Researchers mixed paper-mill sludge biochar into acidic farmland instead of landfilling it; wheat grew 30% to 40% taller than plants in untreated soil

The innovative process of transforming paper mill sludge into biochar not only addresses waste management concerns but also ...
Phys.org

Biochar and energy from pyrolysis can pave the way for carbon-neutral agriculture in China

Agriculture accounts for a large share of global greenhouse gas emissions, and the path to carbon neutrality is not straightforward. Researchers from Land-CRAFT—Center for Landscape Research in ...

Cashew shells once treated as waste are entering the shipping industry, with their residue-based energy tested aboard a commercial vessel

A pile of discarded cashew shells would normally have little to do with international shipping. In Maharashtra agricultural ...

Dakota Biochar converts slash piles into biochar for farms while keeping a fire truck on standby

Dakota Biochar's controller Brad Walton explains how pyrolysis turns waste wood into biochar, aiding farm soil and wildfire ...
Phys.org

Overlooking a low-hanging fruit in climate mitigation: Biochar has been underestimated, say researchers

A new study shows biochar to be far more effective at long-term carbon storage than previously thought. The study reveals critical flaws in the models used by the IPCC and European climate ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

What is biochar and how is it made?

When it comes to building a circular economy, every kind of waste is either eliminated or recycled into new valuable materials. But waste comes in all shapes and sizes—there’s no single “magic bullet” ...