IGSTC Indo-German Project
Combined Solar-Updraft and Single-Chamber Pyrolysis System for Biochar Production
Project Updates
Pyrasol project successfully presented at IGSTC Member meeting at Frankfurt.
IGSTC is a flagship organization in research funding opportunities for bilateral collaboration of German BMBF and Indian DST with foreign countries. IGSTC has i ...
Layout Plan of Pilot Plant
The layout plan of PYRASOL pilot-scale plan was completed over the past few months after multiple discussions and online conferences amongst CLRI, ISAH, Biomaco ...
Completion of Pilot-Scale Dryer Design
The pilot-scale dryer design and 3-d modelling was completed. The dryer features a solar updraft system with underfloor heating from the exhaust heat of the slo ...
Masters Thesis Completed – DOM from Biochar
Masters thesis titled "Extraction and Analysis of Dissolved Organic Matter (DOM) from Biochar Samples " was completed as part of the PYRASOL project. Biochar ...
Conference and Publications
- 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
- 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)
- 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)