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I'm hearing good things about "biochar": > Biochar is charcoal that is produced by pyrolysis of biomass in the absence of oxygen; it is used as a soil amendmen
by carapace 5y ago
I'm hearing good things about "biochar":
> Biochar is charcoal that is produced by pyrolysis of biomass in the absence of oxygen; it is used as a soil amendment.
> Biochar is a stable solid that is rich in carbon and can endure in soil for thousands of years.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biochar
- SuoDuanDao 5y agoBiochar is great - you can gassify biomass into a methane-rich energy source to generate electricity and then fertilise soil with the carbonaceous residue. It's the kind of technology that gives me hope for future generations.
- ip26 5y agoEven better, combine it with that methane to carbon black process from the other day, and all of the carbon from the biomass is now solid form…