[Terrapreta] Vinegar

[Jeff Davis]

Dear Mark and All,


First wood vinegar is allowed to settle for three month, this removes soot
and tars. Next, for human consumption, it is distilled to remove any
carcinogens. It is also used as a soil amendment and
pesticide/bug-repellant.

My own experience (first year) is that the wood vinegar was more valuable
for the plants than the charcoal.



Jeff




> List:
>
> I realize that acetic acid is a distillate of pyrolysis but the Japanese
> Web
> Pages concerning the skid-mounted charcoal systems imply that condensing
> the
> pyrolysis gases yields some very useful or beneficial distillates. Isn't
> there also a condensation of long-chain hydrocarbons as well as, possibly,
> some aromatics, that really aren't that beneficial to Living Things?
>
> Mark


-- 
Jeff Davis

Some where 20 miles south of Lake Erie, USA