By Jeffrey Frost
Pyrolysis is a form of controlled combustion of biomass. It yields bioenergy in the form of bio-oil. It also yields a soil amendment coproduct, biochar, with remarkable carbon sequestration properties of indefinitely long duration. In other words, this is a bioenergy pathway which utilizes biomass in a manner which not only produces energy, but simultaneously produces the coproduct biochar which enhances soil quality and agricultural yields. Moreover, this pathway concurrently sequesters large quantities of carbon in a manner expected to earn valuable carbon offset credits. Read the rest of this entry »
