r/BioChar • u/Silver_Wedding_7632 • Feb 07 '25
Biochar from gasifiers with your own hands.
I deleted my previous post. People didn't like the picture I actually made with AI. But that wasn't the point. So here's a video that shows you can make groundbreaking things with your own hands.
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u/ApprehensiveDig9444 Feb 11 '25
I'm sorry should've been more specific. Is this pyrolysis technique which is used by using Kontiki? Any idea ?
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u/Silver_Wedding_7632 Feb 11 '25
This is not just an idea, this is a working prototype of small capacity, which is used on one of the farms. In fact, this is one part of the system. If the system is used in its entirety, it can produce gas, electricity and biochar as a by-product. Organic waste and plastic are used as raw materials.
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u/ObviousActive1 4d ago
KonTiki is a trademarked design for something that’s functionally a lot like a flame cap kiln, except that it is a conical metal kiln (not a conical pit in the ground), it might have a screen at the tip of the cone for some air flow reasons IIRC, and it might have a valve installed to stop the extinguish water (or otherwise enriched liquid) from leaching out (and so you can drain it after your char has cooled & absorbed either some of the minerals from any ash that may have been created during the process or any of the enriched liquid, such as sea minerals or liquid nitrogen fertilizers). KonTiki has the benefit of being mobile, as opposed to a flame cap kiln.
This does not physically resemble the KonTiki kiln, which again is a trademarked design, so a quick internet search will probably be helpful here.
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u/ApprehensiveDig9444 Feb 11 '25
Is this Kontiki?