Biochar Pellets for Farm Nutrient Pollution

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Scientists tackle farm nutrient pollution with sustainable, affordable designer biochar pellets

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign researchers show it's possible and economical.

Researchers used sawdust and lime sludge, byproducts from milling and drinking water treatment plants, to create "designer" biochar pellets.

Researchers tested pellets in working field conditions for the first time, monitoring phosphorus removal in Fulton County , Illinois , fields.

Journal Reference: - Hongxu Zhou , Haribansha Timalsina , Peng Chen , Sophie Circenis , Richard Cooke , Olawale Oladeji , Guanglong Tian , Romulo P. Lollato , Rabin Bhattarai , Wei Zheng . Exploring the engineering-scale potential of designer biochar pellets for phosphorus loss reduction from tile-drained agroecosystems. Water Research, 2024 ; 267 : 122500 DOI: 10.1016 /j.watres.2024.122500 Cite This Page:.