Why Gardeners Swear by Biochar — And How You Can Make Your Own originally appeared on Dengarden. It's possible you've heard of biochar or know someone who uses it, but if you're reading this, then you ...

Minneapolis is on track to become one of the first U.S. cities to invest in biochar, a multifunctional, charcoal-like material said to help grow bigger plants, reduce storm water runoff and remove ...

Researchers have developed a practical and low cost method to transform agricultural waste into high quality biochar, ...

Biochar is often seen as a climate solution, but a new study shows it can either cut or boost nitrous oxide emissions depending on the soil.

On a site next to a sawmill in Waverly, Virginia, a startup takes sawdust and offcuts from the mill and heats it up to turn it into biochar, a material that can store carbon for hundreds or thousands ...

Excessive use of fertilizers has fueled global food production, but it has also left behind a serious problem: nitrate pollution in soil and water. High nitrate levels threaten drinking water safety, ...

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 ...

DULUTH — To keep global temperatures from increasing more than 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, above pre-industrial levels, the goal laid out in the 2015 Paris Agreement, emitters must ...

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A recent article in Scientific Reports presents a study on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) films embedded with biochar-modified titanium dioxide (TiO₂) nanocomposites, developed to improve water treatment ...