IGSTC Indo-German Project

Combined Solar-Updraft and Single-Chamber Pyrolysis System for Biochar Production

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Concept

An energy self-sufficient treatment solution for fibrous urban organic wastes, sewage sludge & AD digestate with a negative carbon footprint.

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Consortium

A team of Indian and German and academic partners led by the Institut für Siedlungswasserwirtschaft und Abfalltechnik

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Milestones

Details about the project duration, work packages and distribution, milestones and deliverables over time.

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Conference and Publications

  1. Weichgrebe, D., Mondal, M.M., Nair, R.R. (2020) “Biochar production though combined solar drying & single chamber pyrolysis” in “Bio-Char II: Production, Characterization and Applications”, ECI Symposium Series, (2019). https://dc.engconfintl.org/biochar_ii/61
  2. Nair, R.R., Mondal, M.M., Weichgrebe, D. (2019) Investigation of biochar from co-pyrolysis of sewage sludge, anaerobic digestate and banana peduncles, 28th European Biomass Conference & Exhibition EUBCE 2020, July 6-9, 2020, Marseille, France. (accepted for oral presentation)
  3. Nair, R.R, Mondal M.M, Weichgrebe D. (2020) Biochar from co-pyrolysis of urban organic wastes—investigation of carbon sink potential using ATR-FTIR and TGA, Biomass Conversion & Biorefinery (doi: 10.1007/s13399-020-01000-9)

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