Converting Waste Agricultural Biomass into a Resource - UNEP

Carbon Diversion Flash Carbonization System
USA, Commercial
Crop
Residue
Process
Equipment
Main Product
Corn, garden and tree trimmings etc.
Corn cobs and stover, trimmings
Flash Carbonization
Transportable reactor system
Carbon and electricity
Main Raw Materials Used: 30
Green Waste
1. Urban tree Trimming
2. Household Garden Trimming
3. Landscape Trimming
Agricultural Waste
1. Corn cobs and corn stover
2. Manures
Logging and Mill Products
Food Processing Waste
Waste Hydrocarbons
Special Waste such as medical waste
Technical Description of Technology:
The system reactor converts waste materials into valuable products: carbon
and electricity. A typical installation consists of two to four reactors, each
capable of handling a one-ton load an hour. Two people staff this installation.
One person loads and unload the containers that fit into the reactor while the
other person operates the reactor. A carbon diversion system require ½ acre
of land. This includes room to store materials to be processes, the reactor and
its associated equipment, loading containers and bin to store carbon.
Detailed Process Descriptions:
To begin the Flash Carbonization process, biomass is loaded with a crane
and packed into a vertical reactor chamber. The chamber is sealed and a
flash fire is ignited at the base of the chamber. Heat released by the fire
triggers the transformation of biomass into charcoal, sped up by a continuous
flow of oxygen being pumped into the sealed reactor. Many organic materials
as well as tires and biomedical waste can substitute wood and other forms of
biomass.
Main Products: Charcoal Briquettes 31
30 http://www.carbondiversion.com/
31 http://www.world-wire.com/news/0606190001.html
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