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Converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into a Resource - UNEP

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Small-Scale <strong>Biomass</strong> Pyrolyzer for Farm Irrigation 111<br />

Philippines, Research<br />

Crop<br />

Residue<br />

Process<br />

Equipment<br />

Main Product<br />

Rice, pili, peanut, coconut, corn, coffee, wood<br />

Rice hull, shells of pili, peanut and coconut,<br />

corncobs, coffee bean hull and wood chips<br />

Pyrolysis<br />

<strong>Biomass</strong> Pyrolyzer<br />

Gas<br />

Technical Description of Technology<br />

The <strong>Biomass</strong> Pyrolyzer produces combustible gas and carbon from agroforest<br />

wastes such as rice hull, shells of pili, peanut and coconut, corncobs,<br />

coffee bean hull and wood chips. The gas can be used to fuel an internal<br />

combustion engine to drive irrigation pumps. The system is capable of<br />

pumping about 30,000 gallons of water per hour compared to the traditional<br />

diesel engine pump's 12,000 gallons per hour output. It can supply the water<br />

requirement of a 9.3-hectare farm in eight hours.<br />

Example of Real Life Application<br />

Research UPLB<br />

Supplier<br />

University of the Philippines Los Banos, Philippines<br />

111 http://www.uplb.edu.ph/community/fprdi/commtech/farm.htm<br />

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