PYROCOCA - Manufacturing of new-generation pyrolysis furnaces and participation in the dissemination of the technology
Partners
Main goals
Design, manufacture, and install two pyrolysis furnaces designed by Generation Carbon and fueled by cashew nut shells for the production of biochar at the Gebana Faso cashew and dried mango processing unit
Specific objectives
SO1. Install pyrolysis furnace for cashew shells in the gebana Faso boilerhouse
SO2. Assess the conditions for replicating the pyrolysis furnace in other mango drying units
Beneficiaries
- gebana Faso
- Generation Carbon
- Professional networks of mango processors (RPTGA, PTRAMAB)
Activities
A1. Adapted design of Generation Carbon pyrolysis furnaces for local construction
A2. Manufacture and installation of pyrolysis furnaces by Burkinabe builders
A3. Start-up, calibration, and any necessary adjustments to the furnaces to ensure optimal operation
A4. Training on the use and maintenance of pyrolysis furnaces
A5. Participation in the assessment of opportunities for disseminating these pyrolysis furnaces within mango drying units around Bobo-Dioulasso
A6. Participation in capacity building on adapting the design of pyrolysis furnaces to other formats
Context
The new gebana Faso industrial unit will be equipped with pyrolysis furnaces that will use cashew nut shells to provide energy for the boilers used in the processing of cashew nuts and mangoes. These devices also produce biochar via the pyrolysis process: this by-product would be a real lever for initiating a circular economy approach within the network of producers supplying gebana Faso.
Nitidæ is leading a consortium of local organizations responsible for constructing the pyrolysis units according to Generation Carbon's design plans.
"Generator Carbon" pyrolyser furnace besides the existing boiler
Related people
Magloire Sacla Aïde
Design & Mechanical Engineer, specialised in "Energy and industrial technician in mechanical production" from the Ecole Polytechnique of Abomey Calavi (EPAC) in Benin, he brings his expertise in renewable energy including biomass energy recovery and industrial process
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Romain Akpassonou
A design engineer in Energy and Process Engineering with a Master 2 in Numerical Modelling of Energy Systems from the National University of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (UNSTIM) in Benin, he specialises in the energy recovery of waste from agri-food processing. He develops solutions that are low-impact, reproducible and adapted to local realities. In 2025, he joined the Nitidæ team in Burkina-Faso to work on bio-energy issues.
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