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Biochar is pyrolyzed lignin, lignin is notoriously difficult to break down
by thatcat 5y ago
Biochar is pyrolyzed lignin, lignin is notoriously difficult to break down
- arthur2e5 5y ago… and while fungi have certainly figured out the lignin thing, pyrolyzed anything is much harder to break. Unlike fresh organic stuff, most of the N, even O and H is gone. It’s just more favorable to eat something else.
- thatcat 5y agoThe process removes almost everything except the lignin, leaving the same lignin structure - but broken and slightly hydrophobic from the residual creosote.