Abstract: Methods, devices and systems for continuously converting biomass are described herein. A device has a feed section for holding a moving bed of biomass, namely wood, having a drying section, a flame zone for degassing, and a, smolder zone for carbonizing the biomass into a solid converted product, namely charcoal. The device includes a tank for collecting the solid converted product arranged below a grate and coupled with the feed section in a gas-tight manner. The system comprising the device, a biogas plant and/or a combined heat and power plant conveys the liquid converted product, namely pyroligneous acid or acetic acid, to the biogas plant and/or the solid converted product, namely charcoal, to the combined heat and power plant.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device (100; 302), the use thereof, a method and a system (300) for continuously converting biomass (102; 304). The device (100; 302) has the following: a feed section (104) for holding a moving bed of biomass (102; 304), in particular wood, having an upper section (140) for drying, a middle section (142), which is a flame zone for degassing, and a lower section (146), which is a smolder zone for carbonizing the biomass (102; 304) into a solid converted product (158; 306), in particular charcoal; a grate (110), which supports the moving bed and is permeable to the solid converted product (158; 306) in the downwards direction. A collection tank (136) for collecting the solid converted product (158; 306) is provided; it is arranged below the grate (110), and is couplable with the feed section (104) in a manner that is gas-tight against the outside air, and has a wall area with a cooling device (160).