Carbonization Q&A
1.What is biomass ?
Biomass is the organic matter produced by plants through photosynthesis, which includes plants, animals and their excreta, garbage and organic wastewater. Biomass energy comes from the sun, so biomass energy is a kind of solar energy. Biomass is the most important absorber and reservoir of solar energy. Biomass can enrich solar energy through photosynthesis and store it in organic matter. These energies are the source and basis of energy needed for human development.Biomass is the most widespread substance on Earth. It includes all animals, plants and microorganisms as well as much organic matter derived, excreted and metabolized by these living substances.All kinds of biomass have some energy. With biomass as the carrier, the energy produced by biomass is biomass energy. Biomass energy is a form of energy stored in organisms in the form of chemical energy from solar energy, which comes directly or indirectly from plant photosynthesis.The amount of energy consumed by Earth's plants through photosynthesis is 0.2 percent of the sun's total radiation to the earth, a small but staggering percentage: photosynthesis consumes 40 times as much energy as humanity currently consumes. It can be seen that biomass energy is a huge energy source. The main sources of biomass energy are fuelwood, livestock manure, sugar crops, municipal waste and sewage, aquatic plants, etc.
2.What is carbonization?
Carbonization, also known as carbonization, carbonization, coking, refers to the reaction process of heating and decomposition of solid or organic matter in isolation from air or heating solid matter to produce liquid or gas (usually into solid) products.
3.Where is the application of biochar?
Biochar is a kind of solid material, which is the product of low temperature thermal transformation under the condition of no oxygen or low oxygen. It is widely used in various industries and has the function of adsorption. When applied in agriculture, it can increase the organic carbon composition of soil. At present, how to carry out innovation and development in agriculture, environmental resources and forestry is the main research topic. Biochar can effectively improve soil quality. Generally, the traditional manufacturing process produces a solid block, and after later improvement, the fine powder particles are obtained. Biochar is composed of carbon, trace minerals and other volatile organic substances. It is an alkaline substance and is not easy to decompose. There are many gaps in the structure of biochar, so it can absorb a lot of hair substances and has a strong adsorption function.
4.What raw materials can be used to make biochar?
All biomass raw materials, proportion: corn straw, wheat straw, rice straw, peanut straw, soybean straw, sorghum straw, cotton straw, reed straw, Changpu, straw, wood powder, peanut shell, husk, rice husk, walnut Shells, rubber shells, sugarcane bagasse, red slag, soybean dregs, pine needles, pine cones, apple branches, pear branches, peach branches, eucalyptus branches, pig manure, cow manure, sheep manure, chicken manure, kitchen waste, apples, bananas can be used as raw materials for preparing biochar.
5.Price of biochar
The price of biochar is generally €600-€800/ ton in Europe, and 1500 -3000 yuan/ton in China.
6.What processes can produce high quality biochar?
The organic material was subjected to controlled pytolysis under anoxic conditions at high temperatures between 500 ° C and 600 ° C. In addition to charcoal, pyrolysis produces byproducts such as syngas and liquid tar, both of which can be used as fuel for electricity or heating. The yield of biochar depends on the speed of the pyrolysis process. Rapid pyrolysis yields 20% biochar, 20% syngas and 60% bio-oil. Slow pyrolysis yields 50 percent charcoal and a small amount of oil.
7.How much money can you make investing in a carbonization facility?
Depending on the market, an investment in a carbonization system is expected to recover the full investment in 6-8 months。
8.What is the relationship between biochar and carbon emission reduction?
Haiqi technology carbonates residual materials into non-polluting, highly porous biochar. Unlike rotting or incineration, this process does not release the carbon in the residual material as CO 2, but stably incorporates it into biochar, thereby removing it from the atmosphere.This makes the production of biochar one of the negative emission technologies urgently needed for climate protection. Long-term sustainable sequestration of CO 2 is successful when this biochar is permanently absorbed into carbon sinks such as soil, building materials, asphalt. In this process, the carbon is not released into the air as carbon dioxide. Instead, it is stably incorporated in biochar and thus removed from the atmosphere. The market needs products that reduce carbon dioxide, especially in the era of climate change. Depending on the processing stage, biochar can have a wide range of applications.
9.Haiqi biomass carbonization solutions
The carbonization process is self-sustaining and after the start-up phase is completed, no additional external energy is required to run the process, as the energy from the waste is sufficient to continue the thermal reaction. May even benefit from the excess heat generated. Between 150 and 1500 KWH of heat can be used to dry and wet biomass, or for heating or electricity generation.
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10.Trading platform for biochar?
At present, the biochar market in Europe has been gradually opened, and the online trading platform has also been gradually opened. Powerful merchants with EBC certification have also moved into the platform to sell their own biochar. The Chinese market will also step into this trend in the future to develop biochar.
11.Benefits of modular carbonization process?
Haiqi mobile modular carbonization system, the system saves 90% of the total EPC engineering volume, greatly reducing installation, civil and transportation costs. Plug and play installation that can be connected using utilities (water, gas, electricity).
On-site installation only takes a few days, in addition to the above costs, the system 24 hours unattended is the biggest highlight of the system.
12.Carbonization equipment process?
13.Application scenarios of biochar carbonization?
Most of Haiqi's customers are from farms and forest farms, followed by some commercial enterprise users, who have their own resources and use HaiQI system to strengthen their industrial layout.
14.Successful cases
In 2023, HIQI will install modular carbonization systems in Portugal, Spain, France, Sweden and other places.
15.Comparison between Haiqi carbonization equipment and domestic and foreign countries?
Haiqi's carbonization system is based on European cracking technology, which is not a traditional process route compared with Chinese carbonization technology. On the basis of the original, it realizes the mobile modularization of the integrated system, making the carbonization system more intelligent, easier to operate, and letting users clearly know the situation of carbon reduction.
16.What are the environmental benefits of biochar?
Carbonization drives sustainability and circularity.Through our modular equipment, industrial companies, agricultural companies, and wastewater treatment companies can convert on-site carbon-containing "waste" into high-quality biochar while generating renewable energy. In this way, waste or problematic materials are converted into high-quality, climate-protected biochar.
17.Introduction of carbonization equipment control system?
Using 5G remote intelligent energy management system and Siemens Internet forward-looking data acquisition and processing, remote maintenance and control system, to obtain maximum operational reliability.