Composting sounds like the perfect solution to waste. It turns leftovers into nutrient-rich soil. Yet, there’s a catch – it also produces harmful gases. Methane, ammonia, and nitrous oxide escape into ...

A new study shows that combining biochar with beneficial microbes can significantly speed up composting of municipal solid waste and improve the quality of the final product, offering a promising ...

To address this challenge, the research team produced hardwood biochar at three different temperatures, 300 degrees Celsius, 400 degrees Celsius, and 800 degrees Celsius. They then added the biochar ...

Food waste is often seen as a problem, but it also represents a valuable resource in the transition toward a circular bioeconomy. A new study shows that a simple adjustment in how biochar is produced ...

The use of biochar-composting (BCing), where biochar is added at the beginning of the composting process, has greatly increased in agriculture over the last decade. However, few studies have ...

A new study reports that specially engineered biochar can significantly improve compost quality by reducing nitrogen loss and accelerating the formation of stable humic substances. The findings offer ...

In this work, a comparative study was carried out on the influence of three additives (compost, biochar, and cellulase) on tobacco composting, with solid organic waste and sawdust, in a facultative ...

CINCINNATI — Construction has begun on a new composting facility in Winton Woods, which will play a vital part in creating biochar, a carbon-capturing charcoal which has multiple environmental ...