Our Solution For Your Waste
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) converts organic waste by recovering valuable resources and creating clean, useful BioProducts.
Who We Help
Waste Water Treatment Plants
Save on biosolids disposal costs and energy costs
Food Producers & Farms
Manage food and manure waste for cost savings and healthier soil
Waste Management Companies
Save space & keep organics out of landfills
One Product – Many Solutions
SoMax delivers green, renewable, environmentally conscious, and financially smart solutions for any type of organic waste.
SoMax solutions will improve the quality of the air, water, and soil that humanity depends upon, while providing local, sustainable, and renewable BioProducts. Our solutions are scalable across the globe and are based on proven science, data-backed evidence and next-generation, earth-friendly best practices to ensure large-scale economic and environmental impact and long-term societal change.
The HTC process in 4 simple steps:
In its simplest form, HTC is the dehydration of carbohydrates in water under mild temperatures and pressures. Within the HTC reactor, there are 4 core processes:
Advantages of HTC
Carbon Efficiency
Quick conversion time – leading to small footprint
Robust thermochemical conversion
Feedstock agnostic (limited to organic waste)
About BioCoal and BioSolution
The HTC process mimics natural geological processes which occur over hundreds of millions of years to form fossil fuels (Coal, Oil, Natural Gas). The SoMax process however, accomplishes the same formation in minutes to hours resulting in BioCoal, which can be mechanically pressed into pellets or briquets for energy generation. The remaining water is rich in nutrients and can be used as a liquid fertilizer without any further processing before sale and application.
Solid BioCoal
Utilizing our energy-dense solid BioCoal to generate heat and electricity is the simplest and most common use. BioCoal has equivalent energy density as coal.
When BioCoal is used to replace fossil fuels in power generation, our customers achieve net zero carbon energy.
Another common use is utilizing BioCoal as a soil amendment increasing soil porosity, reducing erosion and runoff, while providing sustainable sources of nutrients for crop growth.
Liquid BioSolution
Derived from the original biomass feedstock, our BioSolution fertilizers contain beneficial compounds including:
Nitrogen | Phosphorus | Potassium
The liquid BioSolution can either be used directly as a liquid fertilizer or the phosphorus and nitrogen can be extracted providing clean water and concentrated nutrients for agricultural activities.
Our Solutions For You
Waste Water Treatment Plant
Waste disposal options are reducing. Costs are increasing 7-8% per year. Regulations are forthcoming for microplastics, forever chemicals, and other toxins to be removed from the environment.
SoMax solutions offer financial savings, energy efficiency, and positive environmental impacts.
- HTC helps wastewater treatment plants convert biosolids into BioCoal and advanced biofuel for powering plant operations. This results in financial savings in disposal and energy costs and fewer carbon emissions.
- HTC can complement anaerobic digestion with minimal additional space needed within plant operations.
– Increasing capacity for codigestion
– Maximizing biogas production
– Eliminating digestate disposal
Food Producers & Farms
Food, agriculture and manure pose an environmental and economic threat if not disposed of properly. A solution is needed to take these organic resources and transform them into positive, clean, and financially rewarding BioProducts.
- HTC is that solution. SoMax HTC helps food producers, retailers, consumers and livestock farms convert unsold or unusable food, agriculture, and manure into clean BioCoal and fertilizer.
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These BioProducts can be used to improve soil health, power operations, and filter water and gas. These green products can be used within the original operation or can be sold to third parties.
Waste Management & Hauling
Landfill capacity is decreasing and set to reach capacity by 2035. Organics are the largest single stream of waste. Regulations on PFAS and other chemicals are being proposed by the EPA, and states and municipalities are implementing organic waste bans.
Diverting organic wastes reduces leachate, methane and CO2 emissions, decreasing operational and regulatory risks.
HTC can effectively convert organic waste and provide additional savings or revenue streams through the consumption or sale of BioProducts.
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