The biochar plant is fed using screw belts to move the EFB from
the trucks to the pyrolysis drums, where they are processed for
further drying. The EFB are fed to the pyrolysis drums without
shredding. The pyrolysis equipment comprises three ovens and
three rotating drums. The drying and pyrolysis process is designed
in such a way that when the drying of one batch is completed, the
processing of the next batch gets started in the next drum. To start
the process, the oven is heated with hot air generated in a burner
using diesel fuel. The temperature used for the slow pyrolysis is
between 350 ◦C and 450 ◦C.