"adam-retort" Vs.1, Charcoal Retort, Terra Preta, Biochar, Briquettes,

"adam-retort" a low-cost retort kiln for a more environmentally
friendly production of charcoal from biomass.
Reduces emissions of up to 75% of methane, which is normally released
into the atmosphere by traditional earth mount kiln.
Saves about halve of the wood- which is needed to produce the same
amount of charcoal with a traditional kiln!

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• adam-retort
• Charcoal
• Holzkohle
• Terra Preta
• Biochar Briquettes
• retort carbonization
• meule cornue
• Retorte
• ICPS

[fedaikn]

well, the volume difference is obvious. more obvious is the fact that the drums need to be replaced after 30 or so uses and there is another obvious fact, they don't burn the wood gases in the way the icps does it.

the whole advantage is that the construction plans can be found easily, it's relatively easy to build one and it produces a batch of charcoal in very little time. besides being used by a village blacksmith or a hobbyist, there is obviously no great use for it.

best regards

[cosmopolit7]

You are right, the "adam-retort" is too complex to be just quickly built. If the intention is to use the retort just casually, once a while- Getting the materials, preparing all the parts necessary is not really worth just to built one retort when starting from ZERO.

However if you want to produce charcoal regularily- the retort will be very useful and effective...

[fedaikn]

google for iwasaki sumiaki, it's a interesting charcoal kiln, not expensive and efficient

the first google result should lead to their homepage where the give away FREE construction details

[cosmopolit7]

The "adam-retort" works with a wood chamber volume of ~3000 litre. An oil drum has about ~200 litre. You need about 15 oil drums to reach the same volume! i don't think oil drums are a cheap solution!

How about live expectancy of an oil drum? 1 week, 1 month, 6 month??

How about effiency of these oil drums kilns? No word lost about it?

[letschangeworld]

Let's not only make charcoal out of wood in this retort?; lets use bamboo, coconut shells, briquettes from wood chips and saw dust, maize/corn cobs, rice and coffee husks, dozens of possibilities to save our trees , we just have to start....

[fouruandme]

Yeah..finally some movement in this old fashioned charcoal technologies! Well done!

Saving half of the wood hard- to believe... Burning most of the methane- sounds great....!!!!

[1310monster]

@crazyirishdad Last time I spoke to Hirst, the plans were $1500. It's funny how these so called enviro conscious people are worse than the greediest scoundrel on wall street when given the opportunity to gouge someone...wouldn't you agree?

[crazyirishdad]

so are you going to give the information on building these retorts to these people who can not afford them ? this knowledge was given to you as a gift . should you not do the same ? or is it only about the money ?

[r43007]

can you make this design or drawing plan available. I need to use this in DRC. Thank you

[HomeDistiller]

traditional method have one huge advantage over this.. you dont need to haul the wood to the burner just build it next to the wood as they are quick and easy to build

[cosmopolit123]

@fatturdburger

The woodgas is normally needed to be flared (burned) to push the carbonization. Also during a day's operation (12hrs), the methan gas will only be available for about an hour...,

cosmopolit123

[fatturdburger]

How bout running a generator off the woodgas

[bdiscoe]

1. There is a mystery, because there is no available retort in the USA for under $10,000, and no available plans for one. There is only Very small plans for 1-2 55-gallon barrels, nothing bigger.

2. The biocoal site has no pricing, so the only info is rumor. Rumor says it costs $1000-$3000 to "license" to even SEE the schematic for adam retort design, to study before deciding if it worth pursuing. Do you know anything more?