Bio-char
How it works
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. Today there is ongoing research and interest in using sustainably produced biochar from pyrolysis for multiple applications, including:
- Industrial uses
- 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 bio-chars that are carbon-rich (up to 95% carbon), very low in ash (as low as 1%) and have a high surface area (as high as 625 m2/g). With very high, stable carbon content and very low hydrogen carbon ratio of 0.0xx.
