Blue Carbon Blue carbon is the carbon stored in coastal and marine ecosystems. It is the term for carbon captured by the world’s ocean and coastal ecosystems.…
Polyesters Polyester is a category of synthetic polymers that consisted of multiple chemical repeating units connected by groups of esters (CO-O). As a selected material, it…
Renewable Heat Heat is the largest energy end-use and is a significant contributor to global CO2 emissions. Renewable heat is the generation of heat from sustainable resources.…
Pellet Fuels Pellet fuels are biofuels made from compressed organic matter or biomass. It is a biomass product made of renewable substances – generally recycled wood waste.…
Biosequestration Biosequestration is the process of capturing and storing carbon in living organisms such as plants and algae. It is the capture and storage of the…
Aspartic Acid Aspartic acid (symbol Asp or D; aspartate is the ionic form) is a non-essential amino acid in humans; aspartic acid has a negative overall charge…
Soil Carbon Carbon is one of the most abundant mineral elements in the environment. Soil carbon refers to the solid terrestrial matter stored in global soils. It is…
Fumaric Acid Fumaric acid is an important kind of organic compound with the formula HO2CCH=CHCO2H. It is a dicarboxylic acid, and in the Krebs tricarboxylic acid (TCA)…
Oxaloacetic Acid Oxaloacetic acid, also known as ‘oxalacetic acid’, is an α-keto acid and a key component of cellular metabolism in its conjugate base form, oxaloacetate. This…
Charring Charring is the incomplete combustion of organic material. It is a chemical process of incomplete combustion of certain solids when subjected to high heat. Charring…
Activated Charcoal Activated Charcoal is a fine, odorless, black powder often used in emergency rooms to treat overdoses. Charcoal is made from coal, wood, or other substances.…
Biochar Biochar is a carbon-rich solid that is derived from biomass that is heated in a limited oxygen environment. It is charcoal used as a soil…