Charcoal furnace EKKO

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Other advantages of the EKKO

High quality at a highly reasonable price;
Compactness and low weight (savings on delivery);
Economical, no additional fuel is required, only to start the furnace;
Low consumption of electrical energy < 0,1 kWh;
Environmental safety – no harmful emissions during the operation of the furnace;
Quick start of the furnace to the operating mode < 1 hour;
Resistance of the combustion device to thermal shock;
Quick first start of the new furnace, preparation < 8 hours;
Possibility of transporting two to three furnaces in a container/truck;
Charcoal retains the shape of the raw material, the fines fraction (undersize particle) of charcoal does not exceed 1%;
High performance of the furnace, with relatively small dimensions

Description

Environmentally friendly furnace for carbonization of raw materials, including: energy and plantation wood and wood waste, fuel-briquettes (Pini-kay, nestro, ruv, etc.) and plantation wastes to produce high-grade charcoal. The main process used in the furnace is carbonization or low speed pyrolysis of plant materials containing carbon. In addition to the production of charcoal, heat energy is generated in the process. Extra heat can be used for preliminary drying of the raw material or for other purposes. If the customer wishes, it is possible to produce liquid pyrolysis products.

Charcoal is widely used in almost all spheres of the global economy (see more details on the use of charcoal). Production of environmentally friendly high quality charcoal is an urgent problem in the development of the world economy.

Based on more 20 years of experience (since 2001, see the history of GreenPower), a unique safe pyrolysis unit has been developed, taking into account the basic requirements of modern consumers:

The chamber of carbonization furnace is manufactured using modern insulating materials that can withstand ultra-high temperatures (up to 1300 ° C), which eliminates the need for “ballast” firebricks, concrete and sheet metal. This solution speeds up the process and increases plant efficiency.
The automated control system developed by us allows automating the technological process and minimizing the influence of the human factor on the productivity of the charcoal furnace and the quality of the finished charcoal. The introduction of the ability to save all datas about production parameters at all stages of charcoal production in the Cloud storage via the Internet allows you to provide remote ONLINE control of the work of maintenance personnel and the entire technological process as a whole.
The unique design, produced with experience out over 20 years, guarantees the reliability and maintainability of the charcoal furnace and it’s elements. The charcoal furnace will reliably serve for more than 5 years, if necessary, any part and element can be easily and quickly repaired or replaced.
Logistics and mechanization. Competent and well-thought-out logistics of the charcoal production complex makes it possible to eliminate costs that may exceed the cost of the equipment itself: the purchase of expensive forklifts and the installation of hoists, crane beams, building of hard surfaces for production, which is necessary when using forklift. This compares favorably with most manufacturers, who usually do not indicate these costs, at the stage of purchasing charcoal furnaces.

Raw materials

Thanks to the introduction of the latest technologies, a wide range of raw materials can be subjected to environmentally friendly pyrolysis (more about the “pyrolysis” process):

firewood, energy wood, lumpy wood materials, fuel waste;
woodworking / logging waste, substandard timber (including roots, branches, etc.);
various fuel briquettes (Pini-Kay, Ruff, Nestro, Nielsen)

Technical description

The EKKO charcoal furnace is produced in one modification EKKO-2. The EKKO-2 model consists of 2 carbonization chambers. We use a couple of chambers, since carbonation takes place in two different reactions: endothermic and exothermic. Therefore, we use an exothermic reaction in one chamber to carry out an endothermic reaction in another. It should be noted that in charcoal production, the endothermic reaction can occur twice: in the raw material drying stage and primary pyrolysis, as well as in the charcoal calcination stage, if a high carbon content is required. The main advantages of EKKO furnaces are the ability to carry out the entire carbonization process without additional fuel or contamination.

Performance of EKKO furnace

THE MONTHLY PRODUCTIVITY OF CHARCOAL in TONS, depending on the moisture content of the raw material

Name and indicators of raw materials	Moisture, %	Unit	ЕККО-2
Freshly sawn wood	55	t/month	15-20
Pre-dried wood	25	t/month	25-35
Pre-dried wood	15	t/month	30–45
Fuel briquettes	10	t/month	40-50

THE YEARLY PRODUCTIVITY OF CHARCOAL in TONS, depending on the moisture content of the raw material in TONS

Name and indicators of raw materials	Moisture, %	Unit	EKKO-2
Freshly sawn wood	55	t/year	275-440
Pre-dried wood	25	t/year	440–660
Pre-dried wood	15	t/year	550–880
Fuel briquettes	10	t/year	660-990

* Productivity depends on the density and size of the feedstock
**The highest efficiency of preparing biomass for carbonization is possible only with preliminary drying system using extra heat energy obtained during pyrolysis process.

BASIC PARAMETERS

Parameters	NOTE	Unit	EККО-2
Maintenance staff for 1-6 furnaces	excluding loading products into trolleys	people	1-2
Electricity consumption, no more	without raw material preliminary drying system / with system	kWh	0,1 / 2,2
Consumption of firewood for the furnace, no more*	after the furnace exits “in mode”	m3/day	0,1
Duty Cycle*	depending on raw material parameters	hour	8-24
Weight	excluding trolleys and extras. elements	ton	5
Warranty service	after launch	month	12

*The following indicators affect the efficiency of carbonization furnace

Moisture content of raw materials. Increased moisture content significantly reduces efficiency and increases the volume of firewood or other fuel for the firebox. So, when using hardwood just harvested during the movement of sap, the productivity can be reduced by up to 50%.
The density of the material . For example, poplar having a minimum density requires less energy than a hornbeam, casuarina or iron tree with a maximum density.
Sizes of pieces of wood or other raw materials.
The accurate arrangement of raw materials in the trolley: it is recommended to stack large wood at the top, and small wood at the bottom of the trolley.

Read article about main wood parameters

The transportation of a EKKO carbonization furnace set is carried out in trucks (TIR) or with open-top containers 40ft.