[Terrapreta] charcoal degradation - uncertainties about itshalf life

[Jim Joyner]

Shawn, for good or bad, there are at least two companies that are
converting as much of that wood as possible to pellets to be burned for
fuel. Be nice if there were enough known about the use of biochar to
convince the companies to make biochar instead. 

I'm finding it very difficult to find even a few hundred pounds of charcoal to experiment with.

Jim
----- Original Message ----
From: Sean K. Barry <sean.barry at juno.com>




 




Hi Henry,

 

That is an amazing story!  We need to turn 1.1 billion tons of carbon 
into ~260 million tons of charcoal before it decomposes, put the charcoal back 
onto that soil which the trees came from, and then plant new trees into that 
ground.  That is an achievable goal.  We can harvest energy from part 
of that biomass too as we do it.

 

Regards,

 

Sean K. Barry








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