AIMS

The Conference will focus on and develop the various aspects of scientific and applied Biochar, Compost and Digestate Science and Technology, including laboratory and field approaches and social, economical, marketing and regulatory implications in relation to the present and future needs and emergencies of a sustainable environment. Special emphasis will be devoted to the fundamental role of agriculture as a central and instrumental user, and soil as an instrumental but limited resource for a correct, sustainable and harmonized application.

The Scientific Programme of the Conference will be structured in four general topics focusing on the variety and complexity of Biochar, Compost and Digestate disciplines. Further, a number of special parallel sessions will enrich the Conference programme on the basis of proposals received from scientists, professionals, operators, and decision makers involved in these disciplines. This approach will strongly contribute to bringing in new and updated ideas, to develop strategic topics and actual and modern issues that hold promise and need further investigation.

PLENARY SESSIONS – MAIN SUBJECTS

The General Theme of the Conference is: “Biochars, Composts, and Digestates. Production, Characterization, Regulation, Marketing, Uses and Environmental Impact”.

This overarching theme will be discussed holistically in four plenary sessions dealing with the following general topics:

1. Production technologies of biochars, composts and digestates by conversion of solid and fluid biowastes/biosolids
2. Analysis and characterization of biowastes, biochars, composts and digestates
3. Sustainable uses, applications and environmental impact of biochars, composts and digestates
4. Certification, regulation and marketing of biochars, composts and digestates