Technologies
Title: | Kiln for Making Charcoal from Prosopis juliflora |
Area: | Rural Technologies |
Focus Area: | Environmental Science |
Developing Agency: | Rural technology Action Group(RuTAG), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras |
Email: | rutag@iitm.ac.in, rutagpo@iitm.ac.in |
Associated NGO: | Collaborated NGO: Organization of Development Action and Maintenance (ODAM), Virudhunagar |
Start Year: | 2012 |
End Year: | 2016 |
Funding Agency: | Ministry of Panchayti Raj. |
Implementing Agency Link: | https://rutag.iitm.ac.in/rutag/ |
Brief Description
Description : | Acting upon a request from ODAM, RuTAG has designed and fabricated a 100 kg prototype of a charcoal kiln for efficient production of charcoal from the abundantely available fuel wood tree Prosopis juliflora (seemai karuvelum in Tamil). Salient features of Charcoal Kiln: Insulated steel drum. Ability to control airflow in the inlet and outlet. Use volatiles from wood in heating. Fater turnaround time (1 to 2 days). Complete elimination of water consumption. |