[Stoves] Briquete from paper (and alternatives)

[George Riegg Gambia]

richard and all

richard wrote:
snip >Durina a typical  training the trainees will happily jump into paper
because of the   ease with which it breaks doen and binds up the
mass.. They thye run out of paper a few months on and grind to a
halt. Some donors actually run wastepaper back and forth to sustain
them, otherwise they have to get to briquetting 202, which is hte
real stuff of  using agro residues

yes i agree.
here in the gambia we found that only in the urban areas where plenty of 
paper is available in more or less concentrated locations it makes 
commercial sense to use paper as a binder for centralised mass production 
otherwise the high collection transport costs mean that we are not 
competitive against wood.
we are just now negotiating with a commercial waste collector to collect and 
sort on our behalf and deliver to our facility - on the return journey they 
take the finished bricks and deliver them back to the original customers if 
they have a need in their commercial kitchens. in terms of recycling this is 
the most complete circle and a fantastic marketing tool for all partners 
involved and there may be a way to replicate this on a more local level 
using the normal donkey cart rubbish man both as collector and distributor 
cutting transport costs by half.

george from the jungle

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Stanley" <rstanley at legacyfound.org>
To: <crispin at newdawn.sz>; "Discussion of biomass cooking stoves" 
<stoves at listserv.repp.org>
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [Stoves] Briquete from paper (and alternatives)


Crispin et al,
Would also add that some of the cartonboard and heavier–usually
wrapping/packing– papers, use nasty glues which when pulped make the
mass  gelatinous and serve  as great binding agent but they stink and
cause the brriquette to just smolder when burned. Tricky stuff papar.
Durina a typical  training the trainees will happily jump into paper
because of the   ease with which it breaks doen and binds up the
mass.. They thye run out of paper a few months on and grind to a
halt. Some donors actually run wastepaper back and forth to sustain
them, otherwise they have to get to briquetting 202, which is hte
real stuff of  using agro residues. Its like graduating fomr
Mcdonalds fast food to a fancy restaurent ! Where aromas are involved
different heats are generated.