Biochar Production for Green Economy

Dr. Shiv Vendra Singh (M.Sc. (Ag.) in Agronomy from N.D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Ayodhya, India. doctoral degree in Agronomy from G.B. Pant University of Agriculture and Technology, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India) is an assistant professor at Graphic Era Hill University, Dehradun, India. He has research experience in the field of biochar based nitrogenous fertilizers production, biochar enrichment, soil quality enhancement, carbon sequestration, GHGs emission and carbon footprint mitigation under biochar-based rice-wheat production system. Besides, he has received the reputed awards and fellowships from state and national agencies (e.g., Vice-Chancellor Gold Medal, NDUAT, Ayodhya; INSPIRE Fellowship, DST, GOI; Prize in National Essay Writing on Waste to Wealth by Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, GOI; Young Scientist Award, UCOST-Uttarakhand State Science & Technology Council, Uttarakhand; Student Excellence Award, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, INDIA). Dr. Ram Swaroop Meena is an Agronomist working in the Department of Agronomy, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi, India. Dr. Meena has been awarded Raman Research Fellowship by the Ministry of Education, Government of India. He has completed his postdoctoral research on soil carbon sequestration under Padma Shri Prof. Rattan Lal, World Food Prize Laureate, Columbus, USA. Dr. Meena has completed 10 external funded projects including, MHRD, ICAR, DST, etc. Dr. Sandip Mandal is a Senior Scientist in ICAR-Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, Bhopal, India. He possesses nearly 17 years of research experience in the field of biochar and bioenergy, biochar production, biochar enrichment, carbon sequestration. He has published 61 scientific publications including 29 full-length articles, 9 book chapters, and 23 other technical and popular articles. He has been selected as NAAS Associate in the year 2021. He was also awarded with prestigious NRDC Societal Innovation Award 2018, Jawaharlal Nehru Award for Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Research in Agricultural and Allied Sciences in 2019 by ICAR, As a scientist, he has been associated with the development of multiple improved farm machinery and Bio-energy technologies including significant contributions towards hill agriculture and Biochar for C- sequestration and soil health improvement and enriched biochar for soil amendment. Dr Chaturvedi has over 15 years experience in research, teaching and extension education in Agronomy and Agroforestry. He is an Associate Professor in Department of Agronomy, GBPUAT, Pantnagar, and also holds administrative position such as Nodal Officer, ICAR Cell and Assistant Coordinator, Planning & Technical Cell, VC’s Office, GBPUAT. Presently, he is associated with about 20 research projects from different government and non-government agencies, notable among them are Designing controlled release fertilizer utilizing agriwaste biochar, funded by NICRA, ICAR; AICRP-IFS; AICRP-Agroforestry; Morpho-physiological and Biochemical characterization and mitigation of Terminal Heat in Wheat, USCost, Uttarakhand and FIST, DST, GoI etc. He has various awards to his credits; notable are Chancellor gold medal (1999), 4 vice-chancellor gold medal (1999), Best Oral Presentation Award, Best Editor Award (2017) in international event, Faculty Excellence Award-2017 and ISA-Indian Associateship Award (2018) and Dr P S Deshmukh Young Agronomist Award-2017 (2021) from ISA, New Delhi. Scientist E/Associate Professor Govindaraju K. works at the Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology in Chennai, India.

1. Overview of biochar production and diversification 2. Advanced Pyrolysis Reactors for Energy Efficient Production of biochar 3. Hydrothermal and Microwave assisted Carbonization for char Production: Potential Application and Limitations 4. Pyrolysis of problematic wastes viz., noxious weeds, agro-industrial, municipal, plastic, e-waste etc.: Sustainable Management and Diversification 5. Modern tools and techniques of biochar characterization for targeted applications 6. Modelling the Surface Chemistry of Biochar for Efficient and Wider Applicability 7. Biochar based Carbon Farming: A Holistic Approach for Crop productivity and Soil Health Improvement under Different Soil Types 8. Soil-Plant-Microbe Interface Augmentation under Biochar Amended Soil 9. Biochar Mediated Carbon and Nutrient Dynamics under Arable Lands 10. Biochar Imparting Abiotic Stress Resilience under Different Soil Ecosystem: Abiotic Stress Mitigation 11. Designing Biochar based Slow/Controlled Release Fertilizers and composted/Co-composted Manure: Sustainable Approach of Balanced Nutrition 12. Introduction of biochar in the new era of soil less cultivation 13. Lignocellulosic Agricultural and Forestry Waste Driven biochar as Rooting Media, Seed Balls for Forest Regeneration/Planting 14. Role of Biochar in Problematic (Salt affected& Acidic) and Degraded Mined & Range Lands Reclamation: Mechanisms and Efficacy 15. Mass Multiplication Media for Bioinoculants: Biochar Provides a favourable Habitat! 16. Biochar led Methanogenic and Methanotrophic microbial community shift: Mitigating Methane emissions from Cropping System 17. Recalcitrant Biochar regulates CO2, CH4 and N2O Emissions flux under Crop Production System: Reality or Myths 18. Potential Application of Biochar to Reduce Carbon Footprint: Stride Towards Net Zero Emission from Agriculture Production System 19. Advanced Thermal Treatments for Biofuel Production from solid waste and microalgae: Opportunities and Limitations 20. Briquetting and Pelleting of Pine Biochar: Coal as Income Source for Small Scale Farmers of Hilly Area 21. Application of Surface Engineered Biochar for Emerging Contaminants bioremediation from soil and Water ecosystem 22. Tailored biochar mediated cleanup of Inorganic Pollutants from soil and water ecosystem 23. Biochar mediated Organic Pollutants bioremediation from soil and water ecosystem 24. Biochar as Climate Smart Strategy to Address Climate Change Mitigation and Adoption in 21st Century 25. International regulatory issue for practical application of biochar 26. Multifunctional Industrial Application of biochar: Promoting Circular Bioeconomy