All About Biochar Costa Rica Lucis World Stove 250512

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BIOCHAR STOVESAMANDA JOY RAVENHILLBIOCHAR ASSOCIATION

THE COMMERCIALIZATION AND ADVANTAGES OF

ETHOSJANUARY 28, 2012


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RESOURCES:

WHY I LOVE BIOCHAR

Third Culture Kid- Diverse world-viewsMBA in Sustainability, Bucky Fuller and Systems Thinking

IEA- we have 5 years to turn this ship around!
http://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/11/09/364895/iea-global-warming-delaying-action-is-a-false-economy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+climateprogress%252FlCrX+%2528Climate+Progress%2529&utm_content=Google+Readerhttp://thinkprogress.org/romm/2011/11/09/364895/iea-global-warming-delaying-action-is-a-false-economy/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%253A+climateprogress%252FlCrX+%2528Climate+Progress%2529&utm_content=Google+Reader


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WHAT IS A BIOCHAR PRODUCING MICRO-

GASIFIER COOKSTOVE?

(aka a Biochar Stove)


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THE CHEMISTRY OF PYROLYSIS

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Combustions of gases, not biomassThis all happens in any open fire, stoves organize and control

the pyrolysis so that is happens uniformly


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CHAR PRODUCTION

You must quench the char before it gasifies to ash.This is Miriam and her Estufa Finca in Costa Rica with one

weeks worth of char


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WHAT IS BIOCHAR?a highly porous and stable charcoal that is applied to soil


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THE SECRET OF EL DORADO

RESOURCES:

The Amazon was once home to cities of millionsThe soil that suppor ted these cities is Terra Preta (Dark

Earth) and contains charred kitchen waste.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCu8Mi4e5yk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCu8Mi4e5yk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCu8Mi4e5yk&feature=related


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COMPOSITION

Biochar is high in stable amorphous graphite domains, as in ithas many tiny pockets.

Similar to activated carbon, acts as a soil catalyst.


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BIOCHAR BENEFITS

RESOURCES:

Decreases nutrient

run offHigh cation exchangecapacityImproves soil tilth

Carbon captureRemediates soils ofheavy metals
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCu8Mi4e5yk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCu8Mi4e5yk&feature=relatedhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCu8Mi4e5yk&feature=related


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NOT ALL BIOCHARS ARE CREATED EQUAL

RESOURCES:

The same feedstocks can create very different chars atdifferent temperatures.

500 C is optimum
http://cees.colorado.edu/biochar_characterization.htmlhttp://cees.colorado.edu/biochar_characterization.htmlhttp://cees.colorado.edu/biochar_characterization.html


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BIOCHAR STOVE ADVANTAGES:

fuels, emissions, value of char, climate solution


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ADVANTAGES: FUELSCorn husks, switchgrass, rice hulls, pigeon peasAbundant renewable dry biomassAgro-waste, tree-waste, environmental excesses.

RESOURCES:
http://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/sshackle/BiocharStovesInnovation.pdfhttp://www.geos.ed.ac.uk/homes/sshackle/BiocharStovesInnovation.pdf


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ADVANTAGES: EMISSIONSQuantum leap difference from conventional stovesBlack Carbon is second major cause of climate change

RESOURCES:
http://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-gasification.pdfhttp://www.gtz.de/de/dokumente/giz2011-en-micro-gasification.pdf


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ADVANTAGES: VALUE OF CHAR

Monitoring tool- when the stove functions well, it produces charCash Value- depending on local prices, $2-$10 dollars a week

Soil Value- increases resiliency to extreme weather events


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IS IT WORTH IT?In Costa Rica:Each stove produces about 1.5 Kilos per day of charThe char is bought back for 30 cents a kilo

Resulting in an income of .45 cents a day for the households


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ADVANTAGES: CLIMATE SOLUTION

Offset up to 12% of GHGClimate Adaptation

Carbon-negative energy

Reduces Black Carbon

RESOURCES:
http://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v1/n5/full/ncomms1053.htmlhttp://www.nature.com/ncomms/journal/v1/n5/full/ncomms1053.html


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BIOCHAR STOVE

COMMERCIALIZATION:How are biochar stoves best introduced into the market?Anila Stove, World Stove, Champion Stove, Estufa Finca


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ANILA STOVE

$62500 STOVES

INDIA

APPROPRIATE RURALTECHNOLOGY

INSTITUTE RESOURCES:
http://www.arti-india.org/http://www.arti-india.org/


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LUCIA STOVE$2016 COUNTRIES

WORLD STOVE RESOURCES:
http://worldstove.com/http://worldstove.com/


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CHAMPION

$30 IN INDIA, $14PROTOTYPE IN PERU

SERVALS RESOURCES:
http://servalsgroup.blogspot.com/2012/01/servals-modified-natural-draft-wood.htmlhttp://servalsgroup.blogspot.com/2012/01/servals-modified-natural-draft-wood.html


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ESTUFA FINCA$40200 STOVESSEACHAR, APPTA, CATIE

RESOURCES:
http://seachar.org/archives/category/committees/pyrolysis/biostovehttp://seachar.org/archives/category/committees/pyrolysis/biostove


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BIOCHAR MARKET CREATION


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WHO DOES BIOCHAR?

80 Companies - a quarterare at a full production scale

40 Academic Institutions

40 Non-profitsProjections: 30% growth
http://biocharfarms.org/organizations/http://biocharfarms.org/organizations/http://biocharfarms.org/organizations/


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PARTNERSHIPS FOR PROPER CHAR USE

UNIVERSITIESAGRICULTURE RESEARCHFERTILIZER COMPANIES

WATER FILTER COMPANYSANITATION COMPANY

Ask for more.


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THE NEED FOR CHAR

CLIMATE ADAPTATIONMAKES SOIL MORE RESILIENT

FERTILIZER

MORE ARABLE SOIL

FOOD SECURITY


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AMANDA JOY RAVENHILL

BIOCHARASSOCIATION.ORG
http://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaravenhillhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaravenhillhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaravenhillhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaravenhillhttp://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaravenhillmailto:[email protected]:[email protected]

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