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DAY 01 (4th of April, 2013) |
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08:30 - 09:00 |
Registration @ Austrian Academy of Sciences |
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09:00 - 10:30
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PLENARY SESSION
Chairperson: Dr. Viktor Bruckman |
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09:00 - 09:05
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Opening Remarks
Prof. Dr. Helmut Denk, President, Austrian Academy of Sciences |
09:05 - 09:10 |
Welcoming Remarks by the FOREBIOM consortium
Dr. Viktor Bruckman, Ass.Prof. Jay Liu, Assoc.Prof. Basak Burcu Uzun, Ass.Prof. Esin Varol (Austria, South Korea, Turkey) |
09:10 - 09:30 |
Introduction of the FOREBIOM Project
Dr. Viktor Bruckman, Austrian Academy of Sciences
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09:30 - 09:50
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IUFRO - Forest research cooperation worldwide and across disciplines
Mag. Gerda Wolfrum, International Union of Forest Research Organizations, Austria
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09:50 - 10:10
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Biochar - Building Synergies Between Soil Fertility, Renewable Energy Production, and Carbon Sequestration
Dr. Christoph Steiner, Consulting services, Biochar.org, Austria
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10:10 - 10:30
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Charcoal production and utilization in Thailand
Dr. Maliwan Haruthaithanasan, Kasetsart University, Thailand
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break & poster viewing |
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11:00 - 12:30
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SESSION I: Forest Biomass resources for biochar production
Chairperson: Mr. Florian Kraxner, MSc. |
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11:00 - 11:20
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Sustainable use of biomass feedstock - Global and regional aspects
Mr. Florian Kraxner, MSc., International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
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11:20 - 11:40
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Sustainable forest biomass potentials in Austria
Dr. Michael Englisch, Federal Research and Training Centre for Forests, Natural Hazards and Landscape, Austria
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11:40 - 12:00
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Coppice forestry and biomass resources in Austria
Prof. Eduard Hochbichler, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
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12:00 - 12:20
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What technology for biofuel production in EU?
Dr. Sylvian Leduc, International Institute of Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Austria
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12:20 - 12:30 |
Discussion |
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12:30 - 13:30 |
Lunch break & poster viewing |
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13:30 - 15:00 |
SESSION II: Biomass pyrolysis
Chairperson: Prof. Basak Burcu Uzun |
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13:30 - 13:50
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Pyrolysis: A sustainable way from biomass to bio-fuels and bio-char
Assoc.Prof. Basak Burcu Uzun, Anadolu University, Turkey
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13:50 - 14:10
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The etablisment of a biochar-production facility from waste
CEO Gerald Dunst, Sonnenerde, Austria
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Video presentation Sonnenerde |
14:10 - 14:30
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Biomass pyrolysis and biochar characterization
Prof. Frederik Ronsse, Ghent University, Belgium
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14:30 - 14:50
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Investigating the Influence of Production Conditions on the Energy Distribution Between the Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Products of Slow Pyrolysis
Kyle Crombie, UK Biochar Research Centre, United Kingdom
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14:50 - 15:00 |
Discussion |
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15:00 - 15:30 |
Coffee break & poster viewing |
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15:30 - 17:00 |
SESSION III: Biochar and soil
Chairperson: Dr. Franz Zehetner |
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15:30 - 15:50
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Effects of biochar application on soil functions: results from lab incubations, greenhouse pot experiments and field trials
Dr. Franz Zehetner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU), Vienna, Austria
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15:50 - 16:10
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Rhizosphere effects of carboniferous and clay compounds in a sandy matrix
Dr. Bernd Uwe Schneider, Helmholtz-Zentrum Potsdam, GFZ, Germany
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16:10 - 16:30
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Biochar as yield promoter for agricultural crops? Conjectures and observations
Dr. Gerhard Soja, AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH, Austria
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16:30 - 16:50
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Biochar arrests soil organic nitrogen cycling but promotes nitrification
Dr. Rebecca Hood-Nowotny, University of Vienna, Austria
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16:50 - 17:00 |
Discussion, Organizational Remarks, closing day 1 |
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17:00 - 18:00 |
Free time |
18:00 - 19:00 |
Guided City tour (from workshop venue to restaurant "Augustinerkeller") |
19:00 |
Social Dinner (Augustinerkeller) |
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DAY 02 ( 5th of April, 2013) |
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09:00 - 12:30 |
SESSION IV: FOREBIOM Workshop
Chairperson: Dr. Viktor Bruckman |
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09:00 - 09:30 |
Wrap-up of day 01, input for workshop discussions |
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09:30 - 10:30 |
Workshop part 1 - Group discussions following the World Cafe Method. The following questions will be addressed:
- What are the premises for biochar production and utilization to help mitigate climate change?
- How about potential dangers and disadvantages for the environment when extending biochar production and utilization globally?
-Where do we need more research and what are currently the main obstacles to put biochar on the market?
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10:30 - 11:00 |
Coffee break & poster viewing |
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11:00 - 12:00 |
Workshop part 2 - Presentation of findings by the respective group hosts and final discussion |
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12:00 - 12:30 |
Presentation of Workshop results and group discussion |
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12:30 |
Closing remarks
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13:00 - 18:00 |
Excursion to "Sonnenerde", Austria`s 1st commercial biochar production facility. |
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End of the 1st FOREBIOM Workshop |
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POSTER Programme (during both days) |
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Poster 1 |
Centennial time scale effects of large incorporation of pyrogenic Carbon in soils: Carbon sequestration and soil fertility
Dr. Irene Criscuoli, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Italy |
Poster 2 |
Influence of herbicides on the respiration of charcoal-affected forest soil
Ms. Astrid Fajtak, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria |
Poster 3 |
Bio-briquetting and char production in Nepal
Mr. Shalabh Poudyal, Tribhuwan University, Nepal |
Poster 4 |
Pyrolysis of Almond Shell: Product Yields and Chemical Activation of Chars
Ass.Prof. Esin Apaydin Varol, Anadolu University, Turkey |
Poster 5 |
Experiences with biochar in horticulture
Roland Kariger MSc., University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria |
Poster 6 |
Forest Biomass Potential in Thailand
Ass.Prof. Roongreang Poolsiri, Kasetsart University, Thailand |
Poster 7 |
Forest waste biomass as a means of producing innovative charring retort: some empirical evidences from Nepal
Dr. Dharam Uprety, Multi Stakeholder Forestry Programme, Nepal |