Agricultural plastics help farmers grow crops more efficiently, but they also create a difficult waste problem when they ...

Biochar is a carbon-rich material that is made from biomass through a thermochemical conversion process known as pyrolysis. Don’t worry if that all sounds like a mouthful—read on for an introduction ...

A research team has developed a novel internally heated cigar-type slow pyrolyzer and shown that changing draft direction, ...

Biochar is a “charcoal-like substance that’s made by burning organic material from agricultural and forestry wastes (also called biomass) in a controlled process called pyrolysis,” according to ...

Hopes that Kern County almond byproducts will one day be converted into biochar — and with it, marketable energy and valuable carbon-removal credits — may finally be realized by a project planned to ...

Biochar is a form of charcoal made in high heat, low oxygen conditions It can be used to produce energy, capture and store carbon and improve soil health But a climate expert warns we should not "over ...

At Laragon Almonds in north-western Victoria, the processing plant is dwarfed by the piles of leftovers that sit alongside it. The hulls and shells are normally sold as livestock feed, but with the ...

A company is processing wood chips into biochar for use as a soil amendment. Now, it wants to do the same with sewage solids.