Fast Pyrolysis is a thermal process that rapidly heats woody biomass to a controlled temperature (500 degrees C), and then quickly cools the volatile products to yield bio-oil (~60%) bio-char (~20%) and syngas (~20%). The syngas either is recycled into the combustion chamber to keep the process going or it can be collected. The bio-oil and bio-char are collected and trucked off-site for later use.

 

The Umpqua National Forest and Douglas County are sponsoring the demonstration of a portable fast pyrolysis unit in southwest Oregon in August 2009. The unit, along with a Rotochopper, will be at Lemolo sand shed on Umpqua National Forest land processing mixed conifers on August 19, at Glide on private land processing cedar and oak on August 22, and at Merlin on Josephine county land processing madrone from state lands on August 26.

 

Upcoming Tours:

Roseburg/Lemolo Sand Shed August 19,

Roseburg/Glide August 22,

Merlin August 26

 

Please register below for this event.

 

Tour begins in the Ford Community Meeting Room of the Douglas County Library at 1409 NE Diamond Lake Boulevard in Roseburg.