What is Sorghum?

Sorghum is a cereal grain grown in warmer climates worldwide for food, alcoholic beverages, and biofuels. Sorghum is a rapidly-renewable resource, growing over six-feet high in a single year. Because the stems are naturally resistant to many fungi and insects, Sorghum is grown with less pesticides and chemical fertilizers.

Sorghum stalks are used for thatch, fences, baskets, brushes, paper, and brooms. Supply, however, exceeds demand, and remaining stalks are burned in the field with a significant environmental impact. Recent studies estimate that Sorghum burning releases 24 Metric tons (Mt) of carbon dioxide (a greenhouse gas) and 2 Mt of nitrogen (a component of smog and acid rain) into the atmosphere every year.

By providing a use for the excess stalks, ChloroFill prevents Sorghum burning, generates revenue for farmers, reduces pollution, and contributes to sustainable construction.

Sorghum stalks.