Biochar production and applications in sub-Saharan Africa: Opportunities, constraints, risks and uncertainties

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 150, Issue , 2015, Pages 250-261

  Gwenzi, Willis ^a   Chaukura, Nhamo ^b   Mukome, Fungai N D ^c   Machado, Stephen ^d   Nyamasoka, Blessing ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

^b HARARE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Zimbabwe)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochar; Carbon sequestration; Climate change; Crop productivity; Energy provision; Pyrolysis; Smallholder agroecosystems; Zimbabwe

Indexed keywords

CARBON; CROPS; ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY; FEEDSTOCKS; GAS EMISSIONS; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEALTH RISKS; REMEDIATION; REVEGETATION; RISK PERCEPTION; SOIL CONSERVATION; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL POLLUTION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRO-ECOSYSTEMS; BIOCHAR; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTIVITY; ENERGY; ENERGY PROVISION; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH RISKS; SMALLHOLDER AGROECOSYSTEM; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOCHAR; CHARCOAL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; SOIL;

BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; CLIMATE CHANGE; CROP PRODUCTION; ENERGY PLANNING; HEALTH RISK; POTENTIAL ENERGY; RESOURCE ASSESSMENT; SMALLHOLDER;

ADSORPTION; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AGRICULTURE; CARBON FOOTPRINT; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CROP PRODUCTION; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; MANURE; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL DIVERSITY; ORGANIC WASTE; PYROLYSIS; REVEGETATION; REVIEW; SOIL MOISTURE; SOIL QUALITY; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; RISK; SOIL; ZIMBABWE;

SAHARA; ZIMBABWE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; CHARCOAL; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; RISK; SOIL; ZIMBABWE;

EID: 84919914861     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2014.11.027     Document Type: Review

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