Biosphere Carbon Group LLC announced today that it has earned the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Certified Biobased Product label. The product, Biosphere Biochar™, is now able to display a unique USDA label that highlights its percentage of biobased content. Third-party verification for a product’s biobased content is administered through the USDA BioPreferred Program, an…
Biosphere-BioChar™ products are made from renewable wood resources that have been harvested in an environmentally responsible manner. Their high porosity and large surface area means they retain water and nutrients and make them available to a wide range of crops. Our biochar manufacturing process is ideal when events such as California’s bark beetle infestations have…
When activated carbon is used to remove organic contaminants from air or water, it eventually becomes saturated and is no longer effective. Traditionally spent carbon would either be incinerated or carted away to a landfill. Biosphere Carbon Group offers what is becoming a responsible and efficient third alternative – reactivation of the spent carbon. Our…
We use proprietary pyrolysis systems for manufacturing our biochar and reactivating spent carbon. The system is a turnkey solution for business and governments to bring finality to problem wastes, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions and producing renewable energy. Although we don’t process tires at our Prineville facility, one of the most exciting uses of our…