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Biochar Carbon Stability: Multi-Pool Decay Kinetics

Interactive 3D soil-block simulator of biochar carbon persistence: a three-pool exponential decay model (labile / intermediate / recalcitrant carbon) driven by pyrolysis temperature and soil temperature, with live mean residence time and CO2-equivalent readouts.

Agronomy & Soil Physics3DModerate60 FPS📱 Mobile-adapted⇄ 2D version

Applying biochar to soil locks away carbon at three very different speeds at once. This simulator plants a 3D soil block with thousands of individually-sampled biochar carbon parcels, splits them into labile, intermediate and recalcitrant pools according to the pyrolysis temperature you choose, and lets each parcel mineralize on its own randomly-drawn schedule under a temperature-scaled first-order decay rate. Watch decades to centuries pass, track the mean residence time and cumulative CO₂ released live, and see how higher pyrolysis temperatures trade fast nutrient-release carbon for durable, century-scale sequestration.

⚙ Under the hood

Plant a 3D soil block with thousands of sampled biochar carbon parcels split into labile, intermediate and recalcitrant pools by pyrolysis temperature, and watch each parcel mineralize on its own randomly-drawn schedule under a temperature-scaled first-order decay model.

biocharsoil carboncarbon sequestrationdecay kineticsagronomypyrolysis

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install