Poor man's pyrolysis

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Joko sulistyo

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Hi,all.
I will share about simple and cheap pyrolysis.This is what I do when burning IC chip or cellphone boards.You only need a used paint can.Make two hole on the lid.Put IC chip in the can and close the lid.Burn the can into fire/furnace for 20 minutes.With this way,IC will burned into carbon without any smell.After done,transfer the carbonized IC into another can and burn once again without lid.The result is IC will be ash completely.How your opinion?
 

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kjavanb123 said:
Hmm

You sure about no smoke? Fumes that come out need to be burned with air.

I don't know about with IC chips (haven't tried this with them), but this is the method I use to make charcoal. While making charcoal, flames burn out of the holes until flammables are consumed.
 
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