Biochar is produced from agricultural and forestry waste such as rice hull. (Photo from the Institute of Area ...
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.
Biochar as a material is not novel. It has been produced by humans for more than 2,000 years. But churning out the material ...
Agricultural waste from the global sugar industry could become a powerful tool for clean energy, pollution control, and sustainable materials, thanks ...
Record forest fires, under-utilized agricultural residues like straw and husks and struggling sawmills have left Canada with an abundance of undervalued biomass. If carefully and strategically managed ...
In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up.
In lush South Florida, trees and bushes grow all year round. And that means yard waste and dead trees never stop piling up.
Mushroom cultivation generates vast amounts of spent substrate, while the controlled growth of fungal mycelium offers a dedicated feedstock for advanced materials. This review synthesizes the science ...
Biochar can help turn agricultural waste into clean hydrogen fuel while cutting carbon pollution, according to a new study in the journal Biochar. Researchers report that a simple two stage catalytic ...
1 SensorLab, Chemistry Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa 2 Molecular Sciences and Biochemistry, Biotechnology Department, University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, ...