Production of biochar from byproducts and application of ... · • Magdy M Mohamed, • Deiaaeldin A Ahmed, Eslam M Abbas • Gehan Mohamed Ebrahim ELAfifi • Agricultural Research

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• Kari Tiilikkala, Oiva Niemeläinen

• Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke)

• Magdy M Mohamed,

• Deiaaeldin A Ahmed, Eslam M Abbas

• Gehan Mohamed Ebrahim ELAfifi

• Agricultural Research Centre of Egypt (ARC)

NJF SEMINAR 490

Nordic Agrifood Expertise for Development Fri, Jan. 22, 2016 in Helsinki, Finland

Production of biochar from

byproducts and application of it

to dry sandy soil cultivation

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”ENHANCING DEVELOPMENT OF WATER USE

EFFICIENT CROPS & PRODUCTION METHODS

TO DRY AND SALINE CONDITIONS” funded by

Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

• Led by Dr. Oiva Niemeläinen, Luke Finland

• Project PI Dr Magdy M Mohamed, ARC Egypt

• Aim: Human capacity building !

• Result 4 focusing to:

• New agro-technologies for improvement

of water holding capacity of sandy soils

developed and adopted in the target area

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Contents

• Slow Pyrolysis, Raussi mobile technology used in the

demonstrations

• Products: gas, liquids and biochar

• Use of biochar (Biolan wood based and local feedstocks)

• Use of liquids as biopesticides, preliminary tests

• Use of energy, options

• LCA

• Research and development to come


Feedstock in Egypt • Used in the ICI projects

• 1 Tomato Straw) {14-Cycles}.

• 2 Cantaloupe Straw {10-

Cycles}.

• 3 Remnants of Date Palms)

{09-Cycles}.

• 4 Remnants of Olive Trees

{10-Cycles}.

• 5 Tamarix (Tamarix nilotica)

{1-Cycle}.

• Egypt Agricultural

wastes:

• Dry matter 26

million tonnes per

year*

• 52% burned on

field

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*Suomi puuta 6 m tonnia vuodessa


Feedstock used in North Sinai

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Slow Pyrolysis, RAUSSI mobile batch retort to

demonstrate new technology in practice

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Training in Jokioinen and North Sinai



Products: gas, liquids, char



Biochar for improvement of water holding, nutrient

cycling and soil improvement


Mixture

of

manure

and

Biolan

wood

based

biochar


Yield increase recorded: Fababean 2014 and 2015



Water use efficiency improved



Research topis for the future

• Salinity control - positive results already !

• Impact of biochar aging (manure mixture,

composted)

• Effects of Biochar on Soil Microbial

Biomass and indirect impacts !

• Impact of repeated use of biochar on soil

fertility!!!!!

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Liquids as botanical pesticides



Energy use options and innovative technologies ?



Human health aspect :

no smoke with high quality char !


Char made in our

project


Economical calculations and LCA assessments

need to be done



Conclusions

• Water use efficiency

improved

• Nutrient cycling to replace

fertilizers

• Yield increase

• High quality char as solid

energy source

• Biological pesticides

• Waste management

• Food security

• Health improvement

• Carbon sink

• Bioeconomy based

on local resources

• Mitigation of climate

change

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Thank you very much !


Please find more information about our

ICI activities Via FaceBook

https://www.facebook.com/NORTH.SINAI.SCHOOL.BIOCHAR

link

https://www.facebook.com/NORTH.SINAI.SCHOOL.BIOCHAR

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