Air Burners, Inc. has introduced CharBoss, the world's first mobile onsite biochar production system. Every day, unwanted wood waste piles up at forest products facilities, including pallet companies. Millions of tons are not recycled or put to good use at the same time that landfills are running out of space. Disposal of wood waste can be costly and impact the environmental performance of businesses.
New technology from Air Burners offers a novel solution to this challenge. The company partnered with the USDA Forest Service to boost the environmentallyfriendly technology while adding power and speed to the new self-contained CharBoss. The fully assembled above-ground air curtain burner system is an advanced pollution-control device scientifically proven to eliminate wood waste 40x faster than open burning and significantly reduce particulate matter, like black carbon smoke, to help mitigate climate change. The CharBoss accepts whole trees, logs, root balls, slash piles, invasive shrubs, and other unwanted biomass debris. It burns 1 ton per hour, leaving behind 20% biochar, a valuable carbon-rich residual to sell or return to the soil. The towable CharBoss is ideal for hard-to-reach remote areas like forest thinning, land clearing, and disaster cleanup (recovery).
See the video about how CharBoss has worked with the U.S. Forest Service to enhance its technology: https://airburners.com/products/boss-series/charboss/
After a successful debut at the University of Idaho Experimental Forest in January 2023 and last month's biochar production demonstration in Harrisonburg, VA, the world's first mobile onsite biochar production system is ready to tackle even the most challenging most demanding jobs with no grinding, hauling, or permanent facilities required.
The process is fairly simple and is based on Air Burners’ “BurnBoss” design. The FireBox uses the special Air Burners’ thermal ceramic panels to line the burn chamber. These panels protect the frame and running gear. The CharBoss is towed to the site, the FireBox is lowered, and the burn begins. Once the waste material begins burning the biochar system is switched on, and the biochar will begin to fall onto an internal conveyor system. Once created and sized, the biochar will drop out of the back of the machine into a quenching pan. The quenching pan is a patented design that minimizes the use of water to quench and create the biochar. It is simple to use; special tools are provided with the machine to rake and shovel the biochar out of the quenching pan and into your containers.
Once the burning is complete, the truck is connected, the FireBox is raised, and the unit is moved to the next location. A small U.S. EPA Tier 4 diesel engine powers this system. At full power, it consumes about 2.8 gallons of diesel fuel per hour. This unit is ideal for logging roads, wood waste and agriculture waste due to its high portability and compact size.
The biochar can be spread locally to enhance forest growth, or it can be collected and sold on the market. Using a broker, the biochar can be sold. The price varies based on market forces just like any other commodity, but in 2023, our customers were receiving $125.00 per cubic yard. The CharBoss can create income from the elimination of waste and from the sale of biochar.
This unit is mobile and durable. Triple axles with custom-designed torsion modules provide a safe and comfortable ride while towing. It can be towed with a heavy-duty pickup truck.
For more information, visit https://airburners.com/maypr/ or call (888) 566-3900 or
(772) 220-7303.
