[Stoves] Energy from whole coconuts / low-cost retort kiln

[adam u partner]

Ian Vincent schrieb:

Dear IAN
 I enclose you my 16 page project report from Kenya
*L-Report-PUBLISH-ADAM_05_MM.pdf*
I just thinking "what to do" with  the carbonized coconut shells?
1) The hard shell can be used as lump charcoal as it is, I think?
I remember that in Indonesia I saw the street dealer  roasting 
sate-chicken on coconut charcoal fire, was quite popular.
Is there a demand for charcoal in Fiji, or is there a place to export 
this coconut shell charcoal?
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2) However the outer fluffy soft shell of the coconut might break into 
charcoal dust and not be used as it is?
Either you leave it as a left over, or you make briquettes out of it 
(which needs investment).
best
Chris


> Hi Adam
> Is there somewhere a description of the ICPS, diagrams etc. Certainly 
> I can get sufficient whole coconuts to fill the retort shown in the 
> picture perhaps hundreds of times.
> But what of the energy from the oil, I think this would be wasted, or 
> what? I need to know more about charcoal, and ho the ICPS works. But 
> it all sounds interesting. First I was thinking about gas production, 
> and perhaps a gasifier type stove for cooking.
> I need to get a fix on the actual energy levels avilable from a given 
> size nut, both from the husk and the meat/oil.
> Ian
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