Biomass by-product research project

Stopford are currently working with academics from Lancaster University to enhance the properties of biomass ash. The 12 month project is being funded by the BBSRC industry interchange programme and aims to enhance the soil conditioning properties of an industrial waste product - biomass ash - through inoculation with naturally occurring soil bacteria. The effectiveness of the enhanced-ash product will be determined through the measurement of various parameters associated with plant health, including root length and plant mass.