[Stoves] Burning coal in cookstoves

AJH list at sylva.icuklive.co.uk
Tue Jan 1 05:49:28 CST 2008


On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 09:37:24 +0200, John Davies wrote:

>With anything up to  5 Kg of coal to be burned, I doubt that there is enough
>ash to capture all the sulphur. I also doubt that a user would be prepared
>to add sufficient wood chips into the coal bed to achieve removal.
>
>It has to be borne in mind, that those using coal do so because it is much
>cheaper than firewood in their location.

Bone, seashell, limestone or chalk (not gypsum) may serve the same
purpose.

AJH




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