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Environmental Friendliness

All stages of production are environmentally-friendly. NovaGreen's process inputs fully utilize biomass by-products, ensuring:

• an extremely small carbon footprint, and​
• eligibility for significant carbon credits

​NovaGreen's outputs and processes are also extremely environmentally-friendly. Advanced technology, and recycling capabilities ensure that air, water, and solid waste by-products meet and exceed standards for the environment.

Biochar

Biochar has different forms, and can be created or formulated into different product variants. We employ a ‘slow pyrolysis’ technique to produce NovaGreen Biochar. This involves heating or 'charring’ of the starting biomass in a low oxygen environment. 

Our initial primary application for NovaGreen Biochar will be to return it to the agricultural soil in the region where it is created. Our biochar has high, ‘Class 1’ sequestration content, based  the International Biochar Institute’s definition:  
Sequestration potential is assessed using two characteristics: the carbon content and hydrogen/carbon (H:Corg) ratio. A minimum threshold of 10% carbon is required for a charred material to be considered as biochar. Within the IBI program there is a three-tiered classification system based on carbon content. Class 1 includes biochars with 60%+, Class 2 is 30 – 59.9% and Class 3 is 10 – 29.9% carbon content.
​(Source: https://pyrolist.com/blog/international-biochar-certification-for-soil-application)

Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

Biochar is a mini, totally natural Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) process - without government or industry cost!
​It is carbon credit eligible.

Restoring Soil Carbon Balance, and Replacing Nutrient Deficits

When returned to the earth, the end product has several beneficial uses for Agriculture, and for the Environment.  ​Benefits to agricultural processes, and to environmental sustainability, include:

• carbon sequestration (and associated carbon credits)
• reduction of crop fertilizer requirements
• reduced carbon dioxide emissions
• reduced nitrous oxide emissions
• enhanced plant productivity
• increased water holding capacity
• improved nutrient retention
• increases to beneficial biota in soil

Biochar can make a significant contribution to rebuilding nutrient deficient soils that exist globally today, helping offset soil degradation associated with long term intensive 'modern' farming practices. It can help naturally restore the soil to higher quality health and production. With benefits that last for decades if not centuries. 

55 Shades of Biochar

In addition to the agricultural and horticultural uses for biochar, over 55 additional uses have been identified for this product (Source: https://biochar.co.uk/55-uses-of-biochar/).  This deep catalog includes:

• Manure composting
• Livestock feed additive/supplement
• Air decontamination
• Decontamination of soil and natural water
• Biogas production
• Drinking water, wastewater and sewage treatment
• Metallurgy - metal reduction
• Cosmetics - soaps, skin cream, therapeutic bath additives
• Medicines
• Food conservation​