Robert I would be interested in that process if you have any information you are willing to share.
On Sun, Apr 17, 2011 at 8:12 AM, Robert Kana <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Tom and all, > > Your comments on the charcoal issue is right. This information is for the > people who would be interested in charcoal making. > Not properly dried wood will never yield more than 20% charcoal and most of > the pieces will be broken. Charcoal which is not broken in pieces, burn > longer and gives more energy. In the market what is called Grade A charcoal, > brings 30 to 40% more price than lump charcoal. What is most important today > is try to make charcoal as clean as possible environmentally, even in > traditional kilns. > > If the wood is burned too fast and not dried, average yield from the > traditional kiln will be 25% charcoal which 35% will be Grade A. > We have been doing research on a new way of making charcoal from Bulgaria, > Turkey and Indonesia. New regulations from EC, makes companies search for > alternative way of making charcoal even cleaner than retort systems. > > After many months of trying in lab and field tests shows, the results are > impressive. Only release smoke contains water-steam from drying wood in > kiln, all the rest of the gases burned in process, carbonization takes about > 6 days for 4 m3 kiln. From Oak wood, we get 36 % average yield of charcoal > which 68 % is Grade A. > > This is an important issue when it comes to yield of charcoal and how clean > it can be produced. > > Robert S. Kana, Biomass Energy, Indonesia > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > -- "A liberal is someone who feels a great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to repay with your money." Skype: Joshua.bogart Emial: [email protected]
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