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Session No. 62
Sunday, 31 October 2010: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 601 (Colorado Convention Center)

T54. Pyrogenic Black Carbon, or Biochar, in Soils and Sediments, Its Characterization and Fate—Its Effects On the Carbon Cycle and Carbon Sequestration, and Its Effects on Soil Properties

GSA Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Petrology, and Volcanology Division; GSA Geobiology & Geomicrobiology Division

 

Colleen E. Rostad and David W. Rutherford, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:35 PM
BIOCHAR ACTIVITIES IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS WITH RESPECT TO MINE RECLAMATION
HARLEY, Andrew D., R Squared Incorporated, 5555 DTC Parkway, Suite A-4000, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, andrewharley@r2incorporated.com, andrewharley@r2incorporated.com
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1:50 PM
COMMERCIAL SCALE BIOCHAR AND ENERGY CREATION FOR GHG MITIGATION
CANTERBURY, Frank, Pyrolyzer LLC, 750 NE Spanish River Blvd, Suite 501, Boca Raton, FL 33431, frank.canterbury@pyrolyzerllc.com, frank.canterbury@pyrolyzerllc.com
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2:05 PM
HYDROTHERMAL PROCESSING OF ALGAE TO PRODUCE COAL AND OIL
VON KEITZ, Marc, HEILMANN, Steven and VALENTAS, Kenneth, Biotechnology Institute, University of Minnesota, 140 Gortner Laboratory, 1479 Gortner Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55108, vonkeitz@umn.edu, vonkeitz@umn.edu
 
2:20 PM
Break
4
2:35 PM
VARIATIONS IN THE PROPERTIES OF LABORATORY-PRODUCED BIOCHARS: SURFACE CHEMISTRY, LABILITY AND INTERACTION WITH SOIL ORGANIC MATTER
ZIMMERMAN, Andrew R., MUKHERJEE, Atanu and KASOZI, Gabriel N., Department of Geological Sciences, University of Florida, 241 Williamson Hall, P.O. Box 112120, Gainesville, FL 32611, azimmer@ufl.edu, azimmer@ufl.edu
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2:50 PM
CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOMASS-DERIVED AND TERRA PRETA CHARS WITH PYROLYSIS MASS SPECTROMETRY
MAGRINI-BAIR, Kimberly A., National Bioenergy Center, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 1617 Cole Blvd, Golden, CO 80401 and EVANS, Robert J., RJ Evans And Associates, 8999 W. Harvard Pl, Lakewood, CO 80227, kim.magrini@nrel.gov, kim.magrini@nrel.gov
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3:05 PM
EFFECTS OF FORMATION CONDITIONS OF BIOCHARS on WATER EXTRACTS
ROSTAD, Colleen E.1, RUTHERFORD, David W.1 and WERSHAW, Robert L.2, (1)National Research Program-Central Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Building 95, MS 408, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, (2)Water Resources Discipline, National Research Program, US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25046, Building 95, MS 408, Denver, CO 80225, cerostad@usgs.gov, cerostad@usgs.gov
 
3:20 PM
Break
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3:35 PM
THE ADSORPTION AND ABSORPTION OF WATER BY WOOD AND GRASS CHARS
RUTHERFORD, David W.1, ROSTAD, Colleen E.2 and WERSHAW, Robert L.1, (1)Water Resources Discipline, National Research Program, US Geological Survey, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25046, Building 95, MS 408, Denver, CO 80225, (2)National Research Program-Central Branch, U.S. Geological Survey, Box 25046, Building 95, MS 408, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, dwruther@usgs.gov, dwruther@usgs.gov
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3:50 PM
STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOCHARS FOLLOWING INTERACTION WITH FERROSOL SOILS
LIN, Yun, Electron Microscope Unit of the Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, The basement of Chemical Science Building, Kensington, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia, MUNROE, Paul, Electron Microscope Unit of the Analytical Centre, The University of New South Wales, The basement of Chemical Science Building, Kensington, Sydney, NSW 2052 and JOSEPH, Stephen, Material Science and Engineering, The University of New South Wales, Kensington, Sydney, NSW 2052, yun.lin@unsw.edu.au, yun.lin@unsw.edu.au
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4:05 PM
STRUCTURAL CHANGES DURING BIOCHAR FORMATION AS ELUCIDATED BY 2-D CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY: IMPLICATIONS FOR SORPTION CHARACTERISTICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL STABILITY
HARVEY, Omar Richard, Texas A & M University, College Station, TX 77843, orharvey@tamu.edu, orharvey@tamu.edu
 
4:20 PM
Break
10
4:35 PM
QUANTIFYING CHARCOAL BUDGETS IN STEEPLAND WATERSHEDS: FIELD MEASUREMENTS AND MODELING OF COUPLED SEDIMENT-CHARCOAL TRANSPORT AND STORAGE IN THE OREGON COAST RANGE
FRUEH, Walter Terry and LANCASTER, Stephen T., Geosciences, Oregon State U, 104 Wilkinson/Geosciences Dept, Corvallis, OR 97331, fruehw@geo.oregonstate.edu, fruehw@geo.oregonstate.edu
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4:50 PM
SOIL CHARCOAL FROM SHRUBLANDS TO SUB-ALPINE FORESTS IN THE COLORADO FRONT RANGE
LICATA, Christopher W. and SANFORD Jr, Robert L., University of Denver, 2190 E. Iliff Ave, Denver, CO 80208, clicata2@du.edu, clicata2@du.edu
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5:05 PM
HIGH TOTAL ORGANIC SOIL CARBON (TOSC), LOW DISSOLVED ORGANIC CARBON (DOC) AND BLACK CARBON (BC) HORIZONS, SAN JUAN MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: IMPLICATIONS FOR ENHANCED NATURAL TERRESTRIAL CARBON SEQUESTRATION (NTS) LAND USE MANAGEMENT AND RECLAMATION PROTOCOLS
BURCHELL, Alison, NTS Group, Box 3671, Boulder, CO 80307, YAGER, Douglas B., Central Mineral and Environmental Resources Science Center, U.S. Geological Survey, P,O. Box 25046, MS 973, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225, USA USA, JOHNSON, Raymond H., S.M. Stoller Corporation, Contractor to the Department of Energy Office of Legacy Management, 2597 Legacy Way, Grand Junction, CO 81503, AIKEN, George R., US Geological Survey, WRD, 3215 Marine St, Marine Street Science Center, Boulder, CO 80303 and BUTLER, Kenna, U.S. Geological Survey, WRD, 3215 Marine Street, Suite E-127, Marine Street Science Center, Boulder, CO 80303, a_burchell@comcast.net, a_burchell@comcast.net
 
5:20 PM
Concluding Remarks
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