Farmers and researchers in the UK are working on a pioneering process to transform livestock slurry into biochar—a substance with significant carbon storage potential. Biochar, traditionally made from plant biomass, is created by heating organic materials without oxygen. This innovative project focuses on using cattle slurry, which is 95% water, as the raw material.
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