Converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into a Resource - UNEP

of trees can be controlled. This would prevent depletion of our forests, which
is causing heavy floods in various parts of the country.
Investments and Operating Cost
Total Project Cost: P 3,022,800
Financing Scheme (Equity): 100%
Unit Production Cost/unit: P 21,639.36
Commercial Price/unit/Selling Price/unit: P 25,000
Return on Investment (IRR): 38%
Cash Payback period (yrs): 2.5
Advantages to Developing Countries
There are advantages of using the combustor over direct burning of biomass
fuel. The combustor is capable of producing clean gas/flame. Temperature
control is easier when utilizing solid biomass fuel. The combustor is designed
in such a way that it can be conveniently installed to any type of existing
furnace, palay drier, boiling vessel, traditional bakery oven and other similar
thermal equipment using woodfuel or fuel oil.
Examples of Real Life Applications
To date a total of 95 units of ITDI rice hull gasifier combustor have been
installed in different locations around the country, through different
applications such as heat source for palay drying, traditional bakery oven,
citronella extraction, candle making, bagasse processing, noodle toasting,
noodle frying, cornick production, brick & pottery making, micro dressing
plant, and other similar thermal equipment using woodfuel or fuel oil.
Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI)
DOST Complex, Gen. Santos Ave., Bicutan, Taguig, Metro Manila
Phone: 8372071 to 82 loc 2182
Fax: 8373167
Web Site: http://mis.dost.gov.ph/itdi
E-mail: admhrd@dost.gov.ph
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