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| Biochar is a carbon rich material that is valuable for improving the stability in soil and for its superior nutrient- retention properties, thus providing benefits to both the environment and agriculture. It is produced when biomass, including crop and animal manures, is heated in the absence of oxygen through the process known as pyrolysis or in the oxygen starved process of gasification. Biochar is used to mitigate climate change through the sequestering of atmospheric carbon dioxide. It is an ideal amendment to increase crop yields in most soil types. Biochar is retained in the soil over many hundreds and even thousands of years, unlike fertilizers which typically require annual application. The “dark earth” or Terra Preta of the Amazon Rain Forest which is noted world-wide as being one of the most fertile soils is actually a very poor soil enriched with biochar material. |
Biochars can be vastly different depending on the way that they are produced and the materials
from which they were created. As biochar experts often state, at this time there are more
questions about biochar than there are answers, and new research brings about more
opportunities to expand the biochar knowledge base. Coaltec can produce formulated biochar
through technology they have developed beyond simply gasifying given materials. As a pioneer
in the formulation of biochar, Coaltec is working toward providing product, markets and
distribution systems to fill the need for this valuable commodity.
Biochar-Bioenergy production has the potential to significantly contribute to securing a future of
green energy for the United States.
BIOCHAR RESOURCES
An in depth look at Biochar - International Biochar Initiative –
www.biochar-international.org
The Promise of Biochar, a video featuring Dr. Johannes Lehmann which includes the Josh Frye
project
http://www.venearth.com/hqpromise.html
Comprehensive information and analysis on biochar technology and its implications
Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology Edited by Lehmann,
Johannes and Joseph, Stephen
ISBN: 978-1-84407-658-1
from which they were created. As biochar experts often state, at this time there are more
questions about biochar than there are answers, and new research brings about more
opportunities to expand the biochar knowledge base. Coaltec can produce formulated biochar
through technology they have developed beyond simply gasifying given materials. As a pioneer
in the formulation of biochar, Coaltec is working toward providing product, markets and
distribution systems to fill the need for this valuable commodity.
Biochar-Bioenergy production has the potential to significantly contribute to securing a future of
green energy for the United States.
BIOCHAR RESOURCES
An in depth look at Biochar - International Biochar Initiative –
www.biochar-international.org
The Promise of Biochar, a video featuring Dr. Johannes Lehmann which includes the Josh Frye
project
http://www.venearth.com/hqpromise.html
Comprehensive information and analysis on biochar technology and its implications
Biochar for Environmental Management: Science and Technology Edited by Lehmann,
Johannes and Joseph, Stephen
ISBN: 978-1-84407-658-1
Copyright 2006, 2009, Coaltec Energy USA, Inc., Carterville, Illinois
Biochar