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Excellent open source pyrolysis kiln from Switzerland for [[biochar]] production with a very clean burn. Some implements are already available and everything is open source. | Excellent open source pyrolysis kiln from Switzerland for [[biochar]] production with a very clean burn. Some implements are already available and everything is open source. | ||
Ithaka Institut says: ''While most of the biochar produced during the last 5000 years was produced with open fire, modern pyrolysis suppresses the fire. The separation of the carbonisation and the flaming of the pyrolysis gases make pyrolysis technology prone to failure and expensive which is one of the reasons why the biochar technology did not have yet it's breakthrough. | Ithaka Institut says: ''While most of the biochar produced during the last 5000 years was produced with open fire, modern pyrolysis suppresses the fire. The separation of the carbonisation and the flaming of the pyrolysis gases make pyrolysis technology prone to failure and expensive which is one of the reasons why the biochar technology did not have yet it's breakthrough. The Kon-Tiki flame curtain kiln re-connects biochar making to the ancient wisdom and craft of fire making and combines it with smart design based on modern thermodynamics to produce high quality char with low emissions.'' | ||
My (Rasmus) opinion: these types of open-burn kilns are probably better than those "barrel-in-a-barrel" retorts that were advocated many years ago. It is more elegant to use the burn on top of the charring reaction than a metal barrier. | My (Rasmus) opinion: these types of open-burn kilns are probably better than those "barrel-in-a-barrel" retorts that were advocated many years ago. It is more elegant to use the burn on top of the charring reaction than a metal barrier. | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 29 February 2016
Excellent open source pyrolysis kiln from Switzerland for biochar production with a very clean burn. Some implements are already available and everything is open source.
Ithaka Institut says: While most of the biochar produced during the last 5000 years was produced with open fire, modern pyrolysis suppresses the fire. The separation of the carbonisation and the flaming of the pyrolysis gases make pyrolysis technology prone to failure and expensive which is one of the reasons why the biochar technology did not have yet it's breakthrough. The Kon-Tiki flame curtain kiln re-connects biochar making to the ancient wisdom and craft of fire making and combines it with smart design based on modern thermodynamics to produce high quality char with low emissions.
My (Rasmus) opinion: these types of open-burn kilns are probably better than those "barrel-in-a-barrel" retorts that were advocated many years ago. It is more elegant to use the burn on top of the charring reaction than a metal barrier.