Hello! Its awsome. I had this concept on my mind for very long time, you are the first one I see made it a real thing! Question - do you thing there is enough heat to boil water in a boiler and feed the steam into the chamber? This is how activated charcoal is made - the overheated steam acts as a mild oxidizer and creates microcavities in the charcoal, significantly increasing its inner surface. It also produces mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide, which is flammable and can be burnt like the syngas. Check Making activated carbon video from Codys Lab for better explanation. Thanks!

@carbonoffsetzone

4 ай бұрын

Yes, I've done this. You can simply open the door when the run is finished and spray water onto the hot charcoal. It will become steam on contact. I personally prefer dry charcoal, as grinding wet char clogs up pipes.Our biochar has been in the activated carbon range dry.

@jakubstanicek6726

4 ай бұрын

@@carbonoffsetzone Thats not really activating the charcoal, just making it wet as you said. The reaction of charcoal with water that makes it activated happens only at high temperatures, ideally around 900 celsius. So you need to feed the steam into the reactor when heating it. Ideally after the woodgas release phase is finished.

@carbonoffsetzone

4 ай бұрын

@jakubstanicek6726 actually steam is created at 101 degrees C. Spraying water on hot char creates steam, which does increase the surface area, but wet char is more problematic than it's worth. This is from a scientific report from.. Effect of steam activation of biochar produced from a giant Miscanthus on copper sorption and toxicity Author links open overlay panelTaeyong Shim a, Jisu Yoo a, Changkook Ryu b, Yong-Kwon Park c, Jinho Jung a "Although BC has a much lower surface area than ABC (181 and 322 m2 g−1, respectively), the Cu sorption capacities of BC and ABC are not significantly different ".

What volume of gas is released in the process,and could it be used to run a generator?

@carbonoffsetzone

5 ай бұрын

Yes, I've done that. The amount depends on feedstock species how full the unit is.

Would you be interested in working in Austria as well?

What is the maximum size for this type of charcoal retort Kiln

@carbonoffsetzone

5 ай бұрын

3 cubic metres. carbonoffsetzone.com/technology/

IF you are selling this ? where do I go to find details (pricing ect)

@carbonoffsetzone

11 ай бұрын

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How to buy this machine?

it's Yield by the way..

@carbonoffsetzone

5 ай бұрын

More information here. carbonoffsetzone.com/technology/

Where are you located? How much are they? small and the big one? Is there a training or workshop so we know how to use it? Thank youi

@stevebowman421

Жыл бұрын

Hi just finished having 1 of the mk2 made, including the plans it has cost me $28,000.00 aust plans were $3k. Unfortunately I picked the wrong fabricator, but he was the only one of 11 companies that I approached that even replied. Materials will cost you around $9000.00. So far I have seen no real step by step instructions on operation, but the process is relatively simple, I will find out shortly when firebit up for first time. I have since found a young guy who is really switched on, and his work is excellent, too late as usual. Where are you sutuated, I am in WA.

@carbonoffsetzone

11 ай бұрын

Safe Operating Procedure comes with the plans.

@keithhobbs

8 ай бұрын

Are you using this for personal or business?

Dove lo vendi questo forno

@carbonoffsetzone

Жыл бұрын

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Everything in 2 minutes?

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