Vivent Energy's platform combines pyrolysis, gasification, gas upgrading, and CO₂ capture in a single integrated process — extracting maximum value from waste biomass while achieving net-negative carbon across the system boundary.
Where conventional bioenergy plants choose between pyrolysis or gasification, Vivent Energy's integrated reactor runs both in sequence — simultaneously producing biochar and syngas from a single feedstock pass.
Every stage of the process is instrumented, automated, and remotely monitored — enabling consistent product quality across different feedstock types and operating environments.
Biomass is dried to <15% moisture, shredded, and sized for reactor feed. Accepts crop residues, wood chips, husks, and energy crops.
→Biomass enters the primary reactor at 450–600°C in an oxygen-limited environment, producing biochar and a volatile pyrolysis vapour stream.
→Pyrolysis vapours are thermally cracked in the secondary high-temperature zone (850–1,100°C), producing clean hydrogen-rich syngas.
→Syngas is cooled, cleaned of tars and particulates, and upgraded to biomethane via methanation or to hydrogen via water-gas shift and PSA.
→Biochar is collected, CO₂ is captured, and clean fuel (bio-LNG, H₂, or biomethane) is metered, certified, and dispatched to offtake buyers.
Solid carbon product collected after pyrolysis stage. 70–85% fixed carbon. Registered on Teravanet for carbon credit issuance.
Upgraded syngas liquefied into bio-LNG or reformed into hydrogen. Dispatched via cryogenic tanker or tube trailer.
Point-of-production CO₂ capture. Food-grade or industrial purity. Delivered to beverage, greenhouse, or sequestration buyers.
Figures below represent design specifications for our standard commercial module (10 tpd). Actual performance varies by feedstock type and moisture content.
| Parameter | Specification | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Biomass throughput | 2–50 tpd (modular) | Scalable in 2 tpd containerised increments |
| Feedstock moisture | ≤15% for optimal yield | Integrated drying stage available as optional module |
| Pyrolysis temperature | 450–600°C | Optimised for maximum biochar yield and quality |
| Gasification temperature | 850–1,100°C | Tar cracking zone — eliminates need for wet gas cleaning |
| Syngas composition | H₂: 30–45%, CO: 20–30%, CH₄: 8–15% | Dry basis, after tar removal |
| Biochar yield | 25–35% of dry feedstock mass | Varies by feedstock lignin content |
| Bio-LNG yield | 180–240 litres per tonne dry biomass | After methanation and liquefaction |
| H₂ yield | 55–80 kg H₂ per tonne dry biomass | Via WGS + PSA, with CO₂ capture |
| CO₂ capture rate | 85–95% of process CO₂ | Amine scrubbing or PSA |
| Electrical self-sufficiency | 100% | Process syngas powers on-site generator |
| Carbon efficiency | 80–92% of feedstock carbon accounted | Balance in process CO₂ (captured) and flue gases |
| System uptime | >8,000 hours per year | With scheduled maintenance downtime |
Most facilities do one or the other. Our sequential reactor design does both in a single thermal pass — producing high-quality biochar and clean syngas simultaneously without process trade-offs.
Our high-temperature gasification zone thermally cracks tars without catalysts or wet gas cleaning — dramatically reducing operating complexity, maintenance cost, and wastewater management requirements.
A fraction of the syngas powers an onsite generator. The facility draws no electricity from the grid — making it fully deployable in off-grid or weak-grid environments throughout the Global South.
The platform is engineered to handle a wide range of lignocellulosic feedstocks — from rice husks and sugarcane bagasse to woody biomass and palm residues — without reactor redesign.
Every component is designed to fit into standard ISO shipping containers, enabling rapid deployment by road, rail, or sea to locations far from conventional industrial infrastructure.
By producing biochar carbon credits, clean fuels, and captured CO₂ simultaneously, projects remain economically viable even when individual commodity markets are under pressure.
When the full system boundary is drawn — from biomass growth absorbing atmospheric CO₂ through to biochar permanence, captured CO₂, and fossil fuel displacement — a Vivent Energy facility removes more CO₂ from the atmosphere than its operations emit.
This is Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS) in its most practical form: deployed at the scale of farming communities, not requiring large centralised infrastructure, and generating income for land stewards.
Net carbon balance vs. biomass left to decompose (indicative)
Vivent Energy facilities are instrumented for continuous feedstock metering, product yield measurement, and process carbon accounting. All data feeds into our digital MRV platform, which generates audit-ready reports for carbon credit verification and regulatory compliance.
Biochar carbon credits are verified by accredited third-party auditors and issued on the Teravanet Carbon Removal Registry — the same registry used by Vivent Carbon for nature-based credits across the Global South.
Our engineering team is available to discuss specific feedstock streams, site conditions, product offtake requirements, and project economics for prospective deployments.