Our Biochar
We are creating a new, higher standard for biochar.
Our biochar is purpose-made from clean, source-verified sawmill residuals from the working forests of Maine. Whether used in agriculture or landscaping to restore soils , reduce soil compaction and develop a healthy soil biome, enhance plant growth, improve water retention or for filtration and de-contamination through environmental remediation, our biochar can be specifically formulated for each of our customers -- all while pulling carbon out of the atmosphere and sinking it for millennia.
biochar specifications
Standard Biocharbon will produce a range of custom biochar blends from a variety of hardwood and softwood species.*
Initially, we will be producing biochar with a maximum aggregate size of 30mm or about 1 inch. Minimum order size will be 2 cubic yards, delivered at 20% moisture content.
Post processing, custom bagging, screening and other custom product specifications can be quoted.
* Single species soft and hardwood biochars can be quoted upon request.
One Commodity, Many Uses
Improves Soil Productivity
Builds soil carbon reserves
Increases soil water retention
Used as feed additive and in
litter to improve animal health
and reduce emissions
Effective lower cost
alternative for activated carbon
Composite materials, cement additive
We Are Pioneering the Most Efficient, Market-Driven Solutions to Carbon Sequestration
biochar is the most cost effective approach to removing co2 from the atmosphere
Every year, the world’s vegetation and ocean absorb about half of human-caused CO2 emissions, slowing the rate of greenhouse gases entering the atmosphere. However, around 2.5 parts per million (ppm) remain in the atmosphere every year, causing a steady rise in concentrations that scientists have been tracking since the 1950s. (The term "parts per million" refers to the number of carbon dioxide molecules per million molecules of dry air.)
How Biochar Removes C02 From the Atmosphere
Biochar is a negative emission technology (NET), meaning the production of biochar actually removes CO2 from the atmosphere and puts it back in the ground. For every ton of biochar we manufacture and sell, about three tons of CO2 will be sequestered for thousands of years. We are repurposing wood residuals from responsibly managed forests from being extractive (degrading the natural environment) in nature to being regenerative.
Upcycling Wood into Biochar
By ‘upcycling’ low grade wood products into biochar, we divert biomass from pulp and paper manufacturing or from being burned in a biomass energy facility into a high value and versatile commodity. Our biochar is a beneficial product that revives overworked and non-productive soils, reduces the need for irrigation and holds moisture in soil, binds up heavy metals and other contaminants in soils and waterways, making them inert.
the promise of biochar
“If biochar were added to 10 percent of global cropland, the effect would be to sequester 29 billion tons of CO2 equivalent — roughly equal to humanity’s annual greenhouse gas emissions.”
- Johannes Lehmann, Cornell University and biochar expert
In this video, Dr. Johannes Lehmann of Cornell University explains the origins of biochar and its promise for the future as a product with multiple, beneficial uses and its powerful potential for a negative carbon footprint.
Video produced by the International Biochar Initiative and Lily Films