[Gasification] Does charcoal production also produce wood gas?

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Neal,


On Saturday 03 June 2006 11:23 pm, CAVM at aol.com wrote:
>It may be that by simply cleaning and cooling
>  the exhaust from the charcoal makers you can use it as fuel in an engine. 

The cleaning is the problem. Much tar. 


You can read about one mans experience from the below book:

"How to Convert Wood into Charcoal and Electricity"
by Richard H. Buxton
ISBN 1-55918-287-3
Lindsay Publication

He used a retort. Not the same process as you stated.

On the other hand I do remember reading about a gasifier that made charcoal 
and the off gases fueled an engine for something like 30 years. They did some 
extra tar cracking.

Jeff



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