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 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 ...
Applying beneficial microbes to soil sounds simple, but in practice it can be difficult to distribute small amounts of microbial products evenly through growing media or field soils. A study published ...
Biochar is often overlooked as a soil amendment, but it's incredibly beneficial for plants and gardens, and it's easy to make at home. Created from burned wood and other organic matter, biochar can be ...
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 ...
Agricultural soils across the world are increasingly polluted by heavy metals such as cadmium, lead, chromium, and arsenic. These toxic elements, often introduced through industrial wastewater, ...
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 ...
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, August 27, 2025 (EZ Newswire) -- Terraton, opens new tab, a full-stack biochar platform scaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR) in emerging markets, today announced it has raised $11.5 ...
If there’s one thing McDonald’s has done for the world, it’s made starting a burger restaurant relatively straightforward. Franchisees buy into the system, and in return they get equipment, marketing, ...
A new study shows how the material made from leaves and branches that collect on forest floors can be mixed with local soil to filter out road grime before it reaches waterways. Professor Yongsheng ...