Michael, The sunlight induced photooxidation, used as a water treatment approach, can be enhanced by adding some lime juice or fig juice. Limes, figs, celery all contain psoralens. We use a wood ash

The question: "I want to know if urine can be sterilized by adding char and/or ash. I am not seeking alternative methods of sterilization." The simple answer is no. Sterilization means all

So, David, if I read you correctly, the notion is that there is no need to worry because in a complete system of bacteria, the "bad guys" will be reduced in number to such a minority that they will

Thanks, Mike. This raises an issue that I had never considered, "snippets of DNA." Because we now know that it is possible to make even the nastiest water potable by putting it in a clear bottle and

there are a few hidden false assumptions embedded in this question. the first is the very idea of "sterilization." pee & poop should not be stripped of biotic activity, or treated to kill

Interesting. I am still learning. The issue on sterilization of urine. May be we need to learn the definition of sterilization. What I know is that once you subject urine to airtight storage, the

I'm sorry, I should have been more clear in my initial post. I want to know if urine can be sterilized by adding char and/or ash. I am not seeking alternative methods of sterilization. Sun24 works

Edgar, The analytical labs will tell you what the seaweed biochar is but not what it does, its quality, its fitness for use. Are you being tasked to determine the quality of the seaweed biochar that

We are talking about two human, (and other,) excretions, piss and shit, and much research all over the world has found Piss and Biochar to be a very quick and highly successful team. Not so clear with

you wanna process urine? lactobacillus. if you can't come up with another culture, use saurkraut juice. for a quick read about this, check hans-peter schmdt's article on "manure handling" on the

Tom, Take it somewhere else not here. Francesco

Edgar, I do not see your company name nor contact info, so the only reply is via this Discussion Group. Please contact me directly at psanders@... . I am interested in how you intend to

Will biochar be better recognized now in Drawdown???

Thank you Tom. Sent from my mobile

Wayne and others. Thank you for your messages. This is a technical, not a political, forum. Policy discussion here only relate to biochars and biochar use. Tom Stephan’s messages will now

Thank you Wayne! To the original post, if one does not have a bladder infection, urine is sterile when it leaves the body. Most environmental regulations recognize that it can be easily contaminated

Tom Stephan: This is a biochar forum, not an outlet for conspiracy theories of any kind. If you have one, take it someplace else. Wayne

Mike (mikethewormguy@...)

Hi Kevin and all, You are using biochar appropriately to mitigate biological waste, preserve it from gassing off, and to prepare the valuable waste into fertilizer for your garden soil. Uniformity of

Edgar, Thank you for your inquiry. The analysis which you attached was part of a project by our friends at the UK Biochar Research Center and the International Biochar Initiative to develop a