[Terrapreta] Spring Planting - Biochar

[Tom Miles]

Edward,

Very impressive description. Thanks. Outside the EU we find the Framework Programmes are a little confusing. What Themes do you find “biochar” research in for FP6 or FP7? Is there another term that is used in Europe besides “biochar”? 

FP6 – Sixth Framework Programme (http://cordis.europa.eu/fp6). You lead a “Specific Targeted Innovation Project “ with many collaborators called “Protector: Recycling and upgrading of bone meal for environmentally friendly crop protection and nutrition” which involves carbonization.

“Overall objective of PROTECTOR is to realise the integrated thermal inactivation (carbonization) and biotechnological recycling of high Phosphorus containing (but potentially microbiological-risk material) waste (bone meal) and upgrade it into a high added value and safe biotechnological crop protection and nutrition product for environmentally friendly vegetable cultivation. The biocontrol effect targets primarily combat against crown rot of tomato and damping off plant pathogens and improvement of p lant natural resistance as well. The risk of cross contamination at food chain organic waste streams requires new technological solutions. The proposal utilizes animal bone char for microbiological carrier and sugar, vegetable oil and milk food industrial by-product streams (molasses, glycerin, whey) as nutrients during the solid substrate fermentation and formulation process. Natural soil borne microbiological strains are selected for entrapment into the internal sphere of the solid carrier and formulated in a way that long term storage of the substance will be viable on ambient temperature. The method and product provides enhanced survival of the protected microorganism during introduction into the soil. Comprehensive work program has been developed by 12 EU partner consortium for added value transformation of food industrial waste, including waste management strategy development, selection of Phosphorus mobilizing microorganism with biocontrol effect connected to solid state fermentation and formulation, evaluation of P kinetics in soil, comprehensive risk assessment, validation and demonstration, cost benefit analysis, consumers acceptance evaluation, innovation management with intranet, development of dissemination strategy and efficient dissemination. The final achievements are the prevention, protection and preservation approaches aiming environmentally friendly and healthy food production in low input vegetable sector.”

 <http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP6_PROJ&ACTION=D&DOC=1&CAT=PROJ&QUERY=011968336a4d:f80b:64431ebb&RCN=75731> http://cordis.europa.eu/fetch?CALLER=FP6_PROJ&ACTION=D&DOC=1&CAT=PROJ&QUERY=011968336a4d:f80b:64431ebb&RCN=75731

Will there be project reports at the completion of the project 2008-08-31 ?

Your FP7  ( <http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7> http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7) listing is to: “Develop advanced bio-economy and carbon recycling technologies by integrated carbonization and biotechnological added value recycling and reuse of waste/byproducts for prevention, protection and preservation in sustainable agriculture”

Is there a particular project associated with this work?

What project area is your biochar research in? Food?

I was looking for biochar in the FP7 sites. From Europa ( <http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/> http://ec.europa.eu/research/fp7/)

Looking at the Food for Life Technology Platform (Sustainable Food Production)  I find:

Efficient Management of Phosphorus resources: Long-term allocation of an essential non-renewable (P), by Hans-Peter WEIKARD, WAGENINGEN, NEDERLAND  <http://etp.ciaa.be/asp/projects_inventory/detailed_project.asp?proj_id=168> http://etp.ciaa.be/asp/projects_inventory/detailed_project.asp?proj_id=168

Technology Platforms of interest:

 <http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/individual_en.html> http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms/individual_en.html

“Knowledge Based Bioeconomy”:

Biofuels  <http://www.biofuelstp.eu/> http://www.biofuelstp.eu/

Food for life  <http://etp.ciaa.be/asp/home/welcome.asp> http://etp.ciaa.be/asp/home/welcome.asp

Forest Based Sector  <http://www.forestplatform.org/index.php?cid=ftp> http://www.forestplatform.org/index.php?cid=ftp

Plants for the future  <http://www.epsoweb.org/Catalog/TP/index.htm> http://www.epsoweb.org/Catalog/TP/index.htm

Sustainable chemistry  <http://www.suschem.org/> http://www.suschem.org/

European Aquaculture Technology Platform  <http://www.eatpnet.eu/> http://www.eatpnet.eu/

Global Animal Health  <http://www.ifahsec.org/europe/EUPlatform/Platform.htm> http://www.ifahsec.org/europe/EUPlatform/Platform.htm

 


Other:


 The ECN study of your TDT-3R technology is very interesting: TDT-3R Clean Multi Fuels. ECN contribution to WP3. Lab-/bench-scale pyrolysis test of biomass and analysis of byproducts  <http://www.ecn.nl/docs/library/report/2005/c05077.pdf> http://www.ecn.nl/docs/library/report/2005/c05077.pdf


Project description by EPA http://www.epa.gov/NE/assistance/ceit_iti/tech_cos/therdes1.html

 

Many thanks

Tom

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