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With Anergy’s High Temperature Pyrolysis (HTP) technology, it can transform various waste into useful products with biochar and syngas as the basic products which can be further converted into other useful products for various applications.
Biochar is a carbonaceous compound that is produced from thermochemical processes of organic materials in the absence of oxygen, such as pyrolysis.
Unlike charcoal, biochar, while possible, is generally not used as fuel for heating. The ability of biochar to hold carbon for thousands of years makes it a promising solution for decarbonisation.
The HTP process will produce biochar of superior quality, which can be used in various applications, such as for soil enhancement, and can be upgraded into activated carbon.
Biochar is able to hold the carbon that would otherwise be released as greenhouse gases from the decomposition of the organic materials.
This offers a pathway towards decarbonisation to reduce the release of greenhouse gases into the environment.
Carbon is sequestered in the form of biochar and will support the sustainability initiatives to mitigate climate change.
Biochar that is sequestered will also help to enhance the health of the soil.
The porous nature of the biochar is able to hold nutrients and the presence of biochar will also help in water retention which will lead to an increase in crop yield.
In addition, biochar will help to bind soil particles together reducing the risk of soil erosion during heavy rainfall and run-off.
Porosity on the biochar can be further developed through the activation process commonly by steam or CO2. Chemical activation can also be done.
The more developed the porosity, the higher the surface area to hold materials, the higher the quality of the activated carbon is.
Activated carbon can be used as filters for water treatment, food industry, gold recovery, odor control, etc.
The forms and size of the porosity of the activated carbon will affect which application is suitable.
Not all materials are suitable for activated carbon production. Organic materials which have high fixed carbon content and hardness such as coconut shells, wood chips, nutshells, etc. are generally suitable for the activated carbon production.
Syngas is a gas mixture made up of hydrogen, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons. It is produced from thermochemical processes that break down organic materials.
Syngas produced from Anergy’s HTP process will be richer in energy content. The long chained hydrocarbons such as tar that would otherwise be produced from conventional pyrolysis would be broken down into short chained hydrocarbons, which exist as gas rather than liquid, through the HTP process.
The syngas can be converted into other useful products such as electricity, heating and converted into liquid fuels.
Syngas from Anergy’s HTP can be converted to electricity through gas engine generators which is a more efficient conversion as compared to steam turbines.
Gas engine generators can be used due to the higher energy content in the syngas that allows minimal modification to the off the shelf natural gas engine.
The absence or low content of nitrogen helps in the emissions such that it reduces the possibility of NOx formation upon combustion of the syngas.
The hydrogen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide are the basic components for the fuel production.
Depending on the process and catalysts used, different types of fuel could be produced.
Catalytic reaction of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, with copper zinc oxide alumina, will produce methanol. Methanol could further be dehydrated to produce Dimethyl Ether (DME) which can be blended with propane or diesel.
Under Fischer Tropsch reaction, fuels such as diesel and/or jet fuel could be produced.
Once steady state operation is achieved, a portion of the syngas produced can be recycled to sustain the process replacing the use of fossil fuels for the heat source.
This could potentially support a cleaner and greener emissions to achieve long term sustainability targets for being carbon neutral.
Anergy’s HTP will produce superior biochar and syngas products to suit your application. Biochar and syngas are the basic products that will be obtained from the HTP process.
The biochar from HTP is stable and of higher quality with the low volatile content.
Syngas from HTP has higher energy content and upon combustion will have cleaner emissions.
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