The material
Biochar is a highly adsorbent, specially produced nano-carbon with many unique properties, originally used as a soil amendment. This is what it is, how it works and how it is made.
What is biochar
A highly adsorbent nano-carbon, first worked into soil more than two thousand years ago.
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The science
Surface area, charge and pore structure: why it works.
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Lab reports
Third-party results for metals, nutrients and water holding.
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How it is made
Slow pyrolysis in patented, computer-controlled batch kilns.
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Application guide
Charging, coverage and how to apply it, from seed trays to trees.
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Home gardening
Food security starts in the back garden.
ReadResearch library
143 documents: 125 published papers and articles, plus lab reports, presentations and guides.
Open- Surface area
- 300–500square meters per gram
- Carbon content
- 87%+with 1.5% ash
- Water held
- 5.6×its own weight
- Charge
- + and −cationic and anionic
- Half-life
- 17,000years, third-party lab certified
- Feedstock
- Waste woodbeetle-killed forest trees