Biochar, not just for outdoors!
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When people hear or read about biochar, the first thing they usually think about being outdoors, gardening, and farming. This is because most people don’t really know or understand biochar, and the array of utility it offers. In this article, the indoor and daily utilization of biochar will be discussed, aiming to educate, and excite people about biochar.
Biochar is a very porous form of carbon, that allows nutrients and micro-organisms to house, and thrive within its pores providing the soil, and plant with the necessary things to grow well, and produce yield.
One of the first additional uses of biochar that springs to mind, is drinking water filtration. Since biochar is such a porous product with a large surface are, it allows water to flow through it very easily. While the water flows through the biochar, the biochar filters the water by absorbing any biological, chemical, and physical matter that acts as contaminants. In addition, it provides a great environment, and promotes the growth of water filtering bacteria, that turns toxins into nitrates.
Biochar can be used in houses, bathrooms, and any place where there is a lot of dampness. Because biochar can absorb a lot of water, and moisture, using it will help regulate the humidity in an area, prevent mould from growing, help regulate temperatures in these areas, and lessen condensation.
Biochar can be used as a deodoriser in the bathroom, kitchen, shoes, and throughout the house. Since odour is caused through perspiration, chemical-changes or imbalances, or the release of gasses. As an example, lining the inside of your organic waste bins with biochar will reduce odour as not only will the water, caused by the composting process, be absorbed but also the smell from the gasses released.
Biochar is being utilised within construction more and more. Since biochar is extremely absorbent, and can regulate temperatures by controlling the humidity, it is seen as the perfect component to use for insulating buildings and regulating their humidity both indoors and outdoors. Preventing dry air, mould developing, and even electromagnetic radiation.
Biochar has so many different uses that we know of as well as some that have yet to be discovered. Hopefully, this article has highlighted some uses, helped with understanding, and excited some to try using biochar not just outside their homes but also inside.