Managing large volumes of excavated, petroleum-contaminated soil can require extensive space, handling and treatment time. Conventional landfarming may take years—and difficult sites can remain under management much longer.
Myno Carbon’s engineered biochar improves landfarming by supporting microbial degradation while helping adsorb and immobilize petroleum hydrocarbons within the treatment area.
Landfarming relies on microorganisms to break down petroleum hydrocarbons in excavated soil. Its effectiveness depends on maintaining the aeration, moisture, and biological activity needed for biodegradation.
Microbial Activity:
Supports beneficial microorganisms while improving soil aeration, moisture retention and hydrocarbon adsorption to help accelerate biological degradation.
Sustainable Remediation:
In addition to improving remediation performance, biochar strengthens project sustainability metrics and stores durable carbon in the treated soil..
Improve remediation performance while strengthening soil health and delivering lasting carbon benefits.
Responsible-Party Site Managers
Reduce Treatment Time
Biochar-amended landfarming can:
Engineering Company Project Managers
Reduce Transportation & Disposal
Integrate biochar into site-specific landfarming programs to:
Environmental Consultants
Improve Environmental Performance
From treatability testing through field application, we help teams:
BP selected Myno Carbon’s engineered biochar for a landfarming trial involving petroleum hydrocarbon-contaminated soil in Alberta.
Biochar provides a protected habitat where petroleum-degrading microorganisms can establish and remain active. Functional groups within the biochar support accelerated degradation rates.
Myno’s engineered biochar is designed to support site-specific remediation strategies, enabling targeted treatment for complex contamination scenarios.
Biochar’s porous structure supports soil aeration and moisture retention: two important conditions for effective biological treatment.
Biochar can adsorb petroleum hydrocarbons, limiting the potential for contaminants to be transported out of treatment cells via water runoff.
By improving the conditions for biological degradation within the landfarm, biochar can help reduce petroleum hydrocarbon concentrations more quickly than an unamended approach.
Evaluate the soil, contaminants and treatment objectives.
Conduct treatability testing using site soil to evaluate biochar performance.
Select the appropriate biochar and application rate; develop mixing and application plans.
Continuously monitor and assess application performance.
These deployment models accelerate remediation during active operations or post-production site recovery.
Engineered biochar can complement existing landfarming approaches, including nutrient addition, aeration, and other biostimulation methods. Myno works with project teams to evaluate site conditions, determine the appropriate biochar and application rate, and develop mixing and application plans for the treatment area.
Biochar-amended landfarming can support treatment of large volumes of excavated soil on or near the site while potentially reducing treatment time, long-term site-management costs, and reliance on off-site transportation and disposal. It can also reduce contaminant mobility and improve the potential for beneficial reuse of treated soil.
Myno works alongside engineering partners from initial treatability testing through field application and performance evaluation. The process includes evaluating soil, contaminants, and treatment objectives; conducting site-specific testing; selecting the appropriate biochar and application rate; and developing application and monitoring plans.
Engineered biochar works alongside nutrients, aeration and other biostimulation methods to create better conditions for biological treatment. Its porous structure supports beneficial microorganisms, improves aeration and moisture retention, and adsorbs petroleum hydrocarbons—helping accelerate degradation while reducing contaminant mobility within the treatment area.