State of the art of biochar in Ethiopia. A review

Abstract

Today our planet is threatened by climate change, degradation of fertile soil (food insecurity), depletion of fossil fuel a combined by greenhouse gas emissions. The persistency of these problems forces scholars finding better solutions. Biochar becomes the prominent material to secure climate change by carbon sequestering, food security by enhancing soil fertility and creates replacement of depleted fossil fuel by bio-oil and syngas. These are achieved by good of biochar in sequestration, higher in surface area, capturing pollutants and other versatile properties. The application of this imminent biochar in Ethiopia is in low level. Even researchers and the government are not evolved and payed attention to it. Generally, the fascinating properties and enormous application of this material needs serious indeed and further researches for clear impact to Ethiopia and other developing countries.

Keywords

• Biochar
• Biomass
• Ethiopia
• Waste biomass