PYROCITA - Supply and installation of a pyrolysis unit at the Cashew Innovation and Technology Center (CITA)
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Main goals
Nitidæ has been working on the thermal recovery of cashew shells since 2011, in particular through pyrolysis and gasification techniques allowing cleaner use of heat than in simple combustion and the production of a secondary fuel in the form of green charcoal.
As part of the implementation of the Project to Promote the Competitiveness of the Cashew Value Chain (PPCA), the Cotton and Cashew Council has contracted with Nitidæ to install a solution for the energy recovery of shells cashew nuts at the Cashew Innovation and Technology Center (CITA) located in Yamoussoukro
Specific objectives
SO1. Training of craftsmen in metal construction in the construction of pyrolysis furnaces and boilers for the recovery of cashew shells. The equipment installed in "school site" mode will make it possible to use cashew nut shells for the production of steam and green coal
SO2. Training of operators of the CITA boiler room in the use of cashew nut recovery equipment installed: pyrolysis boiler room and carbonization platform
SO3. Realization of an H2CP pyrolysis furnace coupled to a vertical boiler for the production of steam that can be used in the steam network of the CITA plant
SO4. Realization of a platform of four H2CP pyrolysis furnaces which will be mounted in parallel for the carbonization of the hulls
Practical training in the use of equipment for CITA staff
Manufacture of carbonization platform equipment
H2CP furnace in the boiler room in operation
The heating room: the H2CP furnace, the boiler and the steam distributor
Related people
Hervé Abbo
Holder of a diploma in Energy Engineering and a master's degree in International Relations, he worked on improved stoves on behalf of organizations such as the Ministry of Energy and GIZ in Benin. Before joining the team, he worked as a Green Energy Project Manager (Recovery of biodegradable household waste into biofuels) for a Benin-French NGO
Etienne Perrier
Having graduated from the Engineering School INSA of Lyon as an Engineer in Energy & Environment, option "Thermal systems engineering", Section "Top-level sport", he brings his expertise in renewable thermal systems implementation and analysis, in the food processing industry (shea and cashew), waste recycling and training of local experts
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Benjamin Garnier
Agricultural Engineer, specialised in "quality of the environment and resources management", from the French National School of Agricultural Science and Engineering of Toulouse (INP ENSAT). He brings his expertise in feasibility studies for investment funds, agricultural markets studies and analysis of value chains
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Inès Adélaïde Nanema
Engineer in Electrical and Energy Engineering, renewable energy option at the International Institute of Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE), she is passionate about bio-energies and subjects related to sustainable development, climate and to carbon credits. She therefore decided to join the energy team in order to contribute to the development of bio-energies in Africa and to provide her expertise in project impact studies and in the energy recovery of biomass
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