Prediction of Higher Heating Value of Raw Materials and Biochar
One of the most essential characteristics of biochar (charcoal) is its higher heating value. The higher heating value for the dry ashless state of 35 samples of raw vegetable materials and charcoal was determined to establish the dependencies between the quality of the raw material and the produced biochar samples. Biochar production was carried out using modernized equipment under the patented technology. Mathematical and graphical dependencies of the experimental and calculated higher heating values for the vegetable raw materials to produce pyrolysis gas and charcoal were established.