Tuesday, 7 October 2008: 1:25 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 360C
666: Symposium --Black Carbon in Soils and Sediments: IV. Stability and Carbon Sequestration Potential
Sponsor:S02 Soil Chemistry
Cosponsors:Geochemical Society; International Humic Substances; S05 Pedology; S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils; S09 Soil Mineralogy; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality
Organizers:James E. Amonette, Battelle Memorial Inst.
Daniel Olk, USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Lab
David Laird, USDA
Presiding:Daniel Olk, USDA-ARS National Soil Tilth Lab
1:25 PMIntroductory Remarks
1:30 PMStability of Black Carbon/Biochar.
Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
2:00 PMPyrogenic C as a Component of the C Cycle in Boreal Forests.
Caroline M. Preston, Natural Resources Canada, Werner Kurz, Canadian Forest Service, Pacific Forestry Centre
2:30 PMMineralisation and Structural Modifications of Different Pyrogenic Materials by Microbiology Activities.
André Hilscher, Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde, Technische Universität München, Christian Siewert, Institut für Landschaftsarchitektur, Forschungsanstalt für Gartenbau Weihenstephan, Heike Knicker, Lehrstuhl für Bodenkunde, Technische Universität München
2:45 PMBiodegradation of Benzene-d6 Associated with Various Black Carbon Materials by Pseudomonas putida strain F1: A 2H NMR study.
Tu N. Pham, The University of Oklahoma, Samer AbuBakr, The University of Oklahoma, Kathleen E. Duncan, The University of Oklahoma, Margaret A. Eastman, Oklahoma State University, Mark A. Nanny, The University of Oklahoma
3:00 PMBreak
3:15 PMGreenhouse Gas Emissions from Soils as Affected by Addition of Biochar.
Natalia Rogovska, Iowa State University, Pierce Fleming, USDA - ARS, Richard Cruse, Iowa State University, David Laird, USDA
3:30 PMAssessing the Global Technical Potential for C Sequestration by Biomass Carbonization.
James E. Amonette, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
4:00 PMPyrolysis, Biochar, and Crop Residues: Is this an Economic Proposition?.
Bruce A. McCarl, Texas A&M University
4:30 PMAdjourn
Cosponsors:Geochemical Society; International Humic Substances; S05 Pedology; S07 Forest, Range & Wildland Soils; S09 Soil Mineralogy; S11 Soils & Environmental Quality

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