Biochar is the lightweight black residue, made of carbon and ashes, remaining after the pyrolysis of biomass.
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Biochar is the lightweight black residue, made of carbon and ashes, remaining after the pyrolysis of biomass.
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Biochar is defined by the International Biochar Initiative as "the solid material obtained from the thermochemical conversion of biomass in an oxygen-limited environment".
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Biochar is a stable solid that is rich in pyrogenic carbon and can endure in soil for thousands of years.
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Biochar is a high-carbon, fine-grained residue that is produced via pyrolysis; it is the direct thermal decomposition of biomass in the absence of oxygen, which produces a mixture of solids, liquid, and gas products.
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For example, guidelines published by the International Biochar Initiative provide standardized evaluation methods.
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Biochar carbon remains in the ground for centuries, slowing the growth in atmospheric greenhouse gas levels.
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Biochar offers multiple soil health benefits in degraded tropical soils, but is less beneficial in temperate regions.
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Biochar's pointed out that when pre-charged with these beneficial organisms, biochar promotes good soil and plant health.
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Biochar reduces leaching of E-coli through sandy soils depending on application rate, feedstock, pyrolysis temperature, soil moisture content, soil texture, and surface properties of the bacteria.
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Biochar can improve water quality, reduce soil emissions of greenhouse gases, reduce nutrient leaching, reduce soil acidity, and reduce irrigation and fertilizer requirements.
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Biochar's impacts are dependent on its properties as well as the amount applied, although knowledge about the important mechanisms and properties is limited.
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Biochar can be adapted with specific qualities to target distinct soil properties.
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Biochar reduces the need for nitrogen fertilizers, thereby reducing cost and emissions from fertilizer production and transport.
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Biochar is hygroscopic due to its porous structure and high specific surface area.
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Biochar asserted that in ruminants, biochar can assist digestion and reduce methane production.
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Biochar used dung beetles to work the resulting biochar-infused dung into the soil without using machinery.
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