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CHAR Tech, Synagro and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works Partner to Test Commercial-Scale Pyrolysis Pilot for PFAS Destruction
TORONTO, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CHAR Technologies Ltd. (“ CHAR Tech ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"CHAR Tech, Synagro and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works Partner to Test Commercial-Scale Pyrolysis Pilot for PFAS DestructionSynagro and Partners to Test Commercial-Scale High Temperature Pyrolysis Pilot for PFAS Destruction, Syngas Recovery and Biochar Production\n\n\n\n TORONTO, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --\n \n CHAR Technologies Ltd.\n \n (“\n \n CHAR Tech\n \n ” or the “\n \n Company\n \n ”) (TSXV:YES), a leader in sustainable energy solutions, is pleased present its first United States based high temperature pyrolysis (HTP) demonstration for PFAS destruction, in partnership with\n \n Synagro Technologies, Inc.\n \n , North America’s leading provider of sustainable solutions for biosolids, organics and residuals, and the Baltimore City Department of Public Works (DPW).\n \n\n The demonstration will be held May 9\n \n th\n \n , 2025, at the Synagro Back River Facility at the Baltimore City Back River Wastewater Treatment Plant as part of the Water Environment Federation’s Residuals & Biosolids and Innovations in Treatment Technology Conference (RB/ITT25) being held at the Baltimore Convention Center May 6-9, 2025.\n \n\n Following the initial May 9\n \n th\n \n demonstration, between May 2025 and December 2025, Synagro and CHAR Tech will measure, test and evaluate the effectiveness of the HTP process to destroy PFAS chemicals from biosolids.\n \n\n For more information regarding the announcement please visit the\n \n Synagro Newsroom\n \n .\n \n\n “We are excited to feature a demonstration of our commercial-scale pilot of Char Tech’s pyrolysis process, leading the industry toward sustainable solutions by proactively addressing customers’ future needs,” said Pam Racey, Chief Commercial Officer, Synagro, and RB/ITT25 Conference Co-Chair.\n \n\n CHAR Tech’s proprietary high-temperature pyrolysis (HTP) technology processes organic material into high-value renewable energy and bioproducts, such as a solid biochar and renewable synthetic gas – syngas. CHAR Tech’s HTP system indirectly heats materials in the complete absence of oxygen, and with no oxygen, the material cannot burn and, therefore, should not cause odors.\n \n\n “This project represents a major step forward in tackling one of the most pressing environm...