Dielectric Materials from Caster plant Biomass : Dielectric properties of Biomass and Bio-char

ISBN-13: 9786139850136 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 108 str.

Subash Chandra Mishra

Opis

Bio-char, the black charcoal like substance discussed so often in recent days for its miraculous effects on soil and compost - is good for more than just your garden. One of the key materials for a sustainable future of the planet, bio-char has many other uses that can be integrated into new organic systems for farming, building, clothing, electronics and a whole range of consumer products. Bio-char can initiate multiple cascades to optimize and recycle current material, nutrient and energy flows. It turns out that the stable carbon matrix that bio-char is made of has all kinds of interesting properties. This carbon matrix can hold on to things - water, air, metals and organic chemicals. And it also has unique thermal and electrical properties that are still being explored. Finally, the highly porous physical structure of bio-char provides habitat for microorganisms. With so many different properties, bio-char is bound to have a lot of different uses, but one function that all bio-char applications (other than burning it for fuel) share is carbon sequestration. This piece of manuscript searched out/found another technical bridge for value addition to the biomass of castor plant.

O autorze

Mishra, Subash ChandraProf. Mishra has more than thirty years of Research and Teaching experience in the area of Materials Science and Technology, particularly on Processing and Characterization of Materials. He has bagged many awards and honors to his credit, investigated many consultancy & sponsored projects and have few patents. Guided a number of Ph.D's.