From bana grass to bio-pellet
A clean, continuous, self-powered pyrolysis process, written for the technically literate, non-specialist reader: investors, journalists and industrial partners.
Feedstock
High-yield bana grass, a fast-growing, non-invasive crop harvested multiple times a year, purpose-grown in Queensland.
Technology
Continuous modular pyrolysis converts the grass to biochars. Syngas byproduct powers the plant, a self-powered, closed loop. No waste streams.
Production
Bio-char is combined with proprietary, patented binders and pressed into pellets and briquettes. The processing plant is next door to the feedstock plantation.
Final Products
Bio-pellets to industry, bio-charcoal to consumers and export, high-protein animal feed to agriculture.
three commodities
Drop-in substitute for thermal and metallurgical coal; under contract with Rio Tinto Aluminium
Premium plant-based charcoal for residential and export markets
High-protein animal feed, 15% protein within 6-8 weeks of planting, from the same crop
Modular, self-powered, secure supply
SuperChar's continuous pyrolysis plants are fully automated, sealed units with no toxic emissions. Oils and gases produced in processing are consumed in integrated gas turbines, generating all power for the plant and ancillary services. The processing plant sits right next to the bana grass plantation, securing feedstock supply.
Modular
Modular plant design lets annual production scale per plant as demand grows, without redesign.
Feedstock
SuperChar grows its own bana grass feedstock, with the ability to contract local farmers for accelerated rollout.
No technology risk
Known kiln technology with SuperChar developed farming techniques and patented binders.
Closed power and waste loop
Syngas from pyrolysis powers the process itself: no external energy input, no waste streams.
Queensland farming diversification
Farming diversification and identified idle land underpin the plantation rollout.
Carbon credit revenue
ACCU Carbon Credits and Reef Credits will be generated.
Every tonne displaces timber charcoal or fossil coal
Wood-based charcoal is a climate killer: it takes over 6 tonnes of wood, typically more than 10 years old, to make one tonne of charcoal, driving the plundering of rainforests and mangroves across Africa and Asia.
SuperChar's planned production rollout can eliminate the annual destruction of over 750,000 trees. We will show source verification on all charcoal packaging for full supply-chain transparency. It has been proven that SuperChar bio-coal can replace up to 30% of the coal used in power station electricity generation.
of wood consumed to make just 1 tonne of timber charcoal
trees saved annually by SuperChar's planned production rollout
of forest lost per year 2015–2020 (FAO 2020); mangrove loss alone is 10% of deforestation emissions
CO₂-e abated per year at full Rio Tinto Aluminium contract volumes, plus zero net carbon production