[Terrapreta] Char made made under pressurized conditions?

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Sean, Greg,

 

We should be grateful for the contributions that Danny Day, Mike Antal,
Steven Joseph, Christoph Steiner and other researchers in the field  have
made to this list and to the information accessible on the Terra Preta
website. Their first responsibilities are to their research, their sponsors
and (time) to their families so I'm not surprised if they don't take the
time to answer a "cold call" question from the internet. They may have no
interest or obligation to reply. Besides, it is likely they are just
overloaded.  

 

Part of the success of this list and the websites like the International
Biochar Initiative, Charcoalab and others is that it increases the
visibility of these researchers with the result that they get many requests
for free advice from people who want them to do the thinking for them.
There's too much of that on the internet. You are also asking them questions
they have already answered on the list, on related lists (eg gasification,
stoves), or in technical papers.  You'll find their discussions of activated
charcoal in the list archives and on the websites. Some of the answers
you'll find in academic papers you have to pay for.  Why should they feel
compelled to answer your questions if you haven't done your homework? You
are asking them to share the results of their hard earned experience.

 

If you show that you've done your homework you'll have a better chance of
getting a thoughtful reply. If you show that you have a serious commercial
interest in their processes there's even a better chance they will reply.

 

Tom

 

 

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