XEMX converts hard-to-manage agro-industrial residues into biochar, syngas, and bio-oil through pyrolysis — creating one of India's most credible pathways for durable carbon dioxide removal.
India generates over 500 million tonnes of crop and agro-industrial residue every year, with well over 100 million tonnes surplus — much of it burned in fields or left to decompose, releasing CO₂, methane, and particulate pollution. Pyrolysing even a fraction of this biomass into biochar creates a nationally significant carbon sink while producing renewable energy as a co-product.
Biochar is the workhorse of the durable carbon removal market: per CDR.fyi, it accounted for 86% of all durable CDR delivered in 2024 (83% of all deliveries since 2020), and Indian producers are already among the world's top suppliers. With abundant feedstock, year-round processing climates, and deep agricultural value chains, India is uniquely positioned to lead.
Tonnes of crop residue generated in India annually (MoA&FW estimates)
Certified carbon storage durability under the Puro Standard biochar methodology
Typically sequestered per tonne of high fixed-carbon biochar
Of durable CDR delivered globally in 2024 was biochar (CDR.fyi)
We anchor our biochar facilities next to industries with concentrated, year-round, high-lignin residues — the ideal raw material for stable, high-carbon biochar.
Palm kernel shells, empty fruit bunches, and mesocarp fibre from palm oil mills — dense, dry, lignin-rich residues that yield premium fixed-carbon biochar with consistent quality.
Kernel Shells · EFB · FibreCoconut husk and shell from coir and copra processing clusters across coastal India — among the highest fixed-carbon feedstocks available, aggregated at industrial scale.
Husk · Shell · Coir PithBagasse, cashew shells, rice husk, and cotton stalk from sugar mills, cashew processors, and farm clusters — diversifying our feedstock base and extending plant utilisation year-round.
Bagasse · Cashew Shell · HuskPyrolysis heats biomass in the absence of oxygen, splitting it into three high-value product streams — typical yield ranges shown depend on feedstock and process temperature. True to our name, we maximise the exergy of each one.
Palm shells, coconut husk, bagasse
450–700°C, oxygen-free thermochemical conversion
Stable carbon → sequestration, soils & materials
Combustible gas → heat, power & fuels
Liquid energy carrier → fuels & chemicals
Biochar locks photosynthetically captured carbon into a stable, aromatic structure with a certified storage durability of 200+ years under the Puro Standard. Every tonne of high fixed-carbon biochar we produce and apply — to farmland, plantations, or construction materials — removes roughly 2.5–3 tonnes of CO₂e from the atmosphere.
The combustible gas fraction — a mix of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and methane — is too valuable to flare. We capture and route syngas into the highest-exergy application available at each site.
Pyrolysis bio-oil (wood vinegar and tar fractions) is a dense, renewable liquid with a fast-growing set of industrial applications — and a direct substitute for fossil-derived heavy fuels.
We apply the same discipline that built India's fastest-executed CBG project to the biochar sector — industrial rigour, feedstock-first siting, and full value-chain integration.
Plants are co-located with palm oil mills, coir clusters, and agro-processors — securing contracted, aggregated residue supply before steel goes into the ground.
Continuous, emissions-controlled pyrolysis technology with full energy integration — syngas powers the process, maximising net carbon and energy yields.
Digital measurement, reporting, and verification built into plant design, so every tonne of biochar converts into a registry-grade, saleable carbon removal credit.
Biochar returns to the same farming communities that supply our feedstock — enriching soils, raising yields, and completing a genuinely circular carbon economy.
We partner with feedstock owners, industries, and carbon buyers under structures designed to align incentives across the value chain.
XEMX develops, finances, and operates standalone biochar facilities — taking full feedstock, production, and carbon market risk while sharing value with residue suppliers.
Full XEMX investmentJoint ventures with palm oil mills, coir processors, and sugar factories — we bring technology, carbon market access, and operations; partners bring feedstock and land.
Joint venture / revenue shareFor industries with captive residues, we design, build, and operate pyrolysis units on a conversion-fee basis — partners retain product ownership, XEMX guarantees performance.
BOOT / O&M contractStructured forward purchase agreements giving corporate buyers early, audited access to high-durability Indian CDR supply — from single-vintage purchases to multi-year portfolios.
CORC forward offtakeWhether you process palm oil or coconut, need to decarbonise industrial heat, or are sourcing durable carbon removal credits — let's talk.
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