Charcoal Kiln

Basics

• A Kiln for making Charcoal
• If powered by fuel and not electricity, it diverges from Ceramics Kiln / Heat Treatment Oven development in that the Syngas and/or Pyrolysis Oil can be utilized (either as fuel to increase overall efficiency, or as separate products
• If going for basic charcoal, to an extent the “pit method” / a Kon Tiki system can be more effective

Types

Basic

• Earth Pit Kiln
• Kon-Tiki Kiln
• Paint Can Pyrolysis and a Campfire or Rocket Stove
  • MAY be able to use this to turn a Paper Brick / RDF Brick from Small Scale RDF into a Charcoal and maybe even graphite brick
  • A larger device based on 55 Gallon Drums would be more effective

Advanced

• Highly Efficient Gas Fueled Kiln
• More Bio-Refinery type designs for producing Syngas / Pyrolysis Oil
• Continuous Charcoal Kiln

Internal Links

• The Biochar Economy
• Biochar-Lime Co-production System