Donor: Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO)
Host institution: United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Implementing partner: VNCPC and Husk Venture
Sector: Various
Region: Vietnam
Duration: 6/2019 – 4/2021
Main project features: The project aims at scaling up the pyrolysis system, which is a Switzerland-transferred technology, and researching on market for biochar applications produced by the pyrolysis technology.
The project aims at scaling up the pyrolysis system, which is a Switzerland-transferred technology, and researching on market for biochar applications produced by the pyrolysis technology.
The project has assessed the need for the biochar market produced from small-scale pyrolysis systems using biomass fuels in Vietnam. The FLOX-combined pyrolysis technology system (PPV300) was developed based on the design of Ökozentrum (Switzerland) and manufactured by Viet Hien Mechanical Company. The technology transfer process has been supported by SECO through UNIDO.
PPV300 pyrolysis system is used for increasing the value of agricultural residues with 3 main products: heat, biochar, and wood vinegar. While the heat can be used for drying agricultural products such as coffee and rice, the biochar has several valuable applications such as being used as a fertilizer in agriculture or blended into animal feed to improve meat quality, used in water treatment to remove organic and inorganic substances from wastewater, used in the production of activated carbon, and contributing to the carbon market.
Fore more information, please refer the Pyrolysis Biochar Market Analysis Report.