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    Biochar: Bamboo and Corn Cob

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    This document describes the production and use of biochar from bamboo and corn cob as a soil conditioner. It provides details on the costs and profits of producing biochar, describes how to make a simple biochar production system, and explains how to apply biochar mixed with compost to improve soil quality and plant growth. Experiments showed applying biochar with organic fertilizers increased yields of eggplant, water spinach, and pechay compared to using only organic fertilizer or leaving the soil untreated.

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    This document describes the production and use of biochar from bamboo and corn cob as a soil conditioner. It provides details on the costs and profits of producing biochar, describes how to make a simple biochar production system, and explains how to apply biochar mixed with compost to improve soil quality and plant growth. Experiments showed applying biochar with organic fertilizers increased yields of eggplant, water spinach, and pechay compared to using only organic fertilizer or leaving the soil untreated.

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    This document describes the production and use of biochar from bamboo and corn cob as a soil conditioner. It provides details on the costs and profits of producing biochar, describes how to make a simple biochar production system, and explains how to apply biochar mixed with compost to improve soil quality and plant growth. Experiments showed applying biochar with organic fertilizers increased yields of eggplant, water spinach, and pechay compared to using only organic fertilizer or leaving the soil untreated.

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    Biochar: Bamboo and Corn Cob

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    Ryan Bacarro Bagayan
    This document describes the production and use of biochar from bamboo and corn cob as a soil conditioner. It provides details on the costs and profits of producing biochar, describes how to make a simple biochar production system, and explains how to apply biochar mixed with compost to improve soil quality and plant growth. Experiments showed applying biochar with organic fertilizers increased yields of eggplant, water spinach, and pechay compared to using only organic fertilizer or leaving the soil untreated.

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    How much is the Cost of producing How to apply biochar as soil conditioner and

    MARIANO MARCOS STATE UNIVERSITY


    bamboo and corn cob biochar? what would be the effect? Batac City, Ilocos Norte

    Biochar Mixture
    Cost of Machine
    Pyrolizer P13,980 Improve soil condition
    Biochar crusher P 30,000  Mix 2 kg Biochar with 3.00 kg compost
    fertilizer kg m-2 for eggplant and productivity through
    Cost/Output (P/kg)  For Ipomea aquatic and Pechay under pot
    Bamboo P 4.46 condition mix 1:1 ratio of biochar and organic
    Corn cob P 6.38 fertilizer Bamboo and Corn Cob
    Selling price P 7.00
    Net Profit Ratio (%)
    Payback Period (Year)
    Profitability Index (PI)
    36.25
    0.95
    1.90
    Biochar “soil conditioner”
    With biochar and Organic fertilizer With Organic fertilizer only

    With biochar and Organic fertilizer only


    Organic fertilizer

    Physico-chemical characteristics of bamboo


    Ipomea aquatica applied with
    biochar and distillate Ondinary soil only With biochar only
    biochar + vermicompost

    Bamboo Distillate
    Methyl Alcohol 0.24
    Total Acids 2.93
    Titrable Acidity 3.66

    Bamboo biochar Eggplant applied with bamboo


    biochar + vermicompost
    Production and
    Fixed Carbon (%) 71.99
    Ash Content (%) 9.46 Utilization Processes
    Volatile Combustible Matter (%) 13.9 Source of Information:
    Heating Value (BTU/lb) 12,200 DESIGN OF BAMBOO AND CORN COB BIOCHAR
    (Analysis Conducted by DOST-ITDI, 2011) PRODUCTION PROCESS AND ITS APPLICATION
    AS SOIL PRODUCTIVITY ENHANCER
    STANLEY C. MALAB, JOSE A. ZAFARALLA, BEATRIZ S. MALAB
    and DIONISIO S. B UCAO Developed by the Bamboo Biochar Research Project
    Mariano Marcos State University MMSU Crop Research Laboratory
    E-mail: [email protected]
    Batac City Printed 2011
    Biochar from Bamboo and Corn Cob
    Production and Utilization Processes
     Place small pieces of bamboo wastes
     The inner chamber is cylindrical vessel as the reactor
    as kindling materials (approx. 15%
    What is Biochar? made of #16 (1.5 mm) G.I. sheet with tight lid of the feedstock to char) loaded
    where the stainless pipe distillate condenser/collector outside the reactor to provide initial
    and exit of syn-gas and tar is attached. fire.
    Biochar is a highly stable carbon compound REACTOR
     The syn-gas pipe and tar collector extends to the  Start the charring process by
    created when biomass is heated through pyrolysis underneath of the reactor. A control valve for the evenly kindling heating fuel from
    process, basically under limited or low oxygen distillate condenser and another for the syngas and the top.
    condition. tar collector were provided to control the flow of  As the fire is well underway
    distillate and syn-gas. close the lid of the heating
     Provide small openings at the bottom side of the
    chamber without the afterburner.
    Why Biochar?  The syngas from the reactor can
    outer cylinder to control air flow and a bigger
    Biochar is a charcoal product created for add energy to sustain burning of
    opening beside as fuel feed to sustain the heat if the kindling fuel.
    agricultural and environmental gain specifically necessary.  Sustain heating for 3 hrs and
    as an organic material used as „soil conditioner‟ allow the pyrolizer to cool for 10 Heat Insulator
    or “soil productivity enhancer” hours prior to discharging the biochar. (outer chamber)
    It has several beneficial effects in soil like:
     During the process of pyrolysis distillates are produce as
    increase water infiltration and water holding a result of heating the biomass. Collect the distillate
    capacity, improve soil structure, tilth and through the condenser attached to the lid of the reactor.
    stability, increase cation exchange capacity
    (CEC)—and other soil properties, provide
    favorable microbial environment, and possibly
    reduce total fertilizer requirement Biochar Pyrolizer Production Efficiency - 38.5 %
    Energy Output/Input Ratio - 6.36 for bamboo
    -3.37 for corn cob
    How to make Biochar from Bamboo and The
    Corn Cob? Pyrolysis Process
     Design and fabricate a simple and cheap
    “pyrolizer”  Cut the feedstock (bamboo) into 20 cm long and split Biochar Crusher
     a double-walled outer chamber and inner into four, for corn cob process it as whole cob
    closed chamber with after burner made of G.I.  arranged in the fesstock in the reactor in such a way that  After discharging the biochar from the pyrolizer
    pipe connected to the lid. the maximum capacity of the cylinder is attained. Cover crush into granules or fine particles (not powder)
    the reactor tightly with the lid to control the entry of air
     The outer chamber is double walled with the crusher machine to attain uniform
    and escape of syngas and smoke during charring.
    cylindrical chamber with brick and clay soil as application with the soil and fertilizer.
    the as the heat insulator.

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