Heavy metals from mining and industrial sites leave long-lasting scars on soil and water ecosystems. New research highlights how biochar’s unique surface chemistry can immobilize toxic metals and support land restoration. Dr. Jim Ippolito explains what it will take to move biochar remediation from pilot...
Soil Scientist. Circular Systems Leader. Evidence-Led Innovator. Dr. Debbie Aller works where soil health, waste management, and climate action intersect. Her research explores how biochar can transform waste streams into regenerative inputs...
What role can biochar play in advancing safe, scalable climate and remediation solutions? In the third episode of ‘The Shift’ webcast, Myno Carbon’ CEO, Thor Kallestad speaks with Dr. Debbie Aller. of Cornell University to explore what role can biochar play sin...
What would remediation look like if it delivered land renewal instead of just containment and compliance? Environmental remediation has traditionally been a zero-sum game. You remove contaminants, contain risk, and walk away. The job is considered done when pollution is under control, even if the...
When most people hear biochar, they picture fields and farms. But a shift is underway that reframes biochar as a functional material for industrial-scale climate solutions. From cement and roads to energy infrastructure, biochar is beginning to prove its value not only by storing carbon,...
In the very first ‘The Shift’ webcast episode, Myno Carbon’s CEO, Thor Kallestad, and Kathleen Draper, Emeritus Chair of the International Biochar Initiative and Director of the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence, share how biochar is delivering impact now. Pyrolysis + biochar are opening new...
What would remediation look like if it delivered land renewal instead of just containment and compliance? Environmental remediation has traditionally been a zero-sum game. You remove contaminants, contain risk, and walk away. The job is considered done when pollution is under control, even if the...
Wave Rider. Soil Systems Thinker. Pragmatic Changemaker. Dr. Jim Ippolito doesn’t describe his career as a straight line, but as a series of waves. From early soil science to nearly two decades of biochar research, he’s stayed where the science meets real-world impact. Today, his work focuses on...
What if land remediation could unlock new potential? Myno Carbon’s approach goes beyond removal, it’s about restoration with returns with our Biochar 3.0 solutions. Too often, remediation is seen as a cost center and a necessary burden to manage risk and meet compliance. Contaminated sites are...
Biochar Maven, Systems Thinker & Hope Carrier. When Kathleen Draper first encountered biochar, it wasn’t at a conference or a lab....
In the very first ‘The Shift’ webcast episode, Myno Carbon’s CEO, Thor Kallestad, and Kathleen Draper, Emeritus Chair of the International Biochar Initiative and Director of the Ithaka Institute for Carbon Intelligence, share how biochar is delivering impact now. Pyrolysis + biochar are opening new...
Myno Carbon’s Biochar 3.0 transforms remediation from costly containment to tailored restoration. Communities gain cleaner soil, restored ecosystems, and renewed land value sooner. Across North America, the scars of extraction are visible. Petroleum spills, mining runoff, and persistent hydrocarbon contamination represent a legacy of environmental harm...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Using biochar to mitigate copper contamination and restore ecosystem health in southeast Alaska [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]A former copper, gold, palladium, and silver mine in southeast Alaska (Prince of...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Biochar as a building material – sequestering carbon and strengthening concrete [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]This study highlights the potential of engineered biochar to significantly offset the carbon footprint of concrete...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] The feasibility of biochar as a cement replacement to reduce concrete’s carbon footprint [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]This study explores the feasibility of using biochar as a cement replacement to...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] A comprehensive review of biochar-modified concrete: Improving Sustainability and Performance [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]As the demand for urban infrastructure grows, so does the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Relevant biochar characteristics influencing compressive strength of biochar-cement mortars [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]To address the environmental impact of cement production, a recent study explored the use of biochar as...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]Stockholm, Sweden, has been at the forefront of biochar applications in urban stormwater management since 2009. The city uses biochar-amended soils extensively to mitigate stormwater runoff, revitalize urban...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_column_text css="" el_class="case-study"] Pilot program showcased biochar as a scalable solution for large-scale stormwater and infrastructure challenges. [/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]A pioneering field study conducted in Middletown, Delaware, evaluated biochar-amended soils along...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="grid" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern" z_index=""][vc_column][vc_row_inner row_type="row" type="grid" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column_inner width="2/3"][vc_empty_space height="16px"][vc_separator type="normal"][vc_empty_space height="24px"][vc_column_text css=""]The City of Minneapolis is spearheading innovative green infrastructure programs, integrating biochar into bioretention systems and urban landscaping. Minnesota has published biochar specifications for stormwater management, setting a...