[Stoves] Clay as a binder in biomass pellets

[The Bootstrapper]

Here's a tidbit of info.....
 
Information from the Material Safety Data Sheet for a Commercially Available Charcoal Briquette in the United States.
 
Char dust - Concentration Varies
 
Limestone - Concentration < 15%
 
Sawdust - Concentration < 8%
 
View the entire MSDS sheet at:
 
http://www.thecloroxcompany.com/products/msds/charcoalproducts/kingsfordcharcoalbriquets.pdf
 
William Hatcher
 
 
> Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 21:10:10 -0500> From: psanders at ilstu.edu> To: stoves at listserv.repp.org; nfoidl at desa.com.bo> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Clay as a binder in biomass pellets> > Nikolaus,> > Would you please be so kind as to make the posting. I am not > subscribed to the> TerraPreta listserv (but know that I should be, but I really must complete my> TLUD stoves work first if I am to be of use to that listserv.)> > Note: The suggested REPEATED use of the clay implies that the briquettes are> burned all the way to ash, not just to the charcoal stage and then placed into> the soil.> > To use clay with biomass to make briquettes for TLUD usage (consumed > only to the> charcoal stage) means that new clay is needed with each batch of briquettes.> > Paul> -- > Paul S. Anderson, Ph.D., Geography professor - Emeritus> Telephone: USA-309-452-7072 (residence and office)> Internet site: www.ilstu.edu/~psanders> For my gasifier stoves info, go to:> http://bioenergylists.org/contributors#Paul_Anderson> > > Quoting Nikolaus Foidl <nfoidl at desa.com.bo>:> > > Dear Paul!> >> > This method to combine clay and biomass in a pellet would certainly create> > artificial terra preta, if you burn it at low temperature lets say below 380> > degrees the forming clay -c could be a really great amendment to soil.> > Stephen Joseph from Best Energies and posting in the terra preta list for> > sure would love to hear about. Why don't you post this in the terra preta> > list, for sure a lot of people there would be interested to hear about that.> >> > Best regards Nikolaus> >> >> > On 5/12/08 9:22 PM, "Paul S. Anderson" <psanders at ilstu.edu> wrote:> >> >> Charlie and all,> >>> >> I have not done the test yet, but I have collected the "residue" powder from> >> burning standard USA type charcoal briquettes. It would be the clay > >> plus the> >> ash from the charcoal that was put into the briquette.> >>> >> If the ash is also acceptable as a binder (or as part of the > >> binder), then the> >> residues from successive generations of briquettes could be used again and> >> again.> >>> >> Or perhaps someone could describe a way to remove most of the ash from> >> the clay> >> binder after burning the briquettes.> >>> >> Paul Moreno's ECOSUR website is certainly worth seeing. We have not heard> >> enough in the past about his fine work.> >>> >> Paul> >> >> >> > _______________________________________________> > Stoves mailing list> > Stoves at listserv.repp.org> > http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_listserv.repp.org> > http://stoves.bioenergylists.org> > http://info.bioenergylists.org> >> > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------> This message was sent using Illinois State University Webmail.> > > > _______________________________________________> Stoves mailing list> Stoves at listserv.repp.org> http://listserv.repp.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_listserv.repp.org> http://stoves.bioenergylists.org> http://info.bioenergylists.org
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