Biomass Chemistry, Morphological Structure. Construction of realistic representations of Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Lignin Structures and biomass particle representations. Real Feedstocks mixed, to be considered.

Speakers:

• Armando McDonald, University of Idaho
• Evan Terrell, USDA
• Peter Ciesielski, NREL

Impact of Operational parameters (Feedstock Composition, final temperature, heating rate, pressure, atmosphere/environment, residence Time of solids and products….) on Product Yields and Composition. N, S, P and Metal doping. Effect of mineral additives.  Carbonization thermochemical reactions.

Speakers:

• Manuel Garcia-Perez, Washington State University
• Liang Wang, SINTEF Energy Research
• Ondrej Masek, University of Edinburgh

(Slow pyrolysis, Retorts, Kilns, Fast Pyrolysis, Hydrothermal Liquefaction, Combustion Chambers). Oxidative slow pyrolysis processes: reactor product characteristics, Methane Pyrolysis and biochar, Production of Standardized Biochar. Scale-up and real success cases.

Speakers:

• Manuel Garcia-Perez, Washington State University
• Anthony Dufour, CNRS-University of Lorraine
• Franco Berruti, Western University
• David Chiaramonti, Politecnico di Torino

Particle size distribution and shape, SEM, X-ray computed tomography imagining of wood and char. Construction of realistic macroscopic biochar models.

Speakers:

• • Farid Chejne, National University of Colombia
  • Juan Carlos Maya, National University of Colombia
  • Peter Ciesielski,  NREL
  • Mario Sanchez, National University of Colombia

(Elemental Composition, Proximate Analysis, Raman, 13C NMR, XRD, FTIR, He Pycnometer, ESR, MALDI-FT-ICR, Benzene polycarboxylic acid methodology, …)

Speakers:

• Alice Budai, NIBIO
• Robert Johnson, University of Hawaii
• Yann Le Brech, CNRS-University of Lorraine

(SEM, TEM, HR-TEM, BET, XPS, FTIR,  Boehm titration, temperature programmed desorption, z-potential, cation exchange capacity…

Speakers:

• Frederik Ronsse, Ghent University
• Naomi Klinghoffer, Western University

How to remove, properties related with ash composition. How to benefits from them. Discuss catalytic properties.

Speakers:

• Sohrab Haghighi Mood, Washington State University
• Manuel Garcia-Perez, Washington State University
• Vanessa Fierro, CNRS-University of Lorraine

How to understand it. From Data to Molecular Representations of Biochar chemistry and pore structure. Prediction of NMR, Raman, FTIR, XRD spectra. Potential to study carbonization reactions by reactive field

Speakers: 

• Valentina Erastova, University of Edinburgh
• Valentina Sierra, Washington State University

(Experiments and Modeling) Kinetics and equilibrium (pore filling, diffusion, partitioning, hydrophobic interactions, p-p interactions, hydrogen bonding, electrostatic interactions, cation exchange, induced precipitation, formation of surface complexes, interaction with N-containing molecules). 

Speakers: 

• Franco Berruti, Western University
• Naomi Klinghoffer, Western University
• Silvia Fiore, Politecnico di Torino
• Valentina Erastova, University of Edinburgh
• Audrey Noumbissi-Ngambia, University of Edinburgh

(oxidation reactions)

Speakers:

• Naomi Klinghoffer, Western University
• FranciscoMartin-Martinez, King’s College London

Biochar surface interactions/electrochemical properties biochar, Microbial inoculated biochars, impact of biochar in biochemical reactions. 

Speakers:

• Nehal Abu-Lail, University of Texas at San Antonio
• Mathieu Etienne, CNRS-University of Lorraine
• Meredith Barr, London South Bank University

Biochar interactions in compost (aerobic systems), anaerobic digestion

Speakers:

• Jim Amonnette, PNNL
• Veronica Crow, Washington State University
• Silvia Fiore, Politecnico di Torino

Speakers:

• Mohammad Mezbah, Washington State University
• Stephanie MacQuarrie, Cape Breton University
• Lori Tunstall, Colorado School of Mines

Speakers:

• Manuel Raul Pelaez-Samaniego, Universidad de Cuenca
• Ramona Fayazfar, Ontario Tech University

Speakers:

• Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University
• Santanu Bakshi, Iowa State University

Comprehensive review of the key topics explored during the course.

Speakers:

• Manuel Garcia-Perez, Washington State University
• Luisa Marín, International Biochar Initiative