The White House’s push to boost domestic production of raw materials has turned attention to America’s waste stream.

Molecularly imprinted biochar offers a highly selective and sustainable way to trap and destroy pollutants in water, soil, ...

Douglas County unveils a biochar facility aimed at transforming organic waste into soil-enriching biochar for wildfire mitigation.

Nitrogen dioxide is one of the most harmful air pollutants in urban and industrial regions, contributing to respiratory ...

Biochar has long been recognized for its ability to improve soil health and sequester carbon. But its potential as a permanent CO2 removal solution has been underestimated in conventional models. As a ...

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.

Scientists are reporting that "biochar" -- a material that the Amazonian Indians used to enhance soil fertility centuries ago -- has potential in the modern world to help slow global climate change.

I built a charcoal retort using clay to mimic the Hookway design, aiming to produce high-quality charcoal with only primitive materials. While the clay pipe produced excellent charcoal where it ...

Note: This is the fourth of a four-part series on biochar. You can find the first three parts of the series here. Container substrates must fulfill several functions for plant growth: create a ...

Based on European emissions of about 1.1 gigatonnes of carbon per year, we estimate that biochar could offset around 9% of Europe's emissions. We suggest that biochar should be added to the climate ...

LAS VEGAS, NV – Neal Katyal, the former acting Solicitor General of the United States, has described his “incredibly harrowing” journey out of the Burning Man festival. Tens of thousands of ...