Wood roasted at high temperatures without oxygen can restore soil health and sequester carbon — and scientists and farmers in Nova Scotia are investigating how this could help growers in this province...

Discover how grape stalk-derived biochar can effectively remove the antibiotic meropenem from hospital wastewater, enhancing sustainability.

A study in Cleaner Chemical Engineering shows textile waste cotton can be converted into biochar via pyrolysis. Higher temperatures increase biochar’s carbon content and energy potential, off…

Biochar can significantly alter water relations in soil and therefore, can play an important part in increasing the resilience of agricultural systems…

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Excrement contains nutrients needed for crop growth and a new source of them could cut farming’s huge CO2 output Charcoal made from human waste could help solve fertiliser shortages as well as reduce pollution and energy use, a study has found. Biochar is a form of charcoal made from organic matter treated at high heat, which is often used on farming soil as a fertiliser. The process also removes carbon from the atmosphere, making it a useful carbon sink. Continue reading...

The European Union is set to define what technologies can be used to permanently remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere as it pursues its goal of being climate neutral by 2050.

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) soil pollution is still a major problem in many parts of the world. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have developed a new method to manag...

Turning plant waste into biochar captures loads of carbon. New research suggests it stays trapped for much longer than scientists thought.

The biomass gasifier and burner (BGB) system reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 65 % and total suspended particulates (TSP) by 89%, offering a sustainable alternative to open-field burning.

In the realm of sustainable gardening, you’ll quickly find what is old is new again. The techniques of the past, forgotten and rediscovered, are a fount of knowledge and inspiration for the champions ...

Norwegian company Obiochar is using a fully automated system to turn biomass from dead trees from nearby forests that can’t be used by the lumber industry into a powerful tool for agriculture.

Recent study discovered that adding crude glycerin to fish waste composting significantly reduced nitrogen loss, with the 5% glycerin treatment achieving a 26.9% reduction. This finding highlights …

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