[Stoves] Burning coal in cookstoves

[Paul S. Anderson]

Dear Philip and Crispin and John Davies and all,

Granted there are many types/qualities of coal, so emissions will vary
considerably.

Is there some "quality coal" (probably low in sulfur and some other stuff) that
could possibly become an acceptable cookstove fuel (as lump coal or in
briquette form)?  Or is coal simply always going to be "nasty" as a cookstove
fuel?

How can some of these "nasties" be eliminated?
Which ones disappear if the fire is hot enough (as in the inside of the vertical
holes in the briquettes)?
Which ones can be scrubbed or filtered out, and can any filtering/scrubbing be
possible in small devices for cookstoves or small-home heating?

Paul
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