In the quest for climate solutions, Pat Jones, the president of Clean Maine Carbon, is among the Maine entrepreneurs banking on this charcoal-like substance. They say it can bind up carbon for decades ...

Making biochar is one way to remove carbon from the atmosphere and lock it away for a long time." Masiello, who specializes in studying the carbon cycle, said the microscopic properties of biochar can ...

A study has demonstrated that discarded Jamun tree leaves can be transformed into a highly effective material for cleaning dye-contaminated water, offering a low-cost and environmentally friendly ...

A study reveals how cottonseed waste can be transformed into clean energy, offering a promising path toward a self-sustaining ...

What is biochar? And could it be used by Australian farmers to sequester carbon, save water and fertilisers, and increase soil microbial life? It may have become a political sound bite of late, but ...

A form of charcoal that promises to be a highly effective method of carbon storage needs three to five years more research before Australian farmers could start using it, says one researcher. The ...

Biochar is a high-carbon, fine-grained residue that is produced via pyrolysis. Image by K.salo.85 - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 Biochar is a high-carbon, fine-grained residue that is produced via pyrolysis ...

As much as 12 percent of the world's human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could be sustainably offset by producing biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from plants and other organic materials.

A ripe whiff of sludge drifts across the sewage works in Bingen, Germany, as a conveyor belt feeds a stream of semi-dried effluent into a steel container. Behind the container, the treated effluent ...

A groundbreaking study by Nagaland University emphasizes the potential of biochar, derived from agricultural waste, as an economical remedy for the pressing challenges of water scarcity and soil ...