What we do
The Integrated Biorefinery Company (IBCO) is leveraging a commercially proven high temperature pyrolysis (HTP) technology, turning biomass into ultra-clean renewable diesel today, and sustainable aviation fuel (“SAF”) within 18 months of launch. HTP converts a substantial share of the feedstock carbon into stable biochar, thereby removing significantly more carbon than the HTP generated fuel emits. The vision is an integrated biorefinery in which every part of the biomass delivers value in a full circularity play producing fuel, biochar, carbon-removal credits, pyroligneous acid, process water, and graphene.
Conventional routes
External hydrogen · catalyst cost and replacement · synthesis loop
This platform
Pillars
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Woody biomass is converted using a proven single-step high-temperature pyrolysis process that is proven, not promised. Independently assessed at TRL 7.5 (ENGIE Laborelec, 2018), then 19,000+ hours at temperature and 50,000+ gallons; SGS-verified D975 diesel with industry leading attributes (i.e. <15 ppm sulfur, and cetane ~79).
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Process hydrogen is generated internally. Competing pathways often treat purchased or dedicated hydrogen as the largest cost line.
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No catalysts to buy, regenerate or replace. That distinction matters for cost, uptime and how a certification route is framed.
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A system grows by adding identical modules in parallel. Capacity is not supposed to wait on a novel larger vessel.
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IBCO’s HTP process delivers a carbon intensity that is 10% (8.0-8.6 gCO₂e/MJ) of hydrocarbon based SAF. However, including the biochar sequestration, the HTP process yields -18.5gCO₂e/MJ. The biochar itself sells at $500/t.
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Our approach eliminates the pitfalls others have encountered: i) One conversion step; ii) no syngas cleanup; iii) no catalyst beds in conversion; and iv) no purchased/transported hydrogen.
