[Terrapreta] A supplement to the Terra Preta concept?

[Duane Pendergast]

Dear Terra Preta Colleagues,

 

Since posting this information, I've thought a little more about possible
synergy between this invention and Terra Preta. Over the years I've idly
thought that some kind of mobile farm machinery would need to be developed
to really utilize the Tera preta concept in modern agriculture. We've also
talked about using the hot oxygen free exhaust gases from internal
combustion engines to convert organic material to char. Maybe Mr. Lewis, the
principal inventor, would be able to add equipment to his systems which
gathers waste biomaterial - such as straw - grinds it a bit and feeds it
into a pyrolizer using the tractor's hot exhaust gas. The char which might
be produced would be blown underground along with the combustion products
introducing  the possibility his system could be a negative emissions
system.

 

It so happens I talked to Mr. Lewis, or a colleague, very briefly about his
invention last spring at a climate change meeting here in Lethbridge. I'm
copying him on this message with the hope he might join and expand the
discussion on the list.

 

Gary, I believe you need to join the list to contribute to the discussion. A
link to the Terra Preta List sign up page follows;

 

http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/biochar/

 

Sincerely,

 

 

Duane Pendergast

 

-----Original Message-----
From: terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org
[mailto:terrapreta-bounces at bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Duane Pendergast
Sent: January 11, 2008 11:25 AM
To: 'terra preta'
Subject: [Terrapreta] A supplement to the Terra Preta concept?

 

Dear Colleagues,

 

I just learned that a local entrepreneur and farmer will be speaking here in
a couple of weeks on his invention of a process to incorporate fossil fuel
combustion products  into the soil as fertilizer with  claims some carbon
from CO2 will be trapped in the soil by bacteria.  There are two websites
devoted to the concept and there is also a very long patent application
posted on the Internet.

 

 

www.co2x.com <http://www.co2x.com/> 

 

www.bioagtive.com <http://www.bioagtive.com/> 

 

 

http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2006130965
<http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?wo=2006130965&IA=WO2006130965&DISPLAY=S
TATUS> &IA=WO2006130965&DISPLAY=STATUS

 

There may be some thoughts here relevant to Terra Preta in some way.

 

Duane Pendergast

 

 

 

 

 

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