Rice husk charcoal making machine present an efficient and sustainable method for recycling agricultural biomass waste. The rice industry has long been dealing with the challenge of increasing the utilization of rice husk resources. Now, carbonization technology has made it possible. The process converts large amounts of rice husk into valuable biochar, thereby increasing the economic potential of this agricultural by-product. Therefore, rice husk carbonizer not only opens up a revenue channel for the rice industry, but also contribute to sustainable agriculture.
Rice Husk Recycling Status: Multifaceted Challenges
As one of the world’s major agricultural crops, rice production is increasing day by day. However, the problem of recycling rice husks, a byproduct of rice processing, has also arisen. The management of this waste resource mainly faces the following challenges.
Low Recycling Rate
Approximately 150 million tons of rice husk are generated worldwide each year. However, the recycling rate of rice husk is less than 25%. The lack of an effective recycling system and infrastructure is the main reason. As a result, rice husk is often abandoned or not fully utilized.
Immature Technology
Currently, available rice husk processing technologies are inefficient. For example, incineration for energy or simple composting cannot fully tap the potential value of rice husk. More advanced processing technologies, such as biomass pyrolysis, have not yet been widely used.
Economic Feasibility Issues
Large-scale recycling of rice husk often involves high third-party costs. They include collection, transportation and processing fees. These costs may be too high for rice growers and processing plants. As a result, economic feasibility reasons hinder practitioners from recycling.
Rice Husk Charcoal Making Machine: Sustainable Recycling Choice
Rice husk charcoal making machine is the current mainstream agricultural waste recycling solution. It is favored by recyclers for its environmental friendliness and high efficiency. The machine achieves rice husk reduction and resource utilization.
Large-scale Recycling
Rice husk charcoal machine achieves large-scale recycling through mechanization, automation and intelligent control. The machine adopts an integrated operation process of each system. Therefore, while running uninterruptedly, the various components work together to ensure production efficiency.
Light Ecological Burden
Carbonization process adopts controlled&closed combustion. Application of this technology reduces incineration of rice husks, thereby reducing harmful substances release. In addition, charcoal production relieves the pressure on farmland or waste landfills. This effectively releases land space.
High Return on Investment
Although the initial investment in rice husk carbonizer may be high, the carbonized rice husk charcoal has a high market value. Therefore, as the project progresses in a long-term and stable manner, the unit cost will gradually decrease. Thus, this improves the overall economic feasibility.
Basic Overview of Rice Husk Charcoal Machine
Rice husk charcoal making machine converts rice husk into useful resources. Rice husk contains rich lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose. During the high temperature and oxygen-free carbonization process, these organic volatiles are converted into high calorific value mixed combustible gas, rice husk charcoal and other by-products. Rice hull carbonizer is mainly composed of feeding system, carbonization furnace, charcoal collection system and exhaust gas treatment system. The following is a component diagram:
Beston Rice Husk Charcoal Making Machine for Sale
To meet the needs of different customers, Beston Group offers a comprehensive range of rice husk charcoal machine for sale. Our product line ranges from small equipment to large systems suitable for large-scale operations. We also provide expert support in planning production facilities to ensure integration of the equipment. Moreover, you can tailor the most suitable equipment to meet your operational requirements. The following is a specific parameter table:
Model | BST-06 | BST-50 |
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Input Capacity | 0.3-0.5m³/h | 10-15m³/h |
Reactor Size | φ820mm*L11200mm | φ2000mm*L14260mm |
Land for Equipment (L*W*H, Standard Configuration) | 25m*15m*8m | 35m*18m*9m |
Weight (Standard Configuration) | 21T | 49T |
Energy Consumption (Standard Configuration) | 153kw/h*0.7 | 191kw/h*0.7 |
Working Method | Fully continuous | |
Feeding Requirement | Size: ≤20mm; moisture: ≤15%; strong liquidity | |
Structure | Double barrel double hearth | |
Speed | 1-9RPM | |
Control Method | PLC control | |
Reactor Material | Stainless steel 304 | |
Pressure | Micro negative pressure | |
Heating Material | Diesel, natural gas, heavy oil, biomas, etc. | |
Heating Method | Direct heating | |
Noise (dB) | ≤80 | |
Condenser | Circulating water cooling | |
Rotation Method | External gear rotation |
How to Make Rice Husk Charcoal – Analysis in Different Stages
01Preparation before Carbonization
- Pretreatment: After drying and crushing, the rice husk particle size is less than 20mm and the moisture content is less than 15%.
- Preheating: Start the burner and heat the main furnace for 60-90 minutes.
- Feeding: High-angle belt conveyor transports the processed rice husk to the main furnace.
02Rice Husk Carbonization Process
- Drying: In the initial stage, the moisture in the rice husk is released at a lower temperature. This process usually occurs at a temperature below 150℃, and the internal and external moisture in the rice husk is evaporated by heating.
- Endothermic: As the temperature rises to about 220-270℃, the cellulose, lignin and hemicellulose in the rice husk begin to undergo chemical changes. They undergo demethylation reactions and begin to release Combustible gaseous substances.
- Carbonization: When temperature is further increased to 270-400℃, volatiles in the rice husk are released. This stage mainly involves reactions such as pyrolysis, dehydrogenation, condensation and hydrogenation of aromatic ring compounds.
03Combustion System Fuel Replacement
04Rice Husk Charcoal Collection
05Briquette Production(Optional)
Applications of Rice Husk Charcoal Machine
Recycling & Treatment of Rice Husk
Rice husk charcoal making machine can be used for dealing with rice husk and other kinds of waste biomass, such as coconut shell, straw, wood, sawdust, etc. The machine processes all the waste, reducing it and contributing to the environment. At the same time, the waste converts into useful resources.
- Charcoal: used in daily life, agriculture, industry, etc.;
- Wood vinegar: used for anti-insect fungicide, pesticide intermediates, soil amendment;
- Tar: used as Basic raw material for smelting bio-diesel;
- Combustible gas: used for heating the carbonization furnace for secondary use.
By using rice husk charcoal machine, we can get the most important end product, rice husk charcoal. The charcoal can be further processed into industrial hookah or barbecue charcoal, both of which have high values and can be applied in many areas. It is the most suitable machine for the industrial hookah charcoal or BBQ charcoal production.
Fuel Alternative Solution for Industrial Plants
Besides being used as hookah charcoal or BBQ charcoal, the rice husk charcoal can be also used as fuel to provide heat in many industrial plants. The solution can not only save cost by replacing traditional energy sources, but also open up a new way of revenue for high-energy-consuming factories such as cement plants, boiler plants, brick plants, ceramic plants, power plants, ships, etc.
Soil Remediation and Improvement
The generated rice husk biochar can significantly increase soil pH, change soil texture, and increase base exchange capacity, thereby causing soil CEC to increase. On the one hand, rice husk biochar can adsorb soil organic molecules and promote the polymerization of small organic molecules to form SOM through surface catalytic activity. On the other hand, the extremely slow decomposition of biochar itself contributes to the formation of humus and promotes the improvement of soil fertility through long-term action. Rice husk biochar can also change the form of toxic elements, reduce pollution during plant growth, promote the uptake of nutrient elements, and promote plant growth.
Charcoal Production for Steel Mills/Silicon Plants
The charcoal from rice husk carbonizer does not contain other impurities, is light in weight, has low thermal conductivity and has excellent heat preservation ability. In metallurgy and casting, the use of carbonized rice husks to cover the surface of molten steel or molten iron can reduce the heat loss of molten steel or molten iron by radiation, convection, and conduction, and reduce the melting temperature and energy consumption under the premise of the metal casting temperature. It can also reduce the shrinkage of the steel, which is extremely beneficial to improve the yield of the steel.
Carbon Sequestration and Emission Reduction
During the rice growth process, the plant captures carbon dioxide through photosynthesis. After harvesting, rice processing produces residue, rice husk. The common life cycle path of its inherent carbon element is natural decomposition or human burning to re-enter the atmosphere. However, the biochar equipment converts rice processing residue into biochar. We then seal this biochar underground, where it remains isolated from the atmosphere for hundreds of thousands of years. By using the rice husk charcoal making machine, we can alter the carbon footprint of the rice industry. This approach helps fight climate change and reduces carbon emissions.
Rice Husk Charcoal Making Machine Contributes to Sustainable Agriculture
Improve Farmland Soil Environment
Neutralize Agricultural Emissions
Integrate Agricultural Supply Chain
Increase Agricultural Economic Income
In the existing agricultural system, planting and processing occur separately. The waste generated by crops after processing can’t flow back to the planting stage. The introduction of rice husk biochar machine converts rice processing waste into carbon-rich resources, which plays a significant role in agricultural planting. Thus, the machine creates a closed loop of planting and processing resources. Thus, it promotes the development of agricultural circular economy.
Features/Advantages/Benefits of Beston Rice Husk Carbonizer
When the rice husk biochar reactor is working, the pressure is slightly negative pressure (the pressure gauge shows that 8mm is negligible), explosion-proof hole at the end of the main furnace (to prevent the pressure inside the equipment from being too large).
The PLC electric cabinet has an alarm device, and there will be an alarm display and an alarm for some electrical failures.
There is an explosion-proof water seal at the combustible pipeline (to prevent abnormal pressure of combustible gas in the equipment).
The direction of the gas in all pipelines is led by the fan (the fan is variable frequency), and it will be displayed on the PLC when the pipeline is blocked.
The machine uses inner and outer double-layer cylinders, with the outer layer receiving deep heating. Moreover, the entire machine features a double-return heating structure. Our customers highly praise its performance.
The material is not in contact with the flue gas and is not polluted by hot air. Therefore, the heat utilization rate of the single-layer external heating structure is more than doubled.
The heat utilization rate of this equipment is higher, the use of air heat ex-changer can effectively improve the thermal efficiency by 5-10%, and the energy saving effect is good.
Monitor product usage, operation parameters, faults and other information. Thus, customers can grasp product information in real time.
Why Do Customers Choose to Invest in Rice Husk Charcoal Making Machine?
Choose Beston Group as Partner in Rice Husk Recycling Project
“The technology of Beston rice husk charcoal making machine is the best and most trusted among all the carbonization processes that I know in the market.” One of our customers said this. Besides technology, Beston’s various patents and certificates, high-quality products, customized solutions, quick response, perfect service, rich experience on manufacturing, exporting and installation, and so on have also touched countless customers. Join us! We will help you build benchmark project in your country. For more information about the carbonization project, you can visit our Facebook.