[Terrapreta] An article on Flash Carbonisation™charcoal - University of Hawaii -

[Michael Bailes]

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> Recently we began Flash Carbonization™ studies of raw sewage sludge
> produced in Honolulu's Ewa sewage sludge treatment plant. We were surprised
> by the ease with which air-dry sewage sludge can be converted into charcoal.
> We obtained charcoal yields of about 30% (dry basis) from the sewage sludge.
> The charcoal contained 45-51% ash and 40% fixed-carbon. Studies of the use
> of sewage sludge charcoal as a soil amendment (i.e., terra preta
> application) with the side-benefit of carbon sequestration are now beginning
> at UH. Results of these studies will be reported at the forthcoming AIChE
> meeting in Philadelphia (November, 2008).
>


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We obtained *charcoal* yields of about 30% (dry basis) from the sewage
sludge. The *charcoal* contained 45-51% ash and 40% fixed-carbon. Studies of
the use of sewage sludge *charcoal* as a soil amendment (ie, *terra
preta*application) with the
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