CDR Verification Framework Documentation
Docs: Pathway
Biomaterial Injection
VCL
3-5
Biomaterial injection is a type of biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) that uses photosynthesis to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere, transforms the resulting biomass (e.g. via pyrolysis or creation of a slurry), and injects it into a geologic reservoir to achieve long-term storage. This pathway is VCL 3-5, meaning that current quantification capacity can establish permanent carbon removal, but that for certain approaches, very significant uncertainties remain.
Version history

Apr 01 2024
v2.0
Although the first version of the pathway was named Biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), it was designed primarily with bio-oil injection in mind. The pathway is now more explicitly named Biomaterial injection, and has been edited to include the injection of other types of biomaterial like biomass slurries. These edits changed VCL classification of this pathway from 2-5 to 3-5. Read more about this update here.

Sep 19 2022
First release.
Acknowledgments
This framework has been shaped by input and feedback from external experts, including CDR companies, scientists, and other CDR ecosystem actors. Any remaining mistakes or mischaracterizations are the authors’ sole responsibility.
CDR Company
v1.0
Charm
Scientific Expert
v1.0
Fabiano Ximenes (NSW Government)
CDR Company
v1.0
Running Tide
Scientific Expert
v1.0
Sarah Saltzer (Stanford)
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Anne Ware (NREL)
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Corinne Scown (LBNL)
MRV Company
v2.0
Matt Gammans (Isometric)
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Sarah Nordahl (LBNL)
CDR Company
v2.0
Vaulted
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Yimin Zhang (NREL)
Biomaterial Injection
VCL
3-5
Biomaterial injection is a type of biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS) that uses photosynthesis to remove CO₂ from the atmosphere, transforms the resulting biomass (e.g. via pyrolysis or creation of a slurry), and injects it into a geologic reservoir to achieve long-term storage. This pathway is VCL 3-5, meaning that current quantification capacity can establish permanent carbon removal, but that for certain approaches, very significant uncertainties remain.
Version history

Apr 01 2024
Although the first version of the pathway was named Biomass carbon removal and storage (BiCRS), it was designed primarily with bio-oil injection in mind. The pathway is now more explicitly named Biomaterial injection, and has been edited to include the injection of other types of biomaterial like biomass slurries. These edits changed VCL classification of this pathway from 2-5 to 3-5. Read more about this update here.

Sep 19 2022
First release.
Acknowledgments
This framework has been shaped by input and feedback from external experts, including CDR companies, scientists, and other CDR ecosystem actors. Any remaining mistakes or mischaracterizations are the authors’ sole responsibility.
CDR Company
v1.0
Charm
Scientific Expert
v1.0
Fabiano Ximenes (NSW Government)
CDR Company
v1.0
Running Tide
Scientific Expert
v1.0
Sarah Saltzer (Stanford)
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Anne Ware (NREL)
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Corinne Scown (LBNL)
MRV Company
v2.0
Matt Gammans (Isometric)
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Sarah Nordahl (LBNL)
CDR Company
v2.0
Vaulted
Scientific Expert
v2.0
Yimin Zhang (NREL)