1USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 3USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 4USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 5USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 6USDA Forest Service, Washington Office
We describe the use of a place-based mobile pyrolysis unit equipped with an air curtain to continuously create biochar. The technology reduces the need for open slash pile burning, which results in lower emissions and fewer soil impacts. The protocol includes guidelines for site selection, loading, and quenching.
