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Each cell of the carbonizer can reduce to charcoal 50 cwt. of vegetable refuse in twenty four hours, but at Leeds not quite so much is put through.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

One man is employed in attending to the carbonizer.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

The quantity of market refuse passed through six cells of the carbonizer varies from 3 to 10 tons a day, and averages about 4½ tons, from which 15 cwt. of charcoal is obtained.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

The cost of each depot has been £4,500, exclusive of land, of which about an acre is required for the destructor, carbonizer, inclined road, weigh office, and space.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various

The carbonizer and the destructor are set 33 feet apart, to allow room for drawing the furnaces and for the mortar mills, but the space is hardly sufficient.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 362, December 9, 1882 by Various