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Study
on
parameters
in
bamboo
charcoal
production
process
affecting
on
kiln
efficiency
and
quality
of
charcoal
in
furnace
prototype
comparing
with
industrial
furnace
คณะวิศวกรรมศาสตร์
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Innovation Owner
นม
นาย นพดล มณีรัตน์
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Details
This research studies factors affecting bamboo charcoal quality by comparing a prototype kiln with an industrial furnace. Results show the prototype at 500°C achieves high-quality charcoal meeting IBI standards.
Bamboo is an economic crop with potential for value-added processing into biomass charcoal for various industries. This research aims to study factors affecting bamboo charcoal quality by comparing a prototype kiln with an industrial furnace, analyzing yield and thermal efficiency.
- Testing the prototype at 500°C for 8 hours yielded results comparable to industrial furnaces, with thermal efficiencies of 37.05% and 41.29%, respectively.
- The resulting charcoal is of high quality, with organic carbon content of 73.92% and 75.24% by weight, and H/C molar ratios of 0.51 and 0.29, meeting the highest IBI Standard.
- Economic analysis indicates that production costs remain relatively high, making it most suitable for those with surplus bamboo biomass.
Objective
The objectives are to design and build a prototype bamboo charcoal kiln, analyze its thermal efficiency, and improve its performance to meet global market standards.
- To design and construct a prototype bamboo charcoal kiln, and to study and analyze the thermal efficiency of the kiln and the quality of the charcoal.
- To conduct experiments, improve, and utilize measurement and control systems to enhance the efficiency of the bamboo charcoal kiln, and to study the improvement results in terms of efficiency and quality compared to the prototype and similar kilns available in the global market.
- To design and develop a bamboo charcoal kiln using experimental data to achieve higher thermal efficiency and superior quality results.