Return to FRED Summary Table

Return to Home Page for carbonsequestration.us

 

 

FY2005 FRED Database Project Description:

Project Information

 

 

Project Title:

Assessing Fossil Fuel and Recent Carbon Pools in Reclaimed Mined Soils

 

Project I.D.:

DE-FC26-04NT42208

 

FE Program:

Carbon Sequestration

 

Research Type:

Applied Research        

 

Funding Memorandum:

Cooperative Agree't (nonCCT) - Tech R&D

 

 

Project Performer

 

 

Performer Type:

State Higher Education Institution

 

Performer:

Ohio State University Research Foundation

 

Performer Address:


1960 Kenny Road

 

Other Project Team Members:

 

 

 

Project Dates

 

 

Project Start Date:

30-Sep-04

 

Project End Date:

30-Sep-06

 

 

Project Location

 

 

City:

Columbus

 

State:

OH

 

ZIP Code:

43210-1016

 

Congressional District:

15

 

Responsible FE Site:

NETL

 

 

Project Contact

 

 

Name:

Lal, Rattan

 

Telephone:

(614) 292-9069

 

Fax Number:

(614) 292-7432

 

Email Address:

Lal.1@osu.edu

 

 

DOE/FE Contact

 

 

Name:

Litynski, John T

 

Telephone Number:

(304) 285-1339

 

Site Location:

NETL

 

Email Address:

John.Litynski@netl.doe.gov

 

 

Cost & Funding Info.

 

 

Total Estimated Cost:

$551,719

 

DOE Share:

$425,532

 

Non-DOE Share:

$126,187

 

 

Project Description

 

 

Project Description:

Contamination of reclaimed soils with coal particles makes difficult to accurately determine soil C pools; and assess the impact of land use and management practices on C sequestration in these soils.   The overall objective of the proposed research is to develop and test several analytical procedures to determine the size of coal-derived C in reclaimed mined lands.  The specific objectives of the proposed study are to:



(1) develop and test a 13C-based procedure to determine the fraction of coal-C present in reclaimed soils;



(2) evaluate a chemo-thermal procedure; based on the greater recalcitrance of coal than recent C pools; to partition organic C in reclaimed soils into coal-derived and newly-deposited C fractions; and



(3) establish an optimum sampling protocol (intervals and number of sampling points) to produce accurate assessment of C sequestration in reclaimed mined lands.


 

Project Background:

 

 

Project Accomplishments:

[NOTE: Updated information not available beginning 2004]

 

 

 

Return to FRED Summary Table

Return to Home Page for carbonsequestration.us