New to Gasification - Where to start?

[Matt (Matt Ryder)]

Here is my new DIY charocal retort solution. However this is just one method of many others that you can persue.

Matt R's Charcoal Retort V1

Ok so here is my very first attempt at building a charcoal retort. This first one uses a 10 Gallon and a 30 gallon metal drum with sealable lids. Ok the retort vessel that the material you are trying to convert to charcoal must be vented. So what I did here was install a center venting tube in the ten gallon drum. This allows the gas to vent from the top and then down. The Pyrolysis gases produced once the moisture is cooked out is flamable and can be used to provide process heat. This makes th…