tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post1699239014165668085..comments2024-03-29T00:38:38.893-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: On a new idea and a "What the hell?"Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-23884264463300395802010-01-16T04:03:57.442-08:002010-01-16T04:03:57.442-08:00Charcoal is usually made hot, so it burns off the ...Charcoal is usually made hot, so it burns off the oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. What's left is pretty pure carbon, with the occasional mineral particle.<br /><br />I suspect they're talking about biochar made at low temperatures, so lots of the non-carbon portion would remain. Those atoms are electrically charged and would make it pretty good at holding onto minerals. It would be like artificial <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humic_acid" rel="nofollow">humic acid</a>, the brown gunk that makes rich soils rich. Adding a quarter inch of that a year to the soil would be a pretty neat trick.<br /><br />And it's fairly hard to make charcoal out of things like grass and fur. There is a fine line between smoked versus ashed.Daniel Newbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16447547303783134514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-48681099811379326322010-01-15T16:22:32.555-08:002010-01-15T16:22:32.555-08:00Here I'll make it easy for ya'. Just thi...Here I'll make it easy for ya'. Just think of 'Biochar' as <i>TACTICAL</i> <b>CHARCOAL</b>. ;-)martywdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11123381583620194742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-9010747697483282592010-01-15T11:38:16.009-08:002010-01-15T11:38:16.009-08:00Now, that's some funny stuff right there. &qu...Now, that's some funny stuff right there. "But it's not charcoal, its 'BioChar' which sounds all scifi and stuff. So clearly it works better!"Chadhttp://pirate-king.comnoreply@blogger.com