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Broad Range of Searchable Biochar Information

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Creation and Distribution of Biochar on the Landscape

This short video from the US Forest Service describes a prototype forest m
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Biochar Systems for Sustainable Applications in the Food-Energy-Water Nexus

This is a five-year research project funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation.
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Scaling Biochar Forum October 13&14, 2020

This Webinar series organized by the Sonoma Biochar Initiative and the California Biochar Association took place over two mornings on October 13 and…
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Combined Heat and Biochar Technology Assessment - USBI Report

Combined heat and biochar (CHAB) technologies are systems that optimize the combustion of wood residues.
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Open Source Kiln Drawings: Oregon Kiln and Ring of Fire Kiln

The Umpqua Biochar Education Team developed flame cap kilns for an NRCS Conservation Innovation Grant.
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USBI Briefing Paper: Biochar and Western Forests – A Win-Win Solution to Benefit Forest Restoration, Climate, and Sustainable Economies

USBI Briefing Paper: Biochar and Western Forests – A Win-Win Solution to Benefit Forest Restoration, Climate, and Sustainable Economies The Problem:…
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WHAT’S BIOCHAR? HOW TO STABILIZE CARBON IN YOUR SOIL

Biochar, otherwise known as charcoal, is an age-old method of increasing soil health. Learn more about the science and how to make your own biochar…
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Low-tech flame carbonizers for biochar production: Theory and Applications

Biochar is made by applying heat to biomass in the absence of oxygen.
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Can Biochar Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) Toxin?

Some construction and demolition (C&D) fines that contain gypsum emit H2S toxin.