The invention discloses a method for preparing
biochar by self-propagating
pyrolysis, which comprises the following steps: selecting
agricultural waste or
wood waste with
cellulose content of more than 30%, crushing until the particle size is 0.5-5mm, mixing the material and aluminum
sulfate according to the ratio of 10-20% of the
mass of the
raw material, promoting low-temperature
pyrolysis by an activator and increasing the specific surface area of the
biochar, and preparing the
biochar by self-propagating
pyrolysis. A resistance heating device is adopted to heat materials to 300-400 DEG C within one minute, volatile components are rapidly released,
microwave radiation with the frequency of 2.45 GHz and
far infrared radiation are combined for heating,
microwave radiation is used for
internal heating,
far infrared radiation is used for external heating, and the pyrolysis efficiency is improved. Therefore, the stability and the
structural integrity of the biochar are kept through accurate cooling, the yield and the quality of the biochar are improved through the whole process, gas generated by pyrolysis is effectively recycled and utilized, energy waste and emission are reduced to the maximum extent, and the problems of uneven heating, long reaction time, low energy efficiency and the like in the prior art are fundamentally solved.