Charcoal Production
CHARCOAL (how to make charcoal in a drum)
Submitted by Jeff Davis on January 26, 2008 - 23:24
The author, Gary Gilmore, explains how he designed a charcoal retort from 55 gallon drums. This is a smoke free design also the flare could be put to use.
Water Heater Tank - Charcoal Retort
Submitted by Tom Miles on December 10, 2006 - 20:58
Water Heater to Prototype Small Charcoal Retort.
Mark A. Gallmeier December 10, 2006
Water Heater Tank - Charcoal RetortTED Talks: Amy Smith Discusses Charcoal From Bagasse in Haiti and Corncobs in Ghana (Video or Podcast)
Submitted by Tom Miles on September 10, 2006 - 12:16
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TEDTALK: AMY SMITH
TED Technology Entertainment Design, BMW, 2006
"MIT engineer Amy Smith designs ingenious low-cost devices to tackle tough problems in developing countries. She received a MacArthur "Genius" Grant in 2004, and was the first woman to win MIT's famed Lemelson Prize. In this talk, she explains the vision behind her inventions, which include eco-friendly charcoal and a laboratory incubator that doesn't require electricity. (Recorded February 2006 in Monterey, CA. Duration: 15:48)"
Fuel from the Fields: A Case Study of Sugarcane Charcoal Technology in Petite Anse, Haiti
Submitted by Tom Miles on August 3, 2006 - 22:22
Fuel from the Fields: A Case Study of Sugarcane Charcoal Technology in Petite Anse, Haiti
Amy Smith & Shawn Frayne, D-lab Development, Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2004
Status and prospects of biomass carbonisation in Senegal
Submitted by Tom Miles on June 26, 2006 - 10:02
Status and prospects of biomass carbonisation in Senegal (pdf, 1.2 MB)
Rasmus Priess, HERA meeting, June 29th, 2005
Factors Influencing Charcoal Quality
Submitted by Tom Miles on June 18, 2006 - 20:02
What Factors Influence Charcoal Quality?
Tom Miles
Temperature
100C -> Wood drying 19 MJ/kg
220C -> Wood becomes brown
250-270C-> Torrefaction 28% fixed carbon, 72% volatile 23.9 MJ/kg
280C -> Wood becomes deep brown-black
JF Waste Energy Systems Ltd Pyrolysis Plant
Submitted by Tom Miles on May 13, 2006 - 19:17
JFWasteEnergy Pyrolysis Plant, John Flottvik, JF Waste Energy Systems Ltd., British Columbia, Canada, May 2006
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Updated Website: Bioenergy LLC Mobil and Stationary Charcoal Kilns
Submitted by Tom Miles on March 25, 2006 - 18:45
Updated Website: Bioenergy LLC Charcoal Kilns mobile and stationary, Yury Yudkevitch, St. Petersburg, Russia March 2006
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Russian and Ukrainian Manufacturers of Charcoal, Meeting March 14, 2007, St. Peterburg
Submitted by Tom Miles on January 17, 2007 - 06:24
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Russian and Ukrainian Manufacturers of Charcoal, Meeting March 14, 2007, St. Peterburg
Dr. Yury Yudkevich, main technologist "Bioenergy LLC"
DEAR FRIENDS,
Russian and Ukrainian manufacturers of charcoal have decided to organize a meeting. This meeting will take place in Petersburg on March, 14. They plan 1. to create association charcoalinger. 2. To develop the common strategy of sales of coal. 3. To study opportunities of a collective output on the foreign markets. Participation of wholesale consumers of charcoal from Europe and others is desirable.
Uganda: Charcoal Production Improvements
Submitted by Tom Miles on January 6, 2007 - 17:43
Charcoal Production Improvements
John Kuteesakwe GTZ, German Development Cooperation, German Technical Cooperation, The Republic of Uganda Ministry of Energy and Mineral DevelopmentProgram Officer, Energy Advisory Project 2005
