- Agrichar
Agrichar is the global brand name and US registered trademark for the
Biochar produced from the [http://www.bestenergies.com BEST Energies] proprietary slowpyrolysis process. The NSW Department of Primary Industries has been involved extensively with the agricultural testing and trials of Agrichar™ biochar and subsequent findings have received significant media attention as a result of BEST Energies and the NSW DPI being joint partners in winning the 2007 UN Association of Australia’s World Environment Day Awards for ‘Meeting the Greenhouse Challenge’ [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2007_June_6/ai_n27265400] "Australian developed technology wins United Nations World Environment Day Award", BNet Australia] Trials conducted by the NSW DPI using Agrichar™ biochar as a soil amendment have doubled and, in one case, tripled crop biomass yield when applied at the rate of 10 tonnes to the hectare. [ [http://gmarkets.wordpress.com/2007/09/27/charcoal-the-new-secret-weapon-burnt-green-waste-branded-agrichar-marketed-as-a-carbon-credit-creator-and-compost/] "Charcoal the new secret weapon: burnt green-waste, branded "Agrichar" marketed as a carbon credit creator, and compost", Green Markets] . Significant product variations due to differing technology, process conditions, and feedstock compositions, require that care must be taken when comparing research between biochars as they are not considered an interchangeable commodity.References
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Biochar
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*cite web | title= Best Energies | url= http://www.bestenergies.com/ | accessdate=2008-01-01
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