Sustainable management of olive mill waste: the Biochar example

This webinar will explain the processes of obtaining biochar and hydrochar, taking advantage of olive mill waste, olive biomass and the possibilities they have as a soil amendment, or mixture to obtain better quality compost.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights that proper management of organic waste and the incorporation of exogenous organic matter are two of the practices with the greatest potential to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions and curb climate change.

The production of biochar and hydrochar offers enormous potential by utilizing residual biomass from agriculture, olive groves, forestry systems, wastewater, and manure. Among the most commonly used raw materials are sewage sludge, pruning waste (such as vine shoots), olive mill waste, straw, and rice hulls.

In this session you will learn how biochar and hydrochar are obtained, especially from olive mill waste and olive biomass, as well as their advantages as soil amendments or as ingredients to improve the quality of compost.