BIOCHAR RESEARCH

Below you will find a number of studies & papers on the efficacy of biochar in various applications:

• Greening the Sahel with biochar, ProNatura newsletter summer 2021 
• Biochar shown to mitigate emissions and odours from pig manure, November 19, 2020
• Biochar helps hold water, saves money, Rice University study, October 19, 2020
• Biochar improves strengthen of cement mortar September 8, 2020
• Very positive results using vermicompost & biochar in greenhouse growing mix Vermicompost & biochar as bedding plant  substrates, August 11, 2020
• Evaluation of wood biochar and compost soil amendment on cabbage yield and quality, University of Guelph, Sept. 2019
• The use of biochar in animal feed (and bedding) July 31, 2019
• Biochar boosts tropical but not temperate crop yields, March 17, 2017
• Study: Biochar alters water flow to improve sand and clay soil, Rice University News and Media, September 24, 2014
• Biochar can reduce tree stress from transplanting and drought, Bartlett Trials Find, Horticulture Week, January 15, 2015
• Biochar used successfully to treat fracking water, Energy and Environment Management, September 19, 2014
• Historic fertilizer could help trees, urban farms, Minnesota Daily, September 9, 2014
• Biochar and soil carbon sinks encourage ‘soil-first’ farming, Nelson Mail, November 10, 2013
• Biochar in soils cuts greenhouse gas emissions, NanoWerk, October 4, 2013
• Biochar: a solution to climate change, soil fertility and energy production, The Massachusetts Daily Collegian, September 26, 2013
• Biochar in poultry farming, The Biochar Journal 2014, Arbaz, Switzerland ISSN 2297-1114
• The use of biochar in cattle farming by Achim Gerlach & Hans-Peter Schmidt
• The use of biochar in composting by Marta Camps, Massey University & Thayer Tomlinson, International Biochar Intiative, February 2015
• Biochar can be tailor-made for range of environmental benefits, research shows, University of Alberta, January 2019
• Biochar: potential forest health tool,  Washington State University study, January 16, 2019
• US Biochar Initiative has cataloged all the information from the 2016, 2018 & 2019 USBI Biochar Conference presentatations making them available to the public.
• Biochar from different biomass have different microbial characterization: Implictions for practice