Continuous In-woods Production of Biochar Using a Trailer-Mounted Air Curtain BurnerDeborah S. Page-Dumroese 1, Joanne M. Tirocke 1, Nathaniel M. Anderson 1, James G. Archuleta 2, Daniel W. McCollum 1, Jeffrey Morisette 1, Derek N. Pierson 1, Carlos Rodriguez-Franco 3
1USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, 2USDA Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Regional Office, 3USDA Forest Service, Washington Office
We describe the use of a place-based mobile pyrolysis unit equipped with an air curtain to continuously create biochar. The technology reduces the need for open slash pile burning, which results in lower emissions and fewer soil impacts. The protocol includes guidelines for site selection, loading, and quenching.
