< Bio-Char V: Production, Characterization and Applications
Conference Themes
- History and long-term performance of biochar: what can we learn from the past? Long-term monitored field studies. Biochar as a solution to address climate change
- Sustainable feedstocks for biochar production: characterization, pre-processing and suitability/response to thermal processing
- Biochar production processes
- Biochar reactor technologies
- Biochar characterization: relationships among feedstock, production technology and characteristics; analytical services for characterization and certification
- Co-products of biochar production: a biorefinery approach
- Biochar physical and chemical post-processing (grinding, functionalization, activation)
- Engineered biochars for specialty applications (PFAS, pharmaceuticals, hormones,…)
- Biochar applications: soil amendment, adsorbent, catalyst, filler for polymer and cement composites, electronic applications, anaerobic digestion, applications in steel and cement manufacturing, utilization in food/feed, health and cosmetics,
- Biochar blending (co-composting, biochar-based fertilizers, combination with enhanced rock weathering)
- Biochar handling, storage, markets and commercialization
- Biochar use sequences: integration of value chains in agricultural models and forestry
- Mathematical modelling
- Biochar policies, regulations, standardization, sustainability assessment and carbon offset credits
- Case studies: success stories, failures, industrial implementations and lessons learned
Call for Abstracts
One-page abstracts should be submitted as soon as possible and no later than the deadlines noted below. The abstract should include both the significance of the research as well as results that will be discussed in order to allow a scientific assessment of the work by the organizers.
Please choose at least one, and up to three, of the most relevant session topics, as noted in the conference themes listed above, where you believe your work fits best.
Oral abstract submission deadline: November 27, 2026
Poster abstract submission deadline: March 1, 2027
- Abstracts must be submitted electronically and prepared according to this template: docx or doc.
- All submissions will be considered for both oral and poster presentation.
- Abstracts of all presentations will be made available to conference participants prior to the start of the conference.
- Oral Acceptance Notification letters will be sent in January 2027
- All deadlines occur at midnight EST on the date listed above.
Poster Guidelines
The best posters display a succinct statement of major conclusions at the beginning, followed by supporting text in later segments and a brief summary at the end. Click here for instructions and more information.
Poster Size: 1.0 meter wide and 1.5 meters in length (Portrait style).