[Stoves] kiln for continuous charring (was Re: [Gasification] using coal gas in i.c. engine

[Paul Anderson]

Dear AD,

Many of us are interested in your work on
> developing a kiln for continuous charring.
It is in reference to sugarcane leaves, but could possibly apply to 
other biomass and even to drying (not just pyrolysis).

Please inform us whenever you are comfortable with sharing the info.   
Generalities first.   Eventually details.   We wish you GREAT success 
with something that has been a real challenge for far too long.    I am 
assuming that it is with relatively low cost, probably substantial 
manual labor, and in the ARTI tradition of the Appropriate Rural 
Technology Institute.

Paul

Doc  /  Dr TLUD  /  Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD
Email:  psanders at ilstu.edu
Skype: paultlud      Phone: +1-309-452-7072
Website:  www.drtlud.com

On 3/10/2014 8:02 PM, Anand Karve wrote:
> Dear Tom and Lloyd,
> thanks a lot for the inputs.  We make charcoal from sugarcane leaves 
> that are left behind after harvest of sugarcane. One hectare produces 
> about 10 ton leaves, which in turn yield about 3 ton char. Our present 
> kilns work in batches, and are slow. I am in the process of developing 
> a kiln for continuous charring. We are also looking for uses of 
> charcoal apart from cooking. Making activated charcoal is one of them, 
> but even a wider use would be to use it as vehicular fuel. My 
> daughter's name is Priyadarshini (Priya for short).
> Yours
>  A.D.Karve
>