Abstract:
The present invention refers to a method for thermal treatment of moist organic material, especially organic material containing biomass, wherein the moist organic material is introduced into a drying chamber in which a drying gas is circulated between the organic material and a heat exchanger to transfer heat to the organic material, and wherein vapor formed during drying of the organic material is brought into contact with an absorbent to recover heat to maintain the drying process by reheating the circulating gas, wherein after drying in the drying chamber the organic material is brought into a roasting chamber in which gas (steam) originally from the drying chamber is heated and forced through the material so that the temperature of the organic material is increased to about 250 °C, whereby the organic material emits gases comprising essentially water, carbon monoxide, organic acids, methanol and ammonia.