[Terrapreta] Spring Planting - Biochar

[Tom Miles]

Bakary Jatta

If we try to build kilns of increasing energy recovery we probably start
with the kilns that you and Max Henderson have used. For sugar cane trash we
would look to ARTI http://tekdi.net/arti/content/view/42/40/ 

Then we progress to Chris Adam http://www.biocoal.org/3.html 

Adding more technology and gas reuse brings you to Cleanfuels
http://www.cleanfuels.nl/ 
and Bioenergy LLC http://bioenergy-spb.narod.ru/

What other technologies recover increasing portions of the heat but could be
used at low to moderate technology sites?

How much charcoal can a TLUD make compared to the batch kilns above? 

Tom
 
  

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Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] Spring Planting - Biochar

Tom wrote:
 >
> Spring must be here. The ice is starting to recede from the lake shores in
> southern Minnesota. Who's planning to "plant" biochar this year?

>
>

Dear Tom,

I am on it and advertising too!

Food is priority and soils are poor

My results were encouraging and I am only interested in producing more char
without polluting, cutting trees and other harmfull acts against the
environment.

Suggestions about how to harness all that extra energy or store excess gas
using simple technology are most welcome.

I think the biggest challenge is to make the process simple so that many
people will be able to replicate the system at low cost.

Replacing the barrel retort with an improved kiln may be feasible for low
income farmers.

Warm regards,

Bakary Jatta
Bwiam Village WR
The Gambia


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