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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 ...
Reuters

To capitalise on the promise of biochar, producers must ‘pitch like engineers’ and ‘think like bankers’

Global biochar industry projected to nearly triple in value to over $2 billion by 2032 Biochar accounts for over 90% of carbon removal credits but supply struggles to meet demand Small-scale biochar ...
Mainebiz

From Germany to Maine, plans advance for Enfield biochar plant

Standard Biocarbon Corp. founders Frederick and Tom Horton literally watched their ship come in to Portland Harbor from their office windows at 2 Portland Fish Pier on Tuesday, ready to start a ...
Rochester Institute of Technology

What is biochar and how is it made?

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that is made from biomass through a thermochemical conversion process known as pyrolysis. Don’t worry if that all sounds like a mouthful—read on for an introduction ...