Biochar is often overlooked as a soil amendment, but it’s incredibly beneficial for plants and gardens, and it’s easy to make at home. Created from burned wood and other organic matter, biochar can be ...

The designer biochar pellets were made by mixing sawdust with bentonite clay and lime sludge, then heating and drying them to create a dense, carbon-rich material with a large surface area. First, the ...

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers find designer biochar can inexpensively and sustainably remove up to 41% of dissolved phosphorus in farm drainage water. Zhou and his co-authors ...

Agnes Millimouno, a doctoral candidate at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is sampling designer biochar pellets from a field experiment for further analysis. URBANA, Ill. – Tile drainage ...

Find out what biochar is and how to use it to improve your garden soil. Storebought or homemade biochar in soil enhances water retention, nutrient availability, and structure. It can neutralize acidic ...