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 ...

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...
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Engineers study biochar to fertilize crops, manage manure odors, reduce greenhouse gases

AMES, Iowa – Heat up stalks, stems, leaves or wood in a reactor with little or no oxygen (in a process called pyrolysis) and you get bio-oil for fuel and biochar for fertilizer. There’s always a ...