William Bronson wrote:What Douglas said.
However you do it, and even if you don't capture the heat for use, always burn those off gasses.
From what I have seen a TLUD stove is the simplest way to make char and make use of the heat produced.
I have struggled to use them without highly processed fuelstock , but others seem to have little or no problem.
TLUD's have been used to heat homes, power stove tops and fire ovens.
These functions are not always needed.
When that's the case, drying fuelstock , baking clay bricks or distilling water are functions that produce a storable yield.
Hello everyone.
I am curious how one would go about building a unit to produce biochar from wood sources. I will be setting up orchards with alley cropping using Inga edulis & like species (In Colombia), & would like to continue to improve the soil using biochar with the branches pruned. I also use charcoal in my aquaponics system which will be feeding the alley cropping as well, so this would be an added utility for the biochar.
