Chicken Litter Biochar

Biochar has many uses -

–      1. Added to soil to improve soil functions – soil conditioner

–      2. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions

–      3. When used as soil amendment, biochar resist degradation for hundred of years, creating stable carbon pool

–      4. Used as crop productivity

–      5. Water retention in soil

–      6. Reduces the use of fertilizers

–      7. Reduces nutrient leaching

–      8. Provides microbial habitat

–      9. Promotes hydrophilic capabilities

-       10. Storm Water Treatment

   i.CMB binds toxic chemicals (copper, cadmium and zinc)

   ii. Strong water retention

-       11. Reforestation efforts on reclaimed mined lands – CMB is higher in certain nutrients and that it has strong filtration and        binding characteristics – strong contender for remediation projects

-       12. Reduction of nitrogen losses in poultry litter compost

-       13. Livestock operation Bio-filteration

-       14. Odour abatement and removal of pollutants

-       15. Activated carbon Substitutes

-       16. Reducing mercury emissions from Coal fired plants