Description

Glanris is a company that specializes in producing biochar for various markets, such as filtration, soil amendment, and construction materials. The company began production in February 2021 with one pyrolysis reactor at their facility in Olive Branch, Mississippi and ow planning to expand their operations. Glanris aims to revolutionize the utilization of rice hulls and other food waste products in the USA, by converting them into beneficial products and carbon sinks. The new facility will produce biochar by pyrolyzing rice hulls and nut shells. Pyrolysis is a thermal chemical process that takes place at high temperatures in the absence of oxygen and is used to convert organic materials into valuable chemical products, such as biochar, bio-oil, and syngas. In Glanris’ case, the products will be biochar and syngas. The syngas will be combusted to produce renewable energy in the form of heat and electricity. The biochar has a carbon content of 44%. Using the latest scientific evidence, it has been determined that each dry tonne of Glanris' biochar sequesters 1.12 tonnes of CO2 for 100 years. A lifecycle assessment (LCA) of Glanris’ production process was carried out by Accend in January 2022. The LCA accounts for all process emissions from the harvesting, transport and handling of feedstock, production emissions, stack emissions, transport and application of the biochar on site. Once the process emissions have been deducted the net CO2 sequestration effect is 0.9 tonnes CO2/tonne of biochar. Glanris started production early in 2021 and has attracted interest from buyers from around the world.