Bio-char
About Biochar
Bio-char (engineered bio-carbon)—a sustainable, carbon rich, highly porous bio-product—is one of the most exciting products of biomass pyrolysis.
For thousands of years charcoal has been used for a variety of purposes including as a soil enhancer in terra-preta soils, fuel source and as a metallurgical feedstock. GCS sustainably produces biochar from pyrolysis has multiple applications, including:
- Industrial, including critical supply chains
- As a soil amendment
- For water and environmental remediation
- As an animal feed supplement
- Carbon sequestration
Ultimately applications and uses are a function of the quality. GCS bio-chars are among the highest quality. Under tightly controlled operating conditions, GCS produces high carbon (up to 95% carbon), very low in ash (as low as 1%) and a high surface area (> 625 m2/g). With very high, stable carbon content and very low hydrogen carbon ratio of 0.11 and oxygen carbon ratio of 0.025, GCS biochars have high permanence with the ability to persiste in soil for thousands of years.
