[Digestion] [Stoves] [biochar] Orange Peels

[Crispin Pemberton-Pigott]

Dear Tom

 

We did not hear from Dr AD Karve on this. I wonder if a pure orange peel
diet would affect his small sucrose/starch biogas digester?

 

Regards

Crispin

 

 

From: stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org
[mailto:stoves-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] On Behalf Of Tom Miles
Sent: 24 June 2011 09:40
To: 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'; biochar at yahoogroups.com
Cc: 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'; 'For Discussion of
Anaerobic Digestion'
Subject: Re: [Stoves] [biochar] Orange Peels

 

All,

 

Many thanks for the all of the generous suggestions regarding orange peels.
We'll compile them and put them on the websites while we determine what is
most suitable for the particular application in Southern Africa. 

 

I have to admit that when I last looked at a pile of orange peels (in
Brazil) I wasn't thinking of how they could be used. It certainly looks like
at sufficient scale the limonene may be worth recovering.  At smaller scales
management (rotting) or use (briquetting, drying, charring) of the peel also
seems to have potential. Pigs and chickens would also probably recycle the
peel, or make enough of a mess to be incorporated in compost or soil.
Feeding to birds with char is not high on my list unless there is a health
benefit. Usually the object is to increase weight gain my increasing intake
rather than reduce intake with a low density material like char.  

 

Regards,

 

Tom  

 

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