HIGHLAND PARK Fla. — A Florida nonprofit is on a mission to revive the state’s farmland with sustainability in mind. Biotech Applied Research is turning waste into “biochar,” a charcoal-like material.

City Implements Innovative Material to Reduce CO₂ Emissions. Barcelona authorities are launching trials of a new type of asphalt infused with biochar made from olive pits and wood waste. This approach ...

Pilot tests are being carried out in selected urban areas of Barcelona. Photo credit: Maryshot/Shutterstock Have you ever wonder where all your olive pits go after having you tapa? I would of thought ...

Scientists found that biochar doesn’t just capture pollutants, it actively destroys them using direct electron transfer. This newly recognized ability accounts for up to 40% of its cleaning power and ...

Researcher see the interconnections between the systems in nature and how each component impacts the others. In Connecticut, rich in forests and farmland, experts see the potential that could position ...

The world's second most consumed material has a quiet emissions problem. A lab in Catalonia found a fix hiding in agricultural waste. The winning proposal, called Biochar, cuts the carbon footprint of ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The 10,000 tons of downed trees and woody waste that Douglas County’s planned biochar facility will process in a year will mean 10,000 fewer tons of fuel ...

Global biochar industry projected to nearly triple in value to over $2 billion by 2032 Biochar accounts for over 90% of carbon removal credits but supply struggles to meet demand Small-scale biochar ...

Abstract: Biochar is a solid residue produced from pyrolysis, which is the heating of biomass in the absence (or near absence) of oxygen. The use of biochar can potentially aid in mitigating climate ...

The food that makes it to your plate is but a fraction of what actually grew in a field somewhere. Cassava, corn, wheat, rice — all critical crops produce waste biomass that farmers might be burning ...