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Pyrolysis & Carbonisation

Thermal decomposition for biochar production & waste management

What is Pyrolysis and Carbonisation?

Pyrolysis and Carbonisation is the process of heating organic material to extreme temperatures within an oxygen-depleted environment. Instead of undergoing combustion, these materials are transformed into biochar and hot gases.

What is Biochar?

Biochar is made when organic material is heated to high temperatures in the absence of oxygen (pyrolysis). When engineered effectively, it has a high surface area and chemical properties that allow it to adsorb chemicals and bind them to its surface. ​It is also widely recognised that biochar can be used to aid Carbon Dioxide Removal.

 

The quality of the biochar is crucial to its ability to act as a carbon sequester and be recognised for carbon credits.

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The 2 main standards currently recognised are the EBC (European Biochar Certificate - currently adopted by the UK) & IBI (America and Canadian).

Biochar also offers various benefits when applied to soil:
 

  1. ​Boosting nutrient content and health of soil

  2. Absorbing harmful PFAS

  3. Acting like a sponge, retaining water and nutrients in the soil

  4. Increasing crop yield

  5. Sequestering carbon from soil 

Click here to read more.

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Carbon Focus Engineering Ltd has been working with a number of feedstock producers to provide the best solutions to reduce both their waste streams and CO2 emissions, whilst producing a valuable by product.

We have been working with pyrolysis manufactures over the last five years from across Europe to find the best technological fit for our clients needs, and we are currently the engineering partner in an INNOVATE UK project.

What feedstocks can I process via pyrolysis/carbonisation?

  • Wood (FSC)

  • Commercial waste wood

  • Forestry waste

  • Crop straws

  • Hemp

  • Bamboo

  • Miscanthus

  • Sawdust

  • Waste Wood

  • Green Waste​​

  • Screening

  • Wood Chips

  • Fruit Peels

  • Food Waste

  • Digestate from AD plants

  • Sewage Sludge

  • Fermentation residuals

  • Slurry

  • Manure

  • Poultry manure

INDUSTRY WASTE

  • Industrial Sludges

  • Sewage sludge

  • Production Waste

  • Organically Polluted Waste

Want to find out how pyrolysis can turn your waste into value? Fill in our pyrolysis enquiry form.

CFE is working in partnership with PYREG

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​PYREG GmbH is the number one global manufacturer of Pyrolysis and Carbonisation machinery, with technology able to process even the most difficult organic waste such as Sewage sludge; AD digestate; municipal green waste; and vegetable wastes and manures, producing high grade Biochar and heat which can be used to generate power. 

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​As PYREG's UK partner, CFE is proud to offer this cutting-edge technology in the UK.

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Visit https://pyreg.com/

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