Le BioCoal
Ideal fuel for various industrial applications
Replacing fossil fuels
The torrefied biomass with TORSPYD®, also known BioCoal is a solid fuel high quality, ideal for many types of industrial applications, general or specific (barbecue , central heating, heat generation , co¬génération , power generation , etc …). Thanks to its high energy performance, BioCoal can replace, partially or totally, the most common solid fuels (coal , peat, wood pellets, etc. …). BioCoal is particularly a very effective alternative to coal in co- combustion or gasification applications. BioCoal is particularly suited to the requirements of the burners of heavy industries, such as thermal power plants, paper mills, cement plants or chauderies
Wood Chips | Conventional wood pellets | Pellets BioCoal | |
Calorific power | 7,4 à 11,4 MJ/kg 1767 à 2722 kcal/kg |
17 à 18 MJ/kg 4095 à 4298 kcal/kg |
21 à 22 MJ/kg 5015 à 5253 kcal/kg |
Humidity | 30% à 50% | < 10% | < 1% |
Transportation density | 250 à 400 kg/m3 | 650 kg/m3 | 900 kg/m3 |
Energy density | 815 kWh/m3 average | 3 150 kWh/m3 average | 5 085 kWh/m3 average |
Elemental analysis maritime pine BioCoal
PCI ( kJ/kg)
PCS (kJ/kg)
Energy balance
Balance material (dry)
Pellet transport density (kg/m3)
Humidity (%)
Ash content (% on dry matter)
Volatile content (% on dry matter)
Fixef carbon (% on dry matter)
Total Carbon (% on dry matter)
Hydrogen (% on dry matter)
Nitrogen (% on dry matter)
Sulphur (% on dry matter)
Oxygen (% on dry matter)
Minimum Ignition Energy EMI (mJ)
ASTM E2019-03 and EN 13821
Inflammation minimum temperature of TMI (°C)
ASTM E1491-97 and EN 50281
20 500
21750
95 %
90 %
900
< 1
<1
> 70
26
52,1
6,2
< 0,06
< 0,06
40
entre 3 et 10
500
Advantages of BioCoal TORSPYD
A viable alternative as of now :
The green solid fuel produced by TORSPYD
- Neutral environmental impact: no fossil CO2 emissions
- High energy density
- Moisture content below 1%
- Hydrophobic, can be stored permanently without biological or physical deterioration
- Easily crushable : Grindability Index of 48 to 52.
- Granulometry of the outgoing product : 95 % < L=10 mm x D=3 mm
- Granulometry of the outgoing product after grinding (roll mill, lmm spacing) : 85 % < 0,05 mm et 100 % < 1,5 mm
- Easily granulable
- Homogeneous composition
- Low ash
- No heavy metal