BIOMASS

The PYREG process converts biomass completely to biochar and regenerative heat energy.

The PYREG technology follows the idea of the consequent upcycling of biomass. Valuable biochar meeting high quality requirements can be commercialized at profitable prices.

The gentle thermal treatment destroys pathogens, germs and organic contaminants, whereas nutrients remain unaffected.

Furthermore, refinement of biomass represents an active contribution to climate protection. Carbonization of biomass permanently sequesters carbon dioxide. Carbon is removed from the ecological cycle for a long time.

The PYREG process additionally delivers heat of up to 150 kWth for each module – renewable energy, to be used for heating and drying applications.

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2BIOMASS DOES NOT ONLY REPRESENT AN ENERGY SOURCE WITH GREAT POTENTIAL IN FUTURE. AT THE SAME TIME, IT CAN BE USED TO OBTAIN VALUABLE PRODUCTS LIKE BIOCHAR, FEEDING CHAR OR ACTIVATED CARBON. THESE RESULTS CAN BE ACHIEVED BY AN UPCYCLING PROCESS BASED ON CARBONIZATION.

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BIOMASS

THERMAL-ENERGY PREMIUM

BIOCHAR

FEEDINGCHAR

ACTIVATEDCARBON

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IMPROVED SOILQUALITY

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FEEDING CHAR

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LIQUIDMANURE &BIOCHAR

SUPPORT FOR COMPOSTING PROCESS Compost quality is significantly enhanced, as biochar acts like a 3-layer clay mineral.

ADDITIVE FOR ANIMAL FEED Improves the feed consumption, supports digestion and prevents numerous diseases. As a consequence, vital animals deliver a higher carcass weight.

BEDDING IN STABLES Hygienic conditions are improved, and the bedding remains dry. Smells and emissions are suppressed, and spread of pathogens is considerably minimized.

ADDITIVE IN BIOGAS PROCESS The yield of methane can be increased by up to 24 %, meanwhile improving the quality of fermentation residue.

FILTERING MEDIUM, ADDITIVE FOR COSMETICS AND PHARMACEUTICALS Biochar, used as activated carbon, is increasingly appreciated in various sectors.

SOIL IMPROVEMENT Used as soil condition-er, biochar enhances capacity for storing water and nutrients, thus positively acting on soil life. Healthy growth of plants is accelerated and harvest increased.

USEFUL APPLICATIONS

Biochar, the all-rounder

MARKET POTENTIAL

BIOCHAR (Soil improvement) ACTIVATED CARBONFEEDING CHAR

MARKET VALUE

> 600 €/tMARKET VALUE

> 1,500 €/tMARKET VALUE

> 1,000 €/t

Biochar can be used in a great variety of applications. Quality criteria to be met in each process are a decisive factor. Carbonization (i.e. the conversion of organic material to biochar) is a method known for centuries – but only the PYREG process enables the parameters to be controlled in a sufficiently targeted way. As a consequence, differ-ent quality levels of biochar can be obtained, and nutrients are recycled in a gentle manner. Efficient, ecological and not accompanied by harmful byproducts: These are the properties you can rely on, so we became a global leader in this sector not without reason.

BIOCHAR FOR SOIL IMPROVEMENT

Thanks to its huge porosity, the internal surface of biochar amounts to more than 300 m²/g. Therefore, this material is able to resorb a quantity of water and solved nutrients, which equals the fivefold of its own weight (refer to Scheub et. al. 2015: Terra Preta).

Without previous treatment however, biochar is not yet able to improve the soil quality, so it first has to be loaded with nutrients and populated with microor-ganisms. “Loading” of the biochar can be performed by different methods, e.g. by composting. 300

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POSITIVE EFFECTS OF BIOCHAR IN SOIL

ACTIVE CLIMATE PROTECTION BY LONG-TERM CONSERVATION OF CARBON IN SOIL - FOR CENTURIES.

CLIMATE-DAMAGING EMISSIONS (E.G. NITROUS OXIDE) ARE REDUCED.

ACTIVATION OF SOIL LIFE: MICRO-ORGANISMS FIND AN IDEAL ENVIRONMENT.

THE QUANTITY OF NITRATE, WASHED OUT INTO GROUNDWATER IS REDUCED AS WELL.

STABLE PLANT GROWTH WITH REDUCED RISK OF CROP FAILURE.

INCREASED STORAGE OF WATER AND NUTRIENTS.

Site Riedlingsdorf, BurgenlandCountry AustriaIn comission since 1 PYREG system since 2011

SONNENERDE GERALD DUNST FERTIGERDEN GMBH

Optimum quality of compost and garden soil can be reached on the basis of EBC certified biochar. Already several prizes have been awarded to the company thanks to its carefully designed recycling process. Furthermore, the company is known to be a premium supplier of feeding char (CharLine GmbH).

www.sonnenerde.at, www.charline.at

Site Buchen, OdenwaldCountry GermanyIn comission since 1 PYREG system since 2016

ABFALLWIRTSCHAFTSGESELLSCHAFT DES NECKAR-ODENWALDKREISES (AWN)

A quantity of 25,000 t of biomass each year has to be recycled by the German water and waste management association AWN. A major portion of municipal green waste is upcycled to biochar, mainly intended for substrate production and in animal farming. Currently a competence centre for biochar is being planned as well.

www.awn-online.de

Biochar proves to be particularly useful in appli-cations offering multiple benefits, e.g. in form of feeding char. It does not only improve the health state of animals themselves but reduces also odour nuisance originating from manure. Added to fertiliz-er in the fields, soil quality is enhanced and nutrients are prevented from being washed out. The whole process simultaneously protects the climate.

BIOCHAR INGESTED BINDS TOXINS IN THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND SUPPORTS ANIMAL HEALTH. ALL OF THESE FACTS SIMULTANEOUSLY REDUCE VET AND MEDICAL COSTS.

BIOCHAR IN THE DIGESTIVE TRACT OF ANIMALS RESORBS AND DESORBS ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS, THUS AS-SISTING INCREASED POPULATION BY BACTERIA. THANKS TO ENHANCED FOOD CONVERSION, SLAUGHTER WEIGHT INCREASES.

HUMIDITY OF BEDDING DECREASES, AMMONIUM AND OTHER TOXINS ARE ADSORBED BY BIOCHAR. THIS IS FAVORABLE FOR THE BALLS OF FEET.

ENSILING AGENTS IN FORM OF BIOCHAR PREVENT FORMATION OF MOLD AND FUNGAL ATTACK. TOXINS ARE ADSORBED, AND LACTIVE ACID BACTERIA WORK MORE EFFICIENTLY. HYGIENIC CONDITIONS ARE IMPROVED.

Multiple benefits in stables

FEEDING CHAR: APPLICATIONS*

Approx. 0.5 - 1% Feeding char resp. 0.4 g Feeding char/kg body weight

To be admixed to feed – dry mass

DAIRY CATTLE

*Refer to Schmidt et. al. 2016: The use of biochar in cattle farming. Ithaka-Journal.

0.4 g Feeding char/kg body weight

Carbon particles at grain size to be added (approx. 5-10%)

POULTRY0.5 - 1% Feeding char resp. 0.4 g Feeding char/kg body weight

10-15 l carbon per m³ liquid manure

FATSTOCK

Site Garrel, Lower SaxonyCountry GermanyIn comission since 2 PYREG systems since 2015/2016

CARBONIS GMBH

The company carbonizes selected biomass products to valuable feeding char certified by GMP+. This feeding char is marketed all over Europe and is also used in own poultry houses. Feeding char improves the health of livestock and becomes increasingly important in modern agriculture.

www.carbonis.de

Site Eislingen, Baden-WurttembergCountry GermanyIn comission since 3 PYREG systems since 2013/2018

FETZER ROHSTOFFE + RECYCLING GMBH

The company has specialized also in production of valuable biochar („Moola“) as soil conditioner and bedding for horse keeping. This so-called “Moola” improves the hygienic conditions in the stable, ensures the health of hooves and reduces consumption of chips and straw.

www.du-gut-pflanzenkohle.de, www.du-willkommen.de

This makes the difference

If you think that carbonizing is not a meaningful choice in the age of “Decarbonization”, be convinced: Just the opposite is true. In contrast to brown or hard coal, biochar means active climate protection. The carbonization of biomass in the PYREG process permanently binds carbon, so that this substance remains conserved in the soil and disappears from the atmosphere for centuries.

NOTE, THAT ONE SINGLE PYREG P500 EACH YEAR BINDS THE SAME QUANTITY OF CO2 AS 80.000 TREES.

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Seal for premium quality

In the course of the last years, the number of biochar products on the markets does not stop growing. Each year, new manufacturers attempt to sell carbonizates, often only of moderate quality and environmental sustainability. For that reason, it is possible since 2012, to obtain a certification from an independent authority. The European Biochar Certificate (EBC) inspects and certifies the quality of corresponding products as a voluntary industrial standard all over Europe.

www.european-biochar.org

CERTIFIED MANUFACTURERS LIKE OUR SUBSIDIARY COMPANY NOVOCARBO GMBH ARE DUTY BOUND TO MAKE USE EXCLUSIVELY OF BIOGENIC MATERIAL FIGURING IN A POSITIVE LIST.

PRODUCTION OF BIOCHAR MUST TAKE PLACE IN AN ENERGETICALLY AUTONOMOUS PROCESS.

EBC-CERTIFIED BIOCHAR MUST DISPOSE OF A CARBON CONTENT OF AT LEAST 50 % OF DRY MASS, WITH A MOLAR H/CORG-RATIO LOWER THAN 0.7.

THE EBC-LIMITS FOR HEAVY METALS, POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON OR DIOXINS ARE DETERMINED ON THE BASIS OF THE DIRECTIVES ON SOIL PURITY VALID IN GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND, REGULARLY TO BE CONTROLLED.

IN THE CASE OF FEEDING CHAR, THE CORRESPONDING EBC CERTIFICATE DOES NOT ONLY REPRESENT A WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO EU LIMITS OBERSEVED, BUT ALSO FOR SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION AND APPLICATION.

STANDARD VALID ALL OVER EUROPE

The PYREG process is a continuous method and uses the principle of dried carbonization. For that purpose, the bio- mass is not incinerated, but first degassed at a temperature of 500-700°C and then, by admis-sion of a well-defined air stream, carbonized. The material passes through the PYREG reactor, hauled by conveyor screws. As this process enables users to precisely adjust treatment parameters like temper-ature control, carbonization time and admission of primary air, the optimum quality of the final product can be achieved.

Inside the PYREG reactor the process gas from the input biomass is separated from the material and finally burned at a temperature of 1,000°C by the FLOX® burner (flameless oxidation) inside the sepa-rated combustion chamber. Consequently the forma-tion of problematic substances like oils or tar is sup-pressed, because the carbonization gas is not cooled, but purified by complete oxidation in the combustion chamber. The entire process is self-sustaining; the only energy

required to maintain the process, originates from the biomass itself. For that purpose, hot flue gas from the combustion chamber is directed into the outer jacket of the reactor, in order to support drying, degassing and carbonizing of the biomass. It is even possible to benefit from excess heat produced; an amount of up to 600 kWth may be used for drying of humid biomass or for heating.

HIGHEST QUALITY NO PROBLEMATIC SUBSTANCES USABLE ENERGY

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Exhaust gas heat exchanger

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Fermentation Residue Wood Chips Bush and Tree Cuttings Nutshells Liquid Manure

Dung, Droppings, Manure Wood Pellets Green Waste Fruit stones Sewage Sludge

Grain & Grain Waste Wood from Short Rotation Forestry Landscaping Materials Sawn Timber

Husks Renewable Biomass Screened Compost

Silage Waste Organic Waste Collection Bin

Hay, Straw Rape, Draff

Residues from Extraction

Biomass in use

REQUIREMENTS FOR INPUT MATERIAL

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Biochar & Feeding Char Activated carbon Fertilizer products

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THESE ARE THE BENEFITS YOU CAN EXPECT

We design a plant configuration tailored to the requirements of the application in question, includ-ing additional elements for drying, dewatering etc. (optional).

Consulting and support for infrastructure, technical interfaces and periphery is possible as well.

During the approval procedures, our continuous assistance is ensured.

Before start-up, each plant is subjected to a com-prehensive functional test including training for personnel.

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TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OUR EXPERIENCE As a qualified engineering company, we develop and produce compact carbonization plants for nearly 10 years. PYREG modules have gained an excellent reputation worldwide.

OPTIONS UPON REQUEST In order to ensure optimum integration of the PYREG technology into the existing substance cycles, a great variety of additional services is available. This includes selection of appropriate transport and stor-age technology, as well as the integration into the energy and heat circuits at the site.

ON-SITE-SERVICE Also, after start-up of your PYREG plant, take benefit from our first-class support. Remote supervision and diagnostics as well as on-site-assistance carried out by our personnel may be agreed upon request.

GREATEST FLEXIBILITY Our clients are free to agree an operator model with our company. Support for marketing of resulting products is available, too.

MARKET LEADER Thanks to permanent innovation and further tech-nical development, PYREG meanwhile has turned out to be one of the most important pioneers in environmental technology. Particularly in the sector of phosphorous recycling from sewage sludge and the resulting production of valuable biochar, feeding char and activated carbon, we are one of the market leaders worldwide.

OUR KNOWHOW AND OUR PASSION: ENGINEERING & ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY

EXPERIENCED Proven method: More than 25 units meanwhile are running.Worldwide presence: Germany, Switzerland, Austria, USA, China, Sweden, Belgium, ...Clientele in several sectors: Municipal companies, manufacturers of compost and garden soil, agricultural enterprises, recycling companies, sewage works, food and pharmaceutical industry as well as waste management companies make use of our systems.

AWARDED Success-Technology award, innovation award of Rhineland Palatinate, inventor award of Rhineland Palatinate …Nominated for Diesel Medal, Start-Green-Award, Energy-Award, …Technology supplier for winners of Bloomberg Philanthropies Majors Challenge (Stockholm town), winner of Austrian Climate Protection Award (Gerald Dunst) …

PYREG GmbHTrinkbornstr. 15-1756281 DörthGermanyPhone +49.6747.9 53 88 0 info@pyreg.de

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