Feed Stock

Feed Stock Types

The feed stock for biochar can be any renewable organic material i.e. matter rich in carbon that is capable of decay.  Feed stocks may be waste biomass derived from crop residues, animal wastes or industry residues.

Feed Stock Type

Examples

Crop residues

Cotton trash
Rice Hulls

Animal wastes

Poultry litter
Dairy manure

Industry residues

Nut shells
Wood waste
Distillers grain
Paper sludge
Fruit stones

Other

Municipal green waste
Straw
Woody weeds
Switch grass
Woodchips
Leaves

Feed Stock Chemistry

Feedstock Components

Temperature at which Component Degrades 0C)

Organic Material

120

Hemicelluloses

200-260

Cellulose

240-350

Lignin

280-500

(Sjostrom, 1993)


Links

List of links related to biochar feed stocks:
> International Biochar Initiative