Biochar is a form of charcoal (mostly carbon) produced by heating organic matter in the absence of oxygen, a process called pyrolysis. This avoids the production of carbon dioxide and locks up the ...

Explore how biochar can transform India's agricultural waste into valuable resources, enhancing soil health and ...

Each year, the world discards more than 10 million tons of spent coffee grounds, and most go to landfills or incinerators, ...

A new study published in Biochar shows that the water naturally present in plant biomass is not merely a processing obstacle.

The food that makes it to your plate is but a fraction of what actually grew in a field somewhere. Cassava, corn, wheat, rice — all critical crops produce waste biomass that farmers might be burning ...

A research team from Hefei University of Technology, Zhejiang University, and South China University of Technology has discovered that adding specially treated biochar to cement can significantly ...

Biochar is often promoted as a long-lasting solution for improving soil fertility, raising soil pH, storing carbon, and helping crops access ...

A new study reveals how a simple, low-cost material could significantly boost the production of clean hydrogen fuel from waste. Researchers have demonstrated that biochar, a carbon-rich material made ...

Google has agreed to purchase 100,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits from Indian startup Varaha, its first such deal with a carbon project in India and the largest involving biomass-produced ...

Perfluorooctane sulfonate, or PFOS, is one of the most persistent members of the PFAS family of "forever chemicals." Widely detected in groundwater ...