About OpenChar Applications Industrial Residues Crop Residues Animal Wastes Technologies Feed Stock Processing Harvesting Size reduction Drying Handling Biochar Production Slow Pyrolysis Fast Pyrolysis Gasification Co-product Production Condensing to bio-oil Off gas burn off Power Generation Heat Storage Heat recycle Biochar Processing Crushing Dust mitigation Storage Application to Soil Materials Properties (Chemical and Physical) Feed Stocks Biochar Soil Economics / C-Accounting About: This tab will provide a summary of the current underlying theory and science of side menu topics. It will include the significant parameters that affect the topics and highlight any knowledge gaps. The 'About' tab will provide the following types of information depending on the side menu topic selected: - Definitions of the different process involved in biochar production - Definitions of the types of technology available for various processes involved in biochar production. - The significant operating parameters that affect biochar production. - A guideline on the types of feedstock available - Soil characterisation and the relationship to biochar mechanisms - The types of applications and field trials that biochar is currently being used. - A guideline to the significant parameters that affect the economics of biochar production. About Case Studies Field Trials Discussion BoardDesign ToolsLinks

About OpenChar Applications Industrial Residues Crop Residues Animal Wastes Technologies Feed Stock Processing Harvesting Size reduction Drying Handling Biochar Production Slow Pyrolysis Fast Pyrolysis Gasification Co-product Production Condensing to bio-oil Off gas burn off Power Generation Heat Storage Heat recycle Biochar Processing Crushing Dust mitigation Storage Application to Soil Materials Properties (Chemical and Physical) Feed Stocks Biochar Soil Economics / C-Accounting Case Studies and Field Trials: This tab will provide a summary of en existing application or field trial that demonstrates the side menu topic. Users would have the opportunity to comment on case studies or submit their own case study or explanation of field trial within a rigid template. Latest results from field trials or case studies could be posted as comments. It is anticipated that some side menu topics might link to the same case studies. The following case studies will be included depending on the side menu topic selected: - Technology case studies will demonstrate where various types of technology have been trialed or used - Case studies demonstrating different types of feed stocks for different types of soils under certain operating conditions - Characterisation of feed stocks, biochar's produced and soils - Economic models About Case Studies Field Trials Discussion BoardDesign ToolsLinks

About OpenChar Applications Industrial Residues Crop Residues Animal Wastes Technologies Feed Stock Processing Harvesting Size reduction Drying Handling Biochar Production Slow Pyrolysis Fast Pyrolysis Gasification Co-product Production Condensing to bio-oil Off gas burn off Power Generation Heat Storage Heat recycle Biochar Processing Crushing Dust mitigation Storage Application to Soil Materials Properties (Chemical and Physical) Feed Stocks Biochar Soil Economics / C-Accounting About Case Studies Field Trials Discussion BoardDesign ToolsLinks Design Tools: This tab would provide specific design tools relevant to the side menu topics. This would most likely be through standard template files that can be downloaded. Users could submit modifications or suggestions to the design tools. These changes would be taken into consideration by the tools originator and new versions added as a result of changes. Users could upload new tools as well. Design Tools for side menu topics could include: Applications: Mass and energy balance templates Economic analysis tools for application scenarios (e.g. best economic use of co- products for application) Application specification template Technologies: Process Flow Diagrams Mass and energy balance templates Datasheets for equipment Specifications for specific equipment Material Properties: Matrix comparing Feedstock with Biochar properties and soil applications Economic analysis tool (e.g economics for feedstock vs end use) Economics: Economic comparison analysis tools

About OpenChar Applications Industrial Residues Crop Residues Animal Wastes Technologies Feed Stock Processing Harvesting Size reduction Drying Handling Biochar Production Slow Pyrolysis Fast Pyrolysis Gasification Co-product Production Condensing to bio-oil Off gas burn off Power Generation Heat Storage Heat recycle Biochar Processing Crushing Dust mitigation Storage Application to Soil Materials Properties (Chemical and Physical) Feed Stocks Biochar Soil Economics / C-Accounting About Case Studies Field Trials Discussion BoardDesign ToolsLinks Discussion Board: This page provides the opportunity for users to freely discuss issues related to the side menu topic. Discussions would cover questions, design issues, latest field results, field experiences etc. Topics may be posted by moderators, or users may be able to submit topics via a rigid template forming a new discussion topic. Users can respond to topics freely. The discussion area would also provide means for posting revised documents that might be downloaded from the design tools area. Scenarios could also be proposed in this area for design development. Information from the discussion area would be moderated and assessed to update the other tabs with the latest information and design tools.

About OpenChar Applications Industrial Residues Crop Residues Animal Wastes Technologies Feed Stock Processing Harvesting Size reduction Drying Handling Biochar Production Slow Pyrolysis Fast Pyrolysis Gasification Co-product Production Condensing to bio-oil Off gas burn off Power Generation Heat Storage Heat recycle Biochar Processing Crushing Dust mitigation Storage Application to Soil Materials Properties (Chemical and Physical) Feed Stocks Biochar Soil Economics / C-Accounting About Case Studies Field Trials Discussion BoardDesign ToolsLinks Links: This tab will include links specific to the side menu topics. Users will be able to add links through a standard form. This will ensure a common format and clear explanation of what the link is about. Links covered could include: Website Links Journal Links Academic literature Media news for the side menu topic