Conference Programme
Thursday October 24 – Saturday October 26 RMIT UNIVERSITY MELBOURNE
Day 1 – Lecture Theatre, RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus
124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000
Thursday 24 October 2019
| Time & Location | Presentation | Speaker | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.00 to 10.30am Plenary Theatre Location: 80.04.11 | Introduction & ANZBI - 2 years on, a call to link arms | Don Coyne | Aust. N.Z. Biochar Initiative (ANZBI) |
| Biochar 2019; A Overview of Commercialisation, Product Development and Recent Research in Australia and New Zealand. | Stephen Joseph | University of New South Wales | |
| Biochar Products, Systems, and Processes for Urban Residues | Tom Miles | Chair of International Biochar Initiative | |
| 10:30-11:20am | Morning Tea in the Expo | ||
| 11.20 to 12.20pm Plenary Theatre Location: 80.04.11 | Biochar developments in China | Genxing Pan | Nanjing Agricultural University |
| Our carbon credit system for humus increasing in soils | Gerald Dunst | Sonnenerde Austria | |
| 12:20 – 1:20pm | Lunch in the Expo | ||
| Rubberised biochar as a bitumen additive | Dr Alexandru Let | State Asphalt Services | |
| 1.20 to 2.40pm Plenary Theatre Location: 80.04.11 | Recent advances on biochar research | Dr Jorge Paz Ferriero & Dr Kalpit Shah | RMIT University |
| 2.40 - 3:30pm | Afternoon tea in the Expo | ||
| 3.30 to 5.00PM | 5 Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Session 1 Location: 80.05.12 | Biochar for Soil, Plants and Trees | ||
| “Influence of Pyrolysis Preparatory Conditions (temperature, residence time and heating rate) on Characteristics of Biosolids Derived Biochar” | Shefali Aktar | RMIT University | |
| Realising the potential of biochar as a negative emissions technology | Annette Cowie | Bioenergy Australia | |
| Biochar for Soil/Plant/Tree health. Use in indoor growrooms with neutracritical benefits. | Stuart Larsson | Soft Agriculture | |
| A comparison between the effect of NPK granules and NPK coated biochar on soil properties | Sara Tahery | University of New South Wales | |
| Location: 80.03.15 | Using biochar-based blends to remediate hardrock mines | Kristin Trippe | United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) |
| Session 2 Location 80.02.03 | Biochar for Animal Health | ||
| FeedChar - For naturally healthy animals | Dominik Dunst | Charline | |
| Biochar for Livestock Helath & Productivity. Regional Energy & Jobs | Stuart Larsson | Soft Agriculture | |
| Smart Agriculture | Melissa Rebbeck | Climate Smart Agriculture & Support | |
| Session 3 Location: 80.09.12 | Biochar for Construction Materials | ||
| An innovative use for Biochar: humidity sensor | Mauro Giorcelli | Politecnico di Torino | |
| 100ts of biochar consumed safely per km of road. How? | Andre Van Zyl | CarbonCor Australia | |
| Epoxy resin composites using biochar as carbon filler: study of Mechanical and Electrical behaviour | Mauro Giorcelli | Politecnico di Torino | |
| Biomass chars for future structural materials | John McDonald - Wharry | University of Waikato | |
| Location: 80.03.15 Time 4:10pm | On the road with biogenic asphalt | Ryan Jansz | Boral |
| Session 4 Location: 80.04.19 | Available technology & projects | ||
| An update on Green Man Char & Wood Vinegar | Dr Adrian Morphett | Earth Systems | |
| Clean low cost Renewable Gas for Industry. Carbon Sequestration for our Planet. | Peter Burgess & Ian Stanley | Rainbow Bee Eater | |
| Jeffries Compost Biochar System S.A. | Dr James Joyce | Pyrocal | |
| Developments & Projects in Western Australia | Euan Beamont & Tom Vogan | Energy Farmers Australia | |
| Session 5 Location: 80.03.15 | Biochar for Water Filtration & Soil Remediation | ||
| Biorefining of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuels and activated carbons | Zhanying Zhang | Queensland University of Technology | |
| Producing effective adsorbents from biomass waste by understanding and manipulating surface chemistry through different treatments | Lokesh Padhye | University of Auckland | |
| 5.30 to 7.30 PM Drinks Kaliede Theatre | Drinks in the Expo followed by networking dinner. (venue TBA) |
Day 2 – Lecture Theatre, RMIT University, Melbourne City Campus
124 La Trobe Street, Melbourne Victoria 3000
Friday 25 October 2019
| Time & Location | Presentation | Speaker | Background |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.30 to 10.30am Plenary Theatre Location: 80.04.11 | ANZBI AGM & Standards Discussion | ||
| Session 1 | Australia New Zealand Biochar Initiative (ANZBI) AGM & Standards Discussion | ANZBI Committee | Members Only (AGM) & Standards Discussion (open) |
| 10:30-11:20am | Morning tea in Trade Expo - Kaliede Theatre | ||
| 11.20 to 12.50pm Plenary Theatre Location: 80.04.11 | 5 Concurrent Sessions | ||
| Session 1 Location: 80.05.12 | Biochar for soil, plants and tree health & productivity | ||
| Local climate crowdfunding as a new financial scheme for storing carbon in soils? | Pia Otte | Institute for Rural and Regional Research and NTNU Sustainability | |
| Local climate crowdfunding as a new financial scheme for storing carbon in soils? | Pia Otte | Institute for Rural and Regional Research and NTNU Sustainability | |
| Practical application of a biochar derived fertilizer for use in paddy rice cultivation. | Gordon Hirst | Chang Mai University | |
| Pyrolysis of Biosolids: Process modelling and Economic Analysis | Ekaterina Selezneva | RMIT University | |
| Session 1 Location: 80.02.03 | Biochar for soil, plants and tree health & productivity | ||
| Kinetic Parameter Estimation for Slow Pyrolysis of Biosolids | Nimesha Rathnayake | RMIT University | |
| Making a value added product from dewatered sewerage sludge & Wood Biochar | Dean Hurlstone & Stephen Joseph | Conhur | |
| Why Do it? PyCCS - Biochar co-generation & ProSilva: Responsible Forest Resource Management | Frank Strie | Terra Preta Developments | |
| Soil nitrogen, organic carbon and crop yield after biochar application – a meta-analysis | Shahla Hosseini Bai | University of Central Queensland | |
| Location: 80.09.12 | Mainstreaming the benefits of Biochar in soils using the Carbon Farming Markets | Louisa Kiely | Carbon Farmers of Australia |
| Location: 80.03.15 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| Location: 80.03.15 | Biochar a key element in Pacific island climate resilience | Frank Sanders | Healing Habitats |
| Session 2 Location: 80.09.12 | Biochar for Animal Health & productvity | ||
| Biochar – reducing livestock’s carbon footprint | Kathy Dawson | Biochar Network of W.A. | |
| Feeding biochar mineral complexes to animals | Stephen Joseph | University of New South Wales | |
| Session 3 Location: 80.04.19 | Available technologies & projects | ||
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Reducing moisture content of pulpwood by natural drying: A case study near Mt Gambier, SA | Dr Mohammad Reza Ghaffariyan | University of Sunshine Coast | |
| An integrated production system for biochar related products | Teri Sun & Stephen Joseph | Biomass Fuel Tech & Equip | |
| Biochar activity in NZ; a case study and other emerging opportunities | Dennis Enright | Biochar Network of New Zealand (BNNZ) | |
| Session 3 Location: 80.03.15 | Available technologies & projects | ||
| TBA | TBA | TBA | |
| Polytechnik - Green Carbon | Christian Jirkowsky | Polytechnik Biomass Energy | |
| Biochar in a circular economy | Kelly Wickham | Sustainability Victoria | |
| 12:50 – 2pm | Lunch in the Expo | ||
| 2.00 – 3:30pm | 4 Plenary Sessions | ||
| Session 1 | Biochar as Smart and Sustainable Building Material | Dr Kua Harn Wei | Universtiy of SIngapore |
| Session 2 | “Learnings from 15 years in the field” | Dr Lukas Van Zwieten | NSW Department of Primary Industries |
| Session 3 | Biochar before planting. A new normal | Doug Pow | Pow Brook |
| Session 4 | “How biochar can fulfil its potential” | Nigel Murphy | Earth Systems |
| 3:30-4:30pm | Afternoon Tea in the Expo | ||
| 4:30-5:30pm Theatre | Group Discussion – wrap up | Discussion with those currently operating commercial projects | |
| Conference Closing |
Day 3 – Field Trip Melbourne Metro Region
Buses available from RMIT University @ 9am
Templestowe Landfill Site
9:30 – 12 Noon See the Charmaker patented technology operating at the Manningham City Council Landfill site in Templestowe, Melbourne where Green Man Char & Wood Vinegar are produced from tree prunings or typical green waste.
Morning tea 10:30am – 10:50am provided C/ManninghamCity Council Bronze Sponsor
