Pyrolysis: biochar
Stable, high-carbon biochar for carbon removal credits, steelmaking and soil. Our certified biochar meets Isometric Class 1.
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Patented reactor technology · Made in India
Patented continuous reactors for certified biochar and bio-coal
Shaiva Green Carbons designs and builds continuous rotary reactors for pyrolysis and torrefaction. One indirectly heated system makes high-carbon biochar for carbon removal, or energy-dense bio-coal to replace coal, depending on how it is run.
Class 1Isometric certified biochar, Juliflora feedstock
≥ 80.9%Organic carbon in the biochar
≤ 0.38H/C ratio (EBC limit 0.7)
250–500 °COperating range, torrefaction and pyrolysis
Results from biochar made in an SGC reactor at the Sanchore demonstration plant, Rajasthan. See the results
Patented
in India
in India
Our technology
A patented reactor, designed and built by us
Our continuous rotary kiln integrates torrefaction and pyrolysis in one system. It is heated indirectly, so the reaction zone stays free of oxygen, and it burns its own process gases for heat once running.
- Continuous feed and discharge, not batch
- Integrated dryer using hot flue gas, so wet feedstock needs no separate drying plant
- Runs in pyrolysis mode for biochar or torrefaction mode for bio-coal
- Modular units sized for road transport and staged expansion
What the reactor makes
Two products from one system
Torrefaction: bio-coal
Dry, water-resistant, energy-dense fuel that grinds and burns like coal, for power, cement and industrial boilers.
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Project consultancy
Feasibility studies, DPRs, Owner's Engineer and commissioning support from people who have built plants at scale.
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Where the products go
Steel
Biochar as a partial replacement for coal and coke, as Indian steelmakers trial lower-carbon inputs.
Power and cement
Bio-coal for co-firing with coal in power plants, cement kilns and industrial boilers.
Carbon removal
Certified biochar that locks carbon away for the long term and can earn carbon removal credits.
Agriculture
Biochar as a soil amendment that holds water and nutrients.
Our team
Engineers who have built plants at scale
Our advisory team has executed multiple 200 TPD torrefaction projects in India. Our lead advisor headed India's largest MSW-to-coal torrefaction project, at 600 TPD, and brings over 30 years of thermochemical experience.
Our Technology Director, Dr. Amit Kulshreshtha, was formerly a General Manager at NVVN and NETRA.
Milestones
- 2024Shaiva Green Carbons founded in Greater Noida
- 202510 TPD pyrolysis prototype developed
- 2025Isometric Class 1 certification for biochar made in our reactor
- 2026Patent granted in India for our reactor technology
News and insights
Latest articles
Paddy straw torrefaction: turning stubble into coal-replacing fuel
Punjab's farm fires halved in 2025, but 20 million tonnes of paddy straw still need a buyer.
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Pioneering a greener future in steelmaking
How SAIL's Rourkela Steel Plant is trialling biochar in a blast furnace.
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Our supply partner sells the material
If you need biochar or torrefied biomass delivered rather than a plant, our supply partner Shaiva Energy supplies and exports both, in India and abroad.
Planning a biochar or bio-coal plant?
Tell us your feedstock and capacity. We reply within two working days.