IN A NUTSHELL 🌽 Researchers at Iowa State University are transforming corn residues into carbon-sequestering bio-oil. 🔥 The process involves rapid pyrolysis, converting plant waste into biochar, gas, and bio-oil. 🛢️ Bio-oil is injected into abandoned oil wells to store carbon long-term, reversing the carbon cycle. 💧 Biochar improves soil quality, offering local agricultural benefits … Continue reading “We’re Turning Trash Into Gold”: Iowa Scientists Convert Corn Stalks Into Underground Carbon Prisons That Seal Abandoned Wells