Increasing the Efficiency of the Charcoal Production Process through the Pyrolysis of Woody Agricultural Waste with the Application of Microwaves

The purpose of the work is to increase the efficiency of the charcoal production process by pyrolysis of woody agricultural waste with the application of mirowaves. To achieve the goal, an experimental installation was developed, which allows the application of the pyrolysis method with the application of microwaves in the charcoal production process from wood. The research was focused on the example of pyrolysis of woody agricultural waste, but in particular, fruit waste from apple orchards was selected as the main object of the research. These agricultural wastes were specifically researched, because at the moment they have a fairly large share and are not efficiently utilized, and so far no one has studied the possibilities of processing them by pyrolysis and obtaining charcoal from these fruit wastes. The main results obtained with the application of the developed installation are increasing the efficiency of the coal production process by pyrolysis of woody agricultural waste based on the application of the microwaves tartarization method, increasing the speed of the process and, respectively, reducing the processing time and improving the quality of the resulting coal. Thus, the pyrolysis plant with the application of microwaves demonstrated an increase in productivity per unit of time and a high yield of charcoal production from the processed raw material. The significance of these results lies in solving some essential problems in the field with a contribution to the development of the energy sector through the efficient utilization of woody agricultural waste.