Review of the pyrolysis platform for coproducing bio-oil and biochar

• Published in: Biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining Vol. 3; no. 5; pp. 547 - 562
• Main Authors: Laird, David A., Brown, Robert C., Amonette, James E., Lehmann, Johannes
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chichester, UK John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 01.09.2009
• Subjects: agriculture; bio-oil; biochar; biomass; carbon sequestration; pyrolysis; soil quality; Terra Preta; USA

Pyrolysis is a relatively simple, inexpensive, and robust thermochemical technology for transforming biomass into bio‐oil, biochar, and syngas. The robust nature of the pyrolysis technology, which allows considerable flexibility in both the type and quality of the biomass feedstock, combined with a...