tool to help reduce the climate change impact. It has been used in the agricultural sector as an addition to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in several animal husbandry settings. The application in the animal sector is an important point to reduce the overall amount of greenhouse gases released as this sector produces many greenhouse gases. Though not in every case a reduction of emissions was the result of …