I used citrus drops in small digesters in Honduras and my experience was that either fresh or moldy the citrus would decrease gas output significantly. Seemed that the moldy more so than the fresh which I attributed to some antibiotic production of the mold. <div>
<br></div><div>I have used citrus in Lombriculture and found despite what literatue told me that worms like them and breed elevated rates when citrus drops are included in coffee pulp as compared to just coffee pulp. I also found this is true for Annona, and Guava drops which I attribute to sugar content. <br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 9:32 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crispinpigott@gmail.com">crispinpigott@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Dear Tom<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">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?<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Regards<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Crispin<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0mm 0mm 0mm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org" target="_blank">stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tom Miles<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 24 June 2011 09:40<br><b>To:</b> 'Discussion of biomass cooking stoves'; <a href="mailto:biochar@yahoogroups.com" target="_blank">biochar@yahoogroups.com</a><br><b>Cc:</b> 'Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification'; 'For Discussion of Anaerobic Digestion'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Stoves] [biochar] Orange Peels<u></u><u></u></span></p></div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">All,<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Regards,<u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">Tom <u></u><u></u></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
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