Mobile biomass thermochemical energy conversion unit and related methods

A thermochemical energy conversion unit, comprising:

• (a) a heat expansion assembly including:
• (i) a reactor configured to receive a biomass and convert the biomass into a burnable gas having undesirable materials therein and a biochar, wherein the reactor includes:
• (A) a shell for directing the biomass therethrough, and
• (B) at least one induction heater positioned about the shell and configured to inductively heat the shell for converting the biomass into the burnable gas and the biochar,
• (ii) a heat expansion discharge pipe configured to discharge the burnable gas from the heat expansion assembly, and
• (iii) a fluid circuit configured to transfer thermal energy from a fluid to a first segment of the shell upstream of the at least one induction heater, wherein the fluid circuit is configured to transfer thermal energy to the fluid from a second segment of the shell downstream of the at least one induction heater;
• and
• (b) a gas scrubber assembly operatively connected to the heat expansion assembly and configured to receive the burnable gas therefrom and to remove the undesirable materials from the burnable gas, wherein the gas scrubber assembly includes a scrubber discharge pipe configured to discharge the burnable gas from the gas scrubber assembly,
• wherein the heat expansion assembly and the gas scrubber assembly are configured to be continuously fluidly connected from the heat expansion discharge pipe to the scrubber discharge pipe for generating a continuous flow of the burnable gas therealong.

A thermochemical energy conversion unit, comprising:

• (a) a heat expansion assembly including:
• (i) a reactor configured to receive a biomass and convert the biomass into a burnable gas having undesirable materials therein and a biochar, wherein the reactor includes a shell for directing the biomass therethrough,
• (ii) a heat expansion discharge pipe configured to discharge the burnable gas from the heat expansion assembly, and
• (iii) a fluid circuit configured to transfer thermal energy between a fluid and at least one segment of the shell, wherein the fluid circuit includes:
• (A) a pump configured to circulate the fluid, and
• (B) a heat exchanger configured to adjust a temperature of the fluid;
• and
• (b) a gas scrubber assembly operatively connected to the heat expansion assembly and configured to receive the burnable gas therefrom and to remove the undesirable materials from the burnable gas, wherein the gas scrubber assembly includes a scrubber discharge pipe configured to discharge the burnable gas from the gas scrubber assembly,
• wherein the heat expansion assembly and the gas scrubber assembly are configured to be continuously fluidly connected from the heat expansion discharge pipe to the scrubber discharge pipe for generating a continuous flow of the burnable gas therealong.