Biochar technology to sequester billions of tons of CO2

Biochar technology to sequester billions of tons of CO2 This CDR champion industry, biochar, has proven technology that can quickly grow to sequester billions of tons of CO2. However, the industry has growing pains it must overcome to reach its extraordinary potential, James Gaspard, CEO of Biochar Now LLC, reveals. Biochar is a high-carbon content, charcoal-like material created by the pyrolysis process. The pyrolysis process is a chemical reaction resulting from heating biomass in a low or no-oxygen environment. Pyrolysis locks in the carbon that would have naturally returned to the atmosphere from the biomass rotting in the forests and farm fields or burning in the presence of oxygen. Many different companies have surfaced recently and claim to be pyrolysis technology providers. As expected, the newly available production technologies produce varying quantities and qualities of biochar. The good news is that all biochar’s have the potential to sequester carbon with the proper application of each specific biochar.