[Stoves] partial burning: Better fire?

[Tom Miles]

Martin,

We have discussed terra preta at various times on this list. Ron Larson and
Erich Knight have just started a new discussion list and website on the use
of charcoal in soil. Ron has long been an advocate of terra preta or black
carbon in soil. See:
http://terrapreta.bioenergylists.org/

You'll find links to current research including the University of Bayreuth.

Subscribe to the discussion at:
http://bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/terrapreta_bioenergylists.org

Tom  

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Subject: [Stoves] partial burning: Better fire?

To all,

 

If we would allow some of our wood-fuel only to burn the volatiles and
retain the charcoal for long-lasting soil-amelioration?

 

A little bit of CO2 of the air was transformed to carbon and O2. The C was
kept out of the CO2-cycle

.

Even the amount of taken out carbon is small, the fertilisation-effect rises
the C02 fixing by better grow.

And this could be the main reason to do that, even if total burning seems
desirable for less fuel use.

 

In nature the CO2 bound by photosynthesis is released by natural break-down,
not so by burn, when carbon is left over.

 

Tom R., Paul A, Paul V.d.S., and especially Chris (Adams), you all could
gain CO2-certificates by burying charcoal, to make money with the papers by
re-selling!  :-) 

Let us think about the charcoal-shape/dimension, which is most desirable,
and which will not fit, that we do not make silly things.

 

-The German university of Bayreuth is still searching about terra preta
nova. They possibly know more about the charcoal needed in the soil.

 

Meanwhile, companies and politicians in Germany talk about pumping CO2 in
earth-caverns, for not to release it in the air.

-They certainly want to get such certificates, and with them money.

 

Regards

 

Martin

 

 

 

 

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