[Stoves] Fast Growing Fuel

[frank at compostlab.com]

Jeff, 
We have a department that grows algae for use in toxicity studies like oil and
industry spills etc. It is grown under light in a controlled temperature with
'air' bubbling through. You do not want it to go anaerobic. These are pure
cultures. 

Its not my thing but I can get you more info if you let me know what you want.

Frank
 





On Mon, 2 Oct 2006 21:33:05 -0400, Jeff Davis wrote
> Dear All,
> 
> Just some thoughts below:
> 
> Circulation of water and bubbling of CO2 (engine exhaust) could be 
> done with a Bisschop engine and the heat from the engine would be 
> used to cook.
> 
> The get rich companies that are working on algae to oil need pure 
> algae cultures but I would think/hope that we could use local algae.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Jeff
> 
> On Sunday 01 October 2006 11:42 pm, adkarve wrote:
> > Growing algae requires certain technological inputs such circulation of
> > water and bubbling of carbon dioxide through the culture. Also keeping the
> > culture pure is a bother. An alternative would be some of the high yielding
> > fodder grasses like hybrid Napier, Sorghum-Sudangrass hybrids or
> > Miscanthes. These plants would utilise the waste water generated by the
> > refugee camp. Yours
> > A.D.Karve
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Jeff Davis <jeff0124 at velocity.net>
> > To: <stoves at listserv.repp.org>
> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 7:42 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Stoves] Fast Growing Fuel
> >
> > > Dear Sharon,
> > >
> > > I try to do some work with algae but I lack the time. I now have a large
> >
> > jug
> >
> > > with algae growing in it and have been feeding it retted/rotted rice husk
> > > juice.
> > >
> > > I wish a PLANT SCIENTIST could recommend a good book on growing this
> >
> > stuff. I
> >
> > > can only find information about killing it. I do have a large report
> > > (some where on my hard drive) that the USA did on algae to make oil but I
> > > just
> >
> > want
> >
> > > to burn it.
> > >
> > >
> > > Best wishes,
> > >
> > >
> > > Jeff
> > >
> > > On Sunday 01 October 2006 06:21 pm, Sharon Gordon wrote:
> > > > Does anyone have any projects going on fast growing fuel for refugee
> > > > situations or places where the weekly hike for fuel has gotten really
> >
> > long?
> >
> > > --
> > > Jeff Davis
> > > Somewhere 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA
> > > http://www.velocity.net/~jeff0124
> > >
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