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From Waste to Value
- OFA is making biochar using baobab husks as our biomass.
- Our biochar journey was inspired by the observation that huge piles of these husks were taken as waste and a nuisance, left to decompose or otherwise burnt; both cases which would lead to significant GHG emissions.
- What is biochar? Biochar is a carbon-rich, charcoal-like solid made from organic matter (such as maize cobs, stems, tree prunnings, etc). When organic matter (also called biomass) faces high heat in the absence of oxygen, it changes form to become biochar through the process of thermochemical conversion, known as pyrolysis. (Source: International Biochar Initiative)
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