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Industrial-scale Biochar Facility in the Middle East

An industrial-scale biochar facility has been constructed in the Middle East as a flagship project that can demonstrate SIMEC biochar & PyCCS technology. The project is designed to produce ~13,500 tons of biochar, with a carbon removal capacity of ~25,000 tons CO2 on an annual basis. The plant is scheduled to be commissioned during Q2 2026, and is considered to be one of the largest biochar facilities developed globally so far. The biochar plant fully adopts SIMEC technology.
 
In 2020, the client put a pilot-scale R&D facility into operation. Fitted with SIMEC technology, this facility was designed to achieve two goals: developing value-added biocarbon-based products for various market segments, and refining the production processes of standard and engineered biochar to suit multiple applications.
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The industrial-scale biochar facility consists of a biomass screening system, a crushing system, a drying system, a pyrolysis system, a biochar storage system, a thermal management system, an exhaust treatment system, and a PLC control system. High quality biochar will be made from the local landscape pruning residues, mainly citrus and olive tree trimmings. At the project initiation stage, the primary markets for biochar and CDR certificates are the fertilizer industry and the concrete industry.
 
Using citrus and olive tree trimmings as feedstock, biochar made by SIMEC pyrolysis technology can be guaranteed to have a total 16 EPA-PAH content of less than 2.5 mg/kg, tested by the method DIN EN 16181:2019-08. The biochar product can meet the standard of EBC-Feed class I and EBC-AgroBio class II. Carbon content is 84.8% as per result of analysis. Both the pyrolysis temperature and reaction time can be adjusted to produce different carbon products.
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Biochar functions as a carbon sink when utilized in applications that are not related to energy production. Furthermore, it must not be subjected to thermal degradation or oxidation during its service life or at termination to fulfill its carbon sequestration function. Carbon sink applications include agronomy, animal farming, biological process stimulation such as anaerobic digestion and composting, environmental remediation, civil infrastructure, and energy storage. While biochar can be used in various applications and cascaded value chains, the ultimate storage reservoirs are soils, civil infrastructure, and landfills. 
 
The industrial-scale biochar facility in the Middle East built by SIMEC will produce high quality biochar and generate carbon removal certificates to serve the local and international voluntary carbon markets.