Forest biochar is created using low oxygen and if efficient the gas emissions are burned in the process, thus creating an environmentally favorable process. This process produces mostly activated carbon, a gram of which has more surface area than a football field, so the spreading of 2 kg per square meter onto the forest floor greatly enhances the char's absorption of CO2 from the atmosphere. In turn the feeding of it to the tree through its root system, obviously at ground level. The reciprocation from the tree increases the output of oxygen into the atmosphere. YES THIS HELPS THE FARMER (AGOFORESTER) AND HELPS IN THE PROCESS TO REVERSE CLIMATE CHANGE.
The same process, when taken two steps further, produces charcoal briquettes. What makes a briquette better than a regular piece of charcoal?
In 2005 the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources, Philippines conducted a Heating Value study of different charcoal made from cut trees and found that of 15 species of the most popular woods/fuel wood (firewood) the highest BTU/lb heating value produced measured 9,378. However, of the 57 combinations of abandoned biomass used to make charcoal briquettes 24 combinations produced higher heating values, with 16 ranging between 10,000 to 12,273.73 BTU/lb. Cocoshell being the highest. wood fines and corn cob fines produced 11,041 BTU/lb. Ipil-ipil twigs (50%) and rice hull (50%) produced the lowest at 6,401.79 BTU/lb.
All-in-all the making of charcoal briquettes from abandoned biomass provides 60% more material combinations that produce higher heating values than regular charcoal and does not require the cutting of trees. Furthermore, the use of briquettes produces uniform heat, predictable heating values and when use properly is a far more efficient heating source than regular charcoal. YES THIS HELPS WITH THE PROCESS OF REVERSING CLIMATE CHANGE and HELPS COOKING MORE EFFICIENTLY.
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