Summary of Embrapa desenvolve técnica para transformar resíduos em adubo 🍀

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In the YouTube video "Embrapa desenvolve técnica para transformar resíduos em adubo 🍀," researcher Cristiano Alberto Andrade of Embrapa Meio Ambiente in Jaguar and Una São Paulo introduces biocarbon, a material produced from plant biomass through thermochemical decomposition without genes. Biocarbon, similar to charcoal, stabilizes carbon in the environment, acting as a carbon sink and reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. It also benefits agriculture by increasing water retention, improving soil quality, and reducing disease severity. Using biocarbon with nitrogenous fertilizers reduces nitrous oxide emissions by up to 86%. Biocarbon is finely ground and can be used as a granular fertilizer. The long-term goal is to create bio-fertilizers based on biocarbon, providing environmental benefits like carbon sequestration. Production and commercialization are still in development, with potential business models including biocarbon sales, carbon credits, or energy generation.

• 00:00:00 In this section of the YouTube video titled "Embrapa desenvolve técnica para transformar resíduos em adubo 🍀," Cristiano Alberto Andrade, a researcher at Embrapa Meio Ambiente in Jaguar and Una São Paulo, discusses biocarbon, a material produced from any plant biomass through thermochemical decomposition in the absence of genes. Biocarbon is similar to producing charcoal for industrial or domestic use, but its advantage is that it stabilizes carbon in the environment, acting as a carbon sink and reducing atmospheric carbon dioxide. Biocarbon also has agricultural benefits, such as increasing water retention in the soil, improving soil quality, and reducing the severity of diseases. The use of biocarbon with nitrogenous fertilizers also reduces nitrous oxide emissions, a potent greenhouse gas, by up to 86%. Biocarbon is finely ground and can be used as a granular fertilizer, making it easier for farmers to apply with their machinery. The long-term goal is to produce bio-fertilizers based on biocarbon, which would provide environmental benefits such as carbon sequestration and removal from the atmosphere. The production of biocarbon and its commercialization is still in the development stage, with potential business models including selling biocarbon, carbon credits, or energy generated during the pyrolysis process.