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

[Anand Karve]

Dear Paul,
thanks a lot for the encouragement. I shall let you know when I am
successful.
Yours
A.D.Karve


On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 11:59 PM, Paul Anderson <psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>
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Dr. A.D. Karve
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