EUBCE 2024 - Nadia CERONE - Assessing Environmental Impacts and Climate Change Mitigation of Carbon-Neutral Biochar from Agricultural Wood Waste

Assessing Environmental Impacts and Climate Change Mitigation of Carbon-Neutral Biochar from Agricultural Wood Waste

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Biochar from agricultural wood wastes can act as carbon storage for long periods of time contributing to climate change mitigation and can be used for agricultural applications. This kind of residue is considered as an appropriate raw material since it does not compete directly with the food chain. Biochar derived from agricultural wood wastes can serve as a long-term carbon storage solution, contributing significantly to climate change mitigation and could have valuable applications in agriculture. This kind of residue is an appropriate raw material as it does not directly compete with the food chain while being generated as a byproduct of the food production process itself. The aim of this study is to assess the potential environmental impacts of the production of biochar and its application on the soil, as planned within the framework of the REVINE project - Regenerative agricultural approaches to improve ecosystem services in Mediterranean vineyards (PRIMA EU Program), which analyses the effect of biochar addition in the soil in terms of enhancement of both the water/nutrients availability and the activity of beneficial microbes. The biochar was produced through pyrolysis of r

N. Cerone, ENEA Research Centre, Rotondella, ITALY
L. Contuzzi, ENEA Research Centre, Rotondella, ITALY
F. Zimbardi, ENEA Research Centre, Rotondella, ITALY
F. Alagna, ENEA Research Centre, Rotondella, ITALY