Designer Biochar (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Designer Biochar

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Researchers made their biochar using lime sludge, a byproduct of lime processing in water treatment plants. They mixed the sludge with sawdust, converted it to biochar by heating it in a kiln, and pelletized it.

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