Carbonization apparatus

Abstract

To provide a carbonization apparatus that enables efficient and stable carbonization while also being environmentally friendly. [Solution] The carbonization apparatus 1 comprises a kiln 10 having a hexagonal cylindrical kiln shell 11, a carbon heater 30 disposed inside the kiln shell 11, and a drive unit 20 that rotates the kiln shell 11; an input unit 50 disposed at one end of the kiln shell 11 for introducing food residue into the kiln shell 11; and an output unit 51 disposed at the other end of the kiln shell 11 for discharging food residue that has passed through the inside of the kiln shell 11. The kiln shell 11 has a cross-sectional shape of a regular hexagon, and the drive unit 20 rotates the kiln shell 11 at a speed that causes the food residue to slide down along the inner wall of the kiln shell 11 in the opposite direction to the rotation direction of the kiln shell 11 before it reaches the top inside the kiln shell 11.

Claims

1. A kiln having a cylindrical body, a carbon heater disposed inside the body, and a drive unit that rotates the body, An input section is located at one end of the body, into which an organic material to be processed is introduced into the body, The body is equipped with a discharge section located at the other end of the body for discharging the material to be processed that has passed through the inside of the body, The body has a regular polygonal cross-sectional shape and slopes downward from the input section to the discharge section. The input section is provided on the outside of the body and includes an input port for inputting the material to be processed, and a transport path for guiding the material to be processed, which has been input into the input port, into the interior of the body. The transport path has a drop opening for sending the material to be processed to the body, and a support section provided at the tip of the transport path for supporting the carbon heater. The carbon heater is positioned at a predetermined distance downstream from the drop-off opening in the downward sloping direction. The drive unit rotates the body at a speed that causes the workpiece to slide down along the inner wall of the body in a direction opposite to the rotation direction of the body before the workpiece reaches the top inside the body.

2. A carbonization apparatus according to claim 1, The carbonization apparatus is characterized by having a regular hexagon as its polygon.

3. A carbonization apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, The material to be processed consists of food waste. The carbon heater is positioned on the central axis of the fuselage and generates heat to maintain a predetermined temperature in the range of 180 degrees Celsius to 300 degrees Celsius inside the fuselage, thereby forming a carbonization device.

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