Scientists revive 90-year-old high-pressure process to regenerate soil, cut CO2
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A German startup, Humify, has created a process to rapidly regenerate soil and fight climate change. Their high-pressure cooker transforms organic waste into artificial humic substances, restoring soil fertility and trapping carbon in weeks instead of millennia. The hydrothermal humification process operates at 392°F, mimicking natural soil regeneration. One tonne of these substances can bind up to 50 tonnes of carbon in soil yearly, while increasing crop yields by up to 20%. Humify is now scaling up production with a pilot plant to process 3,000 tonnes of biomass annually.
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