Courtenay, B.C. resident Greg Porteous started making biochar for his neighbours as a way of taking action on climate change.

“We already have some evidence in terms of the properties when biochar is used in material concrete. For example, replacing 1% within a cementitious composite, the compressive strength can increase by ...

However, by transforming coffee grounds into biochar through pyrolysis, the researchers were able to overcome this issue. The study revealed that concrete blocks incorporating biochar derived from ...

The company invested millions of dollars to receive up to 10,000 tons of carbon dioxide removal credits through the production of burnt organic material, or biochar, which offsets emissions the ...

which replaces 60 to 70 percent of the cement with blast furnace slag, a by-product of steel manufacturing. AWS is also working with Shimizu Corporation to use biochar, which stores carbon when mixed ...

RMIT University’s coffee concrete innovators have won an award at Universities Australia’s Shaping Australia Awards in the ...

RMIT University's coffee concrete innovators have won an award at Universities Australia's Shaping Australia Awards in the Problem Solver category ...

Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) Biochar's carbon storage potential is undervalued due to outdated assessment methods. Current evaluations often rely on the hydrogen-to-carbon ratio, which ...

Diverse Applications in Industries Biochar is finding applications in construction (cement additives), energy storage (battery electrodes), and animal feed (livestock digestion improvement). Research ...