Research
Further research is in progress, notably by Cornell University and the University of Edinburgh, which has a dedicated research unit.
Students at Stevens Institute of Technology in New Jersey are developing supercapacitors that use electrodes made of biochar. A process developed by University of Florida researchers which removes phosphate from water, also yields methane gas usable as fuel and phosphate-laden carbon suitable for enriching soil.
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