Charcoal

Basics

• The material resulting from Pyrolysis of Biomass
• May contain some trapped Pyrolysis Oil and Ash (depends on many factors)

Uses

Fuel Synthesis

• Fuels can be produces by gasification of charcoal to produce CO and H2, followed by synthesis of longer chain hydrocarbons with iron catalyst. This is called Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. [1]

Engine Fuel

Gasoline engines can also burn gases generated from charcoal that is burned using a gasifier. This is an accessible transportation technology today.

See Also

• Open Source Fuels Construction Set
• Charcoal Yield
• Charcoal Yields
• Biomass_to_Fuel