BiGchar Technology
BIG’s
patented fast rotary hearth technology was developed to satisfy a
need for cost effective conversion of waste biomass to charcoal
products. The key features of our technology are:
BiGchar units go
to the biomass
BiGchar
technology was developed to be mobile for one very good reason:
namely, to overcome the fact that it is typically too expensive to
collect and transport biomass for commercial production of
char. BiGchar mobile units process at the source. The resulting BiGchar product is reduced in volume by as much as 20 fold, making
it much more economical to transport to the end user.
High
throughput
The
BiGchar 2200 is designed to continuously process in excess of 1
tonne per hour of biomass. Most conventional charcoal
processes rely on batch methods with throughputs measured in tonnes
per day rather than tonnes per hour.
BiG can
supply larger units, with increased cost efficiency, but they may compromise mobility. Also
smaller units can be supplied, but they may compromise cost
efficiency.
The
BiGchar 2200 has been designed to have unrestricted mobility on
public roads, while offering adequate throughput for cost
efficiency..
Low production cost
We
believe the BiGchar technology is the lowest cost
charcoal process available in Australia that will produce at a
commercially viable throughput while meeting current environmental
and industrial safety standards.
Flexible site
and operational requirements
Mounted
on a suitable truck or trailer, the
BiGchar 2200 has a foot print
of approximately 4 metres long by 2.4 metres wide and a height of 3.5 metres (excluding the exhaust flue).
Using its
manual jacking legs, the BiGchar 2200 can stand on its own feet to
free its transport vehicle for other duties. The 2200 is suitable to
operate on vehicle, off vehicle or within a customised container.
In mobile
form the BiGchar 2200 is intended to require a single operator, with
a second person required only to assist with unpacking/packing the
unit and to relieve the operator for breaks. In fixed site form the
BiGchar unit can be configured for largely unattended operation.
Flexible
feed requirements
BiGchar
units can accept a wide variety of feed materials, including sugar
cane trash and other crop waste, chipped green waste, sawdust, poultry litter and animal
manure.
BiGchar units will also handle feed moistures up to 25% before
external drying is recommended. Moistures up to 50% can be handled,
at reduced production rate. BiG can provide external dryers that use
the energy from the process off-gases. |
