Biochar is a new material studied intensively in the past ten years in various parts of the world. This was triggered by the fact that the Terra Preta soils in the Amazon region, South America, known to be very fertile because it contains charcoal formed from burning minimal oxygen (pyrolysis) at the time of thousands of years ago. In conditions of technological advances, as now researchers are trying to replicate in obtaining similar materials are then widely known by the term biochar and test its benefits, especially for the improvement of the condition of the soil in order to generate growth and yield better and at the same time is able to become an obstacle to the release of carbon into the atmosphere (carbon sequestering).
As a new research topic of course be understood that it raises the pro and cons, especially regarding the positive benefits widely. One of the pro is written by Lehmann and Joseph (2010), entitled Biochar-Environment Management-Science and Technology. Otherwise the counter is presented by F. Verheijen et al. (2010) entitled Biochar Application to Soils. The following descriptions are trying to look at from two angles is to provide a true picture of the prospective applicants for research and / or users of biochar to the benefit of improved health and productivity of the soil. At the end of the description given the need for quality requirements of bio-char to obtain comparable results.
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