Barbara Fraser, Environ. Sci. Technol., Article ASAP, DOI: 10.1021/es903696x
High-tech charcoal fights climate change, Publication Date (Web): December 23, 2009
Full-text: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10.1021/es903696x
An updated version of a technique used by Amazonian Indians hundreds of years ago offers a way to store carbon for hundreds or thousands of years while producing nonfossil fuel—a double whammy for researchers seeking tools for fighting climate change.
Biochar—charcoal produced by heating organic material in the absence of oxygen (O2)—not only contains stable carbon (C), but may also help boost soil fertility.
