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Where there's muck, there's biocoal

Where there's muck, there's biocoal
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A UK firm is planning to this year deliver the first facility in Europe capable of turning a wastewater plant's sewage into a source of 'carbon neutral', clean burning biocoal

The process for turning organic matter into carbon neutral biocoal may be over 100 years old, but could it be about to enjoy a commercial breakthrough that promises to slash carbon emissions from sewage...

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