Rice husk to premium biochar project
Mekong Delta, Vietnam
Project Overview
Biocare has partnered with the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, leading universities in Australia and Vietnam and a Vietnamese biochar operator to create a landmark biochar project in the Mekong Delta.
This region produces more than 80% of Vietnam’s rice harvest with significant biomass waste that is traditionally burned in the open air or left to decompose.
Feed stock
The project feedstock consists of the collected rice husk residues from nearby rice farms and mills.
Technology
Biocare is providing a bespoke high efficiency pyrolysis continuous reactor to meet carbon registry standards.
Biomass and carbon removal potential
With over 80% of Vietnam's rice harvest originating from the Mekong Delta, this initiative addresses the prevalent issue of burning or neglecting agricultural waste, which contributes to significant methane and CO2 emissions. The transformation of this waste biomass into biochar not only represents a robust carbon storage solution but also enhances soil quality by improving water and nutrient retention and mitigates soil acidification and nitrate leaching.
Project Carbon Removal Approach
Baseline scenario Combustion into rice husk ash | Project scenario Biochar Production |
Rice husks are abundant in the Mekong Delta. Huge amounts of rice husks are combusted in boilers to dry rice paddy and the resulting ash is often sold for low prices, dumped into waterways, or even some mills pay for its removal. The rice husk is often combusted in an uncontrolled manner producing crystalline silica ash, which has a low value and is also carcinogenic and a health hazard.. | Opportunity to convert the wood into biochar to upcycle waste and generate CDRs*. Biochar will safely sequester carbon for hundreds of years in addition to delivering numerous co-benefits. |
Project Summary
More information we can supply includes, but is not limited to;
Carbon Registry | Contact us |
Annual volume tCO2e / CDRs (expected first vintage) | 5,000 CDR p.a. |
Permanence of Carbon Removal | 1000+ years |
Range of CDR price | Contact us |
Biochar end use | Agricultural applications for soil improvement and livestock feed additive. |
Additionality | Contact us |
RFQ | Contact us |
More Information
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