[Terrapreta] Charcoal in Compost? 4USA?

[Robert Klein]

Dive into my blog for information on incineration and
how it might be made to work

/globalwarming-arclein.blogspot.com/


The big selling problem is simply the word
incineration.  That has always meant a low temperature
burn in which every problem gas was allowed to escape
into the atmosphere.

The solution has always been a two lung system in
which the first chamber (shipping container) is held
to less than 600 degrees. The exit gases are then fed
into a 2000 degree chamber (small oven) which destroys
every thing and prevents the escape of intermediate
forms.


For charcoal and biochar production,we need only keep
the temperature in the first chamber under 400
degrees. 
The second chamber still operates at 2000 degrees and
the oxygen containing exhaust gases are fed back into
the first chamber to supply additional heat.

This would be a simple and inexpensive method of
processing urban wood waste that could be then used by
the composters as an additive.

A friend of mine won the contract from the Canadian
government back in the eighties to eliminate a large
stockpile of PCB's with a three lung incinerator.  It
was very successful.  And no leakage was allowed.  At
least a little leakage from wood waste is not a
problem.



--- LarrynLynnHanlon at cs.com wrote:

> Hello, I was wondering if here in the USA, if any of
> your 
> delegates/volunteers are  working at making the
> rounds to get your info to ALL the recycle 
> centers, especially those that offer compost to the
> local residents.  Most have wood 
> in the waste stream, and with education and
> facilitation, perhaps these local 
> compost distribution centers can offer compost mixed
> with charcoal to their 
> customers.   Or even plain charcoal.   
>  No doubt it would  be very rewarding going to all
> the "Recycle Conventions" 
> to offer your valuable gift of knowledge to the
> already converted Save Our 
> Planet types.  OR, you could set up your own
> convention, or just e-mail the group 
> your info for a start.
> Please tell me you have done all of this, and I am
> just a day late...
> I've just sent your web page to Deschutes County,
> Oregon.   Let's hope they 
> are receptive.   Thanks for your good work.  
> Cheers, Lynn Hanlon
>  23120 Kona Drive,
> Bend, OR 97702   
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