Huma-Char

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Huma-Char and Its Benefits to Agriculture

• Heating Up Crop Production With an Ancient Soil
  Amendment
• Dr. Vladimir Vasilenko (Dr. Humate)- Technical
  Director for
• First American Energy, LLC
• - 2014 -

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The Ultimate Biochar Huma-Char Blending
Humate and Char

• Humate from New Mexico is blended with Char from
  the FAE Process creating a new commercial
  product- Huma-Char combining the benefits of
  both products!!!
• Specialty formulas of Huma-Char can be created
  by Dr. Vladimir Vasilenko for various
  applications in agriculture.

UNPROCESSED HUMATE AT MINE, GALLUP, NEW MEXICO,
USA
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Char from the FAE Process is the ideal source for
Huma-Char!

• The best char is formed by relatively low
  temperature pyrolysis. This is why the FAE
  Process provides the best char to be used in
  
• Huma-Char.

CHAR FROM THE PROPRIETARY FAE PROCESS
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• Huma-Char is high in organic carbon, largely
  resistant to decomposition and is intended to be
  used as a soil amendment. The best biochar is
  formed by relatively low temperature pyrolysis,
  ideally at 500 C.
• This is a high enough temperature to achieve
  maximum surface area but also low enough
  temperature to retain biological oils that would
  normally burn off.

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Huma-Char improves soil in three critical
services

• First, it acts like a sponge to soak up
  water, hold and slowly release it to soil. This
  can be an important characteristic in
  drought-prone areas and/or on soils low in
  organic matter.
• Second, Huma-Char acts as a storehouse
  adsorbing nutrient ions for exchange to soil
  biology.
• Third, Huma-Char is a substrate which
  provides habitat and refuge for soil microbes.

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Huma-Char reduces the need for traditional
chemical fertilizers!

• Huma-Char-amended soils can show ranges of 50-80
  percent reductions in nitrous-oxide emissions,
  reduced runoff of phosphorus into surface waters,
  and reduced leaching of nitrogen into
  groundwater.
• As a soil amendment, Huma-Char can significantly
  increase the efficiency of and reduce the need
  for traditional chemical fertilizers, while
  potentially enhancing crop yields.

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Water soluble humic substances (potassium salt of
humic acid and fulvic acid) can be used in
manufacturing of superior Huma-Char

• Potassium Humate and fulvic acid contain valuable
  plant nutritional substances not found in
  chemical fertilizers.
• Their water solutions with trace minerals are an
  ideal source of nutrition in Huma-Char

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Biochar- What does it mean?

• The term 'biochar' refers to black carbon formed
  by heating biomass (wood, coal, plant wastes,
  feedstock, etc.) in an oxygen-free or low oxygen
  environment so it does not combust. The technical
  term for this process is pyrolysis. Traditional
  charcoal is one example of biochar produced from
  wood. However, the term 'biochar' is much broader
  than this, encompassing black carbon produced
  from any biomass feedstock.

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For thousands of years charcoal has been used by
traditional cultures as a soil amendment

• Many soils contain some naturally occurring
  charcoal which was produced from
  natural/prescribed fires. Where human population
  sizes allow, smallholder farmers in developing
  countries practice slash and burn cultivation
  which relies on the production of charcoal and
  its ultimate incorporation back into the soil for
  fertility. For thousands of years charcoal has
  been used by traditional cultures as a soil
  amendment and there is evidence that it
  positively benefits crop yields. The most
  well-know example is the fertile Terra Preta
  soils in Brazil.

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For farmers and gardeners within the Northern
Hemisphere, biochar can provide a sustainable
source of soil amendments

• Crop yields on Terra Preta soils in Brazil have
  been shown to be much greater than on nearby
  soils which were not enriched with charcoal.

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As a soil amendment, biochar creates a more
stable soil carbon pool that serves as a net
withdrawal of atmospheric carbon dioxide. The
enhanced nutrient-retention capacity of
biochar-amended soil not only reduces the total
fertilizer requirements but also the climate and
environmental impact of croplands.
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Field trials using biochar

• Field trials using biochar have been conducted in
  the tropics over the past several years.
• Large scale field trials have recently begun on
  highly fertile Iowa soils by the USDAs
  Agricultural Research Service. First year results
  are positive!

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Dr. Vladimir Vasilenko (Dr. Humate) is
developing new types of humate-based products
and Huma-Char

• Dr. Vasilenko has created many technologies and
  products for the agricultural and food industries
  through his 22 years of research and development.
• 2007 American Biographical Institute Man of the
  Year.

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First American Energy, LLC9100 N. Morning Glory
Road Paradise Valley, AZ, USATel 605-531-9100

• Sole manufacturer of the Worlds best biochar,
  Huma-Char, combining the finest humate, New Mex
  U-Mate, and the richest char, FAE char from a
  proprietary process