[Terrapreta] pulverizing charcoal

[Greg and April]

The cement mixer can be modified to be powered with animal or human power if need be - I have seen a couple, one had a crank, the other was coupled to a treadmill.

Still you didn't ask all the questions like, what is the liner made of?    How often are you going to have to replace it?    Where are all the clamps going to come from, and how much are they going to cost?

Tell you what, why don't you have a pulverizing party, and tell us how it went - I think you are going to have a hard time even getting the liner, and when you do, I know that sticker shock is going to hit harder than you think.

Greg H.

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Roy Lent 
  To: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org 
  Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 17:54
  Subject: Re: [Terrapreta] pulverizing charcoal


  What does the cement mixer run on? There are many ways to do this by using petroleum. Of course, those ways release more carbon to the atmosphere than the char preserves in the soil. In the pulverizing party idea, realistically many of the people present will be fueled by petroleum based foods so, as amusing as it may be, it's not really that good an idea.

  Roy


  On Mon, May 19, 2008 at 5:34 PM, Greg and April <gregandapril at earthlink.net> wrote:

    Why not toss the char in a cement mixer with some rocks?

    Greg H.

      ----- Original Message ----- 
      From: Roy Lent 
      To: terrapreta at bioenergylists.org 
      Sent: Monday, May 19, 2008 16:36
      Subject: [Terrapreta] pulverizing charcoal


      I have to try as I'm supposed to be an idea type person.  Get a good sized piece of the heavy plasic sheeting used to line land fills and such. Decide where to hold a pulverizing party. Lay out the sheeting on the floor and cover it with the lumpy charcoal. Fold the rest of the sheeting on top and clamp the edges, This will have the same sort of attraction as do the plastic bubbles in that wrapping sheeting. Everyone loves to pop them! Everyone one will love to search out and crunch the charcoal lumps. Hold regular charcoal crunching parties or dances. The kids will love it!

      Roy 


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