Flash carbonization

Sewage Sludge Charcoal
Michael Antal,University of Hawaii, April 2008
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Sewage Sludge Charcoal
I am pleased and somewhat surprised to report that raw sewage sludge is a good feedstock for charcoal production. Details are available on the HNEI website below.

www.hnei.hawaii.edu<
Flash Carbonization<

Regards, Michael.

Michael J. Antal, Jr.
Coral Industries Distinguished Professor of Renewable Energy Resources
Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
POST 109, 1680 East-West Rd.
Honolulu, HI 96822

phone: 808/956-7267
fax: 808/956-2336
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Biomass to charcoal in a flash<
By Dave Koga — The Honolulu Advertiser, July 28, 2007
Michael Antal and Flash Carbonizer
University of Hawai'i professor Michael Antal Jr. explains flash carbonization, a process that uses heat and pressure to turn green waste into charcoal that can be used as a cleaner-burning alternative to coal.

See also:

• Kingsford licenses Hawaii charcoal patent
• HNEI Website http://www.hnei.hawaii.edu