APPLIED CARBON

XPRIZE TRACK
LAND

CDR PATHWAY(S)
Land - Thermal conversion of biomass (biochar)
Land - Agricultural & grassland CDR

PHYSICAL PRODUCTS
Advanced Materials, Biochar, Soil/Soil Additives

FOUNDED
2020

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Applied Carbon
Houston, TX, USA
www.appliedcarbon.com

Jason Aramburu
[email protected]

COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Applied Carbon enables broad-scale agriculture adoption of biochar which builds soil health and removes excess carbon from the atmosphere. The company’s mobile technology converts crop residues into durable biochar on the move and in the field, making the economics work for farmers and our ecosystems. Applied Carbon is the largest supplier of biochar carbon removal by sales to leading carbon removal buyers like Microsoft and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

CORE INNOVATION

Applied Carbon has developed the world’s first technology to convert agricultural crop wastes into durable biochar in the field, on the move, and with one pass.  While competitors have developed technologies capable of carbon removal from residues and even edge-of-field production, these processes still rely on expensive collection and bulk transport of both biomass and resulting products, dramatically increasing costs and resulting in unnecessary emissions.

CO2 CAPTURE

Plants are made of carbon and grow by absorbing CO2 from the atmosphere. Instead of letting plants’ carbon go back into the short-term carbon cycle, Applied Carbon uses a thermal process to convert this transient plant carbon into a durable, geologically stable carbon called biochar. The magic behind unlocking broad-scale farmer adoption is the dramatic cost-savings enabled by Applied Carbon’s’ mobile technology for CO2 removal via biochar production and soil application.

CO2 SEQUESTRATION

Applied Carbon uses a low-oxygen, thermal decomposition process (pyrolysis) to convert transient plant carbon into a durable, stable carbon called biochar. Applying quality biochar to soils durably sequesters carbon out of the atmosphere long term. Applied Carbon's biochar meets lab-tested metrics that peer-reviewed research has supported lasting 1000+ years in soils.

CO-BENEFITS OR PRODUCTS

Not only does Applied Carbon's mobile technology durably remove and store atmospheric CO2 long term, quality biochar applied to agricultural soils also helps build soil health, support rural economies, and decarbonize farming. According to the latest peer-reviewed research and Applied Carbon's field trials,  biochar builds soil health resulting in higher yields and productivity due to improved pH, nutrient retention, and water retention while also reducing agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.