Pyrolysis-Plant
With the Ökozentrum as an engineering partner, Compag Recycling und Umwelttechnik AG is creating a new pyrolysis system for remnants that can cause problems in wood firing.
With the help of a new, simplified and very clean pyrolysis process, biochar is produced from untreated wood residues, bark, digestate or sieve excess from composting.
The gases released in this process are burned in a FLOX burner and converted into electricity and heat by a hot-air turbine.
If biochar is used as a peat substitute for the production of very fertile vegetable soil, this carbon remains stable for several thousand years and thus represents a CO2 sink.
For every kilowatt hour of useful energy generated, 400 to 500 g of CO2 are permanently removed from the atmosphere and stored safely, with additional benefits for the soil.
Therefore: Climate-positive energy!
Suitable substrates:
Biomass with a water content of maximum 40%!
Biomass with too high a water content can be dried with excess heat.
- Digestate from biogas plants (elimination of impurities)
- Screenings from composting (elimination of impurities)
- Sewage sludge dewatered and dried
- Paper sludge dewatered and dried
- Driftwood from rivers and lakes (heavily contaminated by sand and mud)
- Landscaping lawn cuts – Branches
- Leaves (for ex. palm leaves or remains of date palms)
- Miscellaneous seeds
- Rice- and corn husks
- Coco nut shells
- Cashew nut shells (kidney tree)
- Coffee residues
- Coffee and cocoa residues
- Crop residues from agriculture
- Straw
- Cherry stones from distilleries and other processing plants
- Stone fruit residues
- Grape marc
- Etcetera (the list can be easily extended)
Dokuments:
German: Flyer CPP500-1500 (PDF)
English: Flyer CPP500-1500 (PDF)
French: Flyer CPP500-1500 (PDF)
Short film from the eco center - treat yourself to 5 minutes of short vacation in Vietnam!
There we were able to convert at least four problems into one solution: groundwater contaminating waste and smoke disappear, soil improvers and mineral fertilizers for the plantations are created - and at the same time there is still energy left to dry green coffee.
Climate benefits are generated as a treat.
The solution is called pyrolysis and biochar!
Have a nice trip!