Summary
- Profile Type
- Technology offer
- POD Reference
- TOGB20240408024
- Term of Validity
- 8 April 2024 - 8 April 2025
- Company's Country
- United Kingdom
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
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UK SME is developing a cost-effective and energy-neutral biomass solution that can process high moisture content materials, including contaminated organic wastes, and extract the carbon content as CO2 for permanent storage in geological features.
The company seeks partners initially under a research cooperation agreement with a view to full commercialisation in 2025. - Full Description
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UK company founded in 2021 by an experienced, award-winning scientist and entrepreneur, with particular interests in large-scale deep technology, biological carbon capture, water, and microalgae, along with developing and growing companies.
The UN, through its 2020-2030 "Decade of Action," has highlighted the desperate need to reduce levels of CO2 in the atmosphere to avoid serious impacts on the climate and to improve sustainability and reuse of materials across all areas of society. Organic materials (biological and synthetic) and wastes have huge potential to support dealing with this challenge. Organic materials combining carbon and inorganic materials (e.g., phosphates) are vital for global supply chains, from the food we eat to the medicines we take, through to industrial chemicals and fuels.
With existing biomass processes, material rapidly decays to re-release the stored carbon as CO2 and more potent greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as methane. Compounding this is the billions of tonnes of organic waste produced by humanity; this material is often polluted and has a high moisture content, which makes the disposal or recycling of much of the material complex and expensive.
This SME is developing a cost-effective, self-sufficient biomass solution that can process high moisture content materials, including contaminated organic wastes, sewage with pathogens, forever chemicals, and potentially even carbon fibre, to extract carbon for permanent storage. This technology captures and stores CO2 before it has the chance to be released. The technology breaks the natural carbon cycle by rapidly degrading organic materials under controlled conditions.
The technology can take organic wastes and other materials, processing them to recover the valuable materials for industry while carrying out the equally important task of mitigating associated environmental pollution and emissions. This sustainable process can neutralise almost any organic pollutants and convert organic materials into recyclable inorganic elements such as phosphorus and ammonia. It will be of benefit to businesses and institutions which produce significant volumes of organic residues and who need to reduce their environmental impact, for example, agriculture, water utilities, and local authorities managing landfill, sludge disposal companies.
The SME will be carrying out pilot testing over 2024 and 2025, running tests with samples of up to a few kilograms per day. From 2026, the business is planning to treat several tonnes a day as part of their commercial strategy, scaling rapidly from this point.
The company seeks partners initially under a research cooperation agreement with a view to full commercialisation in 2025. - Advantages and Innovations
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Permanent CO2 Storage:
With existing biomass processes, material rapidly decays to re-release the stored carbon as CO2 and more powerful GHGs such as methane. Compounding this is the billions of tonnes of organic waste produced by humanity; this material is often polluted and has a high moisture content, which makes disposal or recycling of much of the material complex and expensive. This technology captures and stores CO2 before it has the chance to be released. The technology breaks the natural carbon cycle by rapidly degrading organic materials under controlled conditions.
Cheaper per tonne of CO2 than existing solutions:
While sophisticated, this new technology is more cost-effective to run. It has the potential to capture more than three times more CO2 per tonne than existing solutions for the same cost. Existing solutions cost around $300 per tonne of CO2, whereas this solution would cost $100 per tonne.
Can work with diverse organic matter while eliminating dangerous pollutants:
Most existing biomass solutions only work with specific organic matters. With this technology, there are no barriers to moisture content, while it eliminates organic pollutants such as pharmaceutical residues, pathogens, and forever chemicals.
CO2 capture Scalable technology to maximize impact:
The solution has the potential to treat 150 tonnes per day, based on existing projections. This would make a real impact on CO2 capture compared to existing CO2 capture solutions, and it could help transition local authorities from incineration, diverting waste from landfill and minimizing river runoff and soil degradation.
By-product:
Clean water, heat, and inorganic components can be recycled for agriculture (phosphates, potassium, calcium, vivianite). - Stage of Development
- Available for demonstration
- Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 13: Climate ActionGoal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
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This SME is seeking R&D partners initially for pilot testing, but they are also interested in establishing commercial partnerships in the long term.
They are looking for partners involved in generating or managing significant volumes of feedstock, particularly high moisture content organic materials, in the following sectors:
- Agriculture
- Water utilities
- Local Authorities / organizations managing landfill
- Sludge disposal companies
- Pulp and Paper production
- Food production
- The ideal feedstock partners will produce significant volumes of high moisture content organic wastes, potentially located close to regions developing facilities for the underground storage of CO2, and would have logistical capabilities. - Type and Size of Partner
- Big companyOtherR&D InstitutionSME 11-49SME 50 - 249UniversitySME <=10
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Call details
- Coordinator required
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Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 10003001 - Biotreatment / Compost / Bioconversion10003006 - Waste disinfection / detoxification10003007 - Waste to Energy /Resource10004001 - Industrial Water Treatment
- Market keywords
- 08004003 - Water treatment equipment and waste disposal systems08004004 - Other pollution and recycling related08005 - Other Industrial Products (not elsewhere classified)08004002 - Chemical and solid material recycling
- Sector Groups Involved
- Renewable EnergyEnergy-Intensive Industries
- Targeted countries
- All countries