Interesting article. I am interested to know if people on list have experience with biochar compost having a negative impact on potatoes as mentioned in the article. Things get even more tricky when t

I want to try this also. Is the point of the cactus and swamp grass combination is to demonstrate plants with different water requirements? I presume other plants would demonstrate this, also. Eli

I see small electric generators such as Gustavo describes as a way to provide topper electric production for a renewable grid when consumption exceeds 0 emissions production. These units can be grid t

The discussion of adding biochar to cattle feed to reduce methane, assumes that you are grain feeding, which produces higher amounts of methane than grass fed beef if the grazing is in a healthy pastu

Recently I ran a flame capped trench batch of charcoal. I dowsed enough to eliminate the flame. Then I scooped out charcoal which still had burning embers and loaded into cheap metal trash cans with t

This mobile Kon-Tiki would be good for processing excess forest fuel in Western US. Kelpie has discussed using top lit piles to burn excess fuel in a way that reduces smoke. This can produce charcoal

I want to give a friend link to subscribe to this list. Can someone provide? I really appreciate the education I get from reading post. Novices and pros are affirmed. There is an excitement in believi

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Geoff You identify a very relevant dilemma. I am an architect. I am very satisfies with my cadd program. However, as Windows upgrades, even if you can use the same computer, it will bust the cadd prog

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Would fecal char be safe for use as biochar? I know our current challenge for use of sludge in agriculture is pollution such as anti-biotics in material. Would the heat of pyrolysis destroy those thre

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Paul, thanks for your reply to my message. Paul Anderson wrote: Some quick notes. 50% of carbon atoms of biomass remain in the biochar, but by weight that is only about 20%. Retorts and TLUDs do not p

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I am preparing for my second flame cap trough batch for creating charcoal to process into biochar. This 6’ long 20” wide, 20” deep at bottom trench, reduces the processing needed of the feedstock as c

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When considering Greenhouse Gases, we commonly refer to the buildup of carbon in the atmosphere, primarily CO2, but also methane and nitrous oxides. I am in favor of a carbon tax to create market ince

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Yes, if wood is going to be burnt by failure anyways, as in the West Coast inferno, then all char created would be considered carbon negative. I am a big fan of your efforts to dispose of dangerous bu

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The plants sequester carbon out of the atmosphere. Pyrolysis captures carbon in a form that will not return to the atmosphere through normal decomposition. However, the time frame for that benefit is

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Even if the heat cannot be recovered from the burning of syngases, they do not escape into the atmosphere. Therefore, even the simple trench flame cap methods avoid escape of syngases. The resulting C

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My intuition of these specially designed landfills for waste wood are roofs and dry conditions the prevent decomposition. I wonder about the carbon footprints of such structures. However, wood incorpo

What does PAH stand for. Please consider refreshing the words of abbreviated terms. Thanks Eli

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Mike I followed your link describing digging a spooge. I have a similar process of creating planting areas using a compost pile. Although, I have not yet ventured into vermicomposting, yet. I am a tot

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My definition for biochar is charcoal that is host to biological processes. Charcoal that has just been created is not biochar without the biology. My comparison is with an auto being assembled in a f

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I really like the idea of human remains being composted. I like the hope that the elements of my body will be transformed into new life, completely taking away the identity as me. Aerobically is bette

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