Pre-pyrolysis
Water and light gases evaporate. Some bonds break and new chemical groups form.
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FORCHAR Factory
Follow the journey from wood biomass to finished biochar at our Québec facility.
The factory processA connected process.
A connected process.
A transformed resource.
- 01
Feedstock preparation
- 02
Pyrolysis
- 03
Cyclone separation
- 04
Condensation
- 05
Gas cleaning
- 06
Energy recovery
- 07
Biochar cooling & collection
- 08
Packaging & storage
Three stages of transformation
Main pyrolysis
Plant materials such as hemicellulose and cellulose break down rapidly.
Stable carbon
More resistant materials, including lignin, break down to create stable carbon.
Higher temperatures change biochar’s properties: greater surface area, higher pH and more carbon, but fewer functional groups and a lower capacity to retain nutrients. These differences influence its applications in soil.
Our factory, up close
Inside FORCHAR
Explore the facility, equipment and production images from our factory archive.