"American Chemical
Society"
Background: 2002
Renewable Hydrogen Production
Internal Pentagon Report (Feb-2004)
The military must prepare for Abrupt Climate Change as the greatest
security threat to America.
Pyrolysis Conversion and
Hints
Terra Preta: A 2000 Year
Old Soil Experiment
Terra preta sites are so
valued they are dug up and sold for potting soil
Terra Preta de Indio or
Amazonian Dark Earths display high soil fertility
Terra Preta &
Nutrient Availability
Terra Preta &
Nutrient Leaching
Terra Preta & Crop
Productivity
What do we find in these
anomalous black earths?
Terra Preta sites have
one consistent feature:
Black Carbon from
charcoal is the common element in Terra Preta
If charcoal was
successfully used 2000 years ago to build a fertile layer of top soil and
increase soil carbon content……
Christoph Steiner Field
Studies
3 Year Field Trial
Studies
Field Trial Study
3 Year Results Summary
Impact on Microbial
Growth
Microbial Response
Charcoal provides a
preferred habitat for soil bacteria and mycorrhizal fungi
Global Charcoal Research
Pyrolytic conversion of
biomass offers options
Progression of Pyrolysis
Typical TGA of Pyrolysis
Progression of Pyrolysis
Current uses of
non-renewable hydrogen
Low Temp Charcoal
Advantage
Charcoal experiments
Chemical Pathways for
Simultaneous Removal of Major CO2
and ppm Levels of NOx and SOx Emissions by
Innovative
Application of the Fertilizer
Production Reactions
Integration of Ammonia
Carbonation and Biomass Pyrolysis for Carbon Management
Bench Scale NH3-CO2-Char
Experiment
Chemical Pathways for
Simultaneous Removal of Major CO2
and ppm Levels of NOx and SOx Emissions by
Innovative
Application of the Fertilizer
Production Reactions
Pilot
Test
Crushed Interior 2000x
SEM
A Simple System
Agricultural use offers
Carbon Negative Energy
Slide 38
Is it Technically
Possible to Go Carbon Negative?*
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