A RETROFITTABLE AND PORTABLE APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BAMBOO CHARCOAL AND BAMBOO VINEGAR AND THE METHOD THEREOF

摘要

The retrofittable and portable apparatus for production of bamboo charcoal and vinegar comprises a combustion chamber having three fuel inlets for burning fuel under controlled temperature. The bamboo sticks are burnt by placing them vertically inside an insulated tar drum placed on the perforated plate on top of combustion chamber. The perforated plate prevents bamboo sticks from direct contact of flames and provides uniform distribution of heat throughout the tar drum which yields high quality charcoal with uniform distribution in the quality. Air channels under the fuel inlets continuously supply air draft to upward direction by setting up natural convection process. Complete insulation of the apparatus produces excellent quality charcoal with high calorific value, higher iodine number and increased surface area. The bamboo charcoal and bamboo vinegar produced using invented apparatus is of higher quality and have higher yield as compared the one produced using conventional processes, thus standardizing the production process.