What?

 

 

Biochar is created from cellulotic biomass using limited-oxygen combustion. This conversion, saving about half of the input carbon, is called pyrolysis (and often gasification).  Char-making is ancient with dozens of useful co-products, in gaseous, liquid, thermal and electric forms. Blue Biochar’s only real difference is it starts with ocean biomass, as opposed to terrestrial biomass, and is produced on a vast scale. Greater than 1M km2 of production is plausible.

 

 

Where?

 

 

Although seemingly a small difference, to our knowledge, Blue Biochar is not now being produced anywhere, whereas conventional biochar is today being produced on every continent - from both agricultural and forestry resources.  Blue Biochar can be produced along every continent’s shoreline - as well as in the global commons of the mid-oceanic regions.  

 

The BBI is truly egalitarian and accessible to all nation/states through known STEM arts and existing intergovernmental treaties related to the oceanic commons and many in-land waterways.

 

 

How?

 

 

High throughput production of oceanic biomass can use both photosynthetic and chemosynthetic paths. Both paths can use easily available, renewable and sustainable natural resources found within most marine environments.  

 

Please see the following files:

 

 

1) JannaschOCv22.pdf

2) 60030563.pdf

3) 241.pdf

4) The IMBECS Protocol