[Gasification] mycoremediation of tarry water

[GFWHELL at aol.com]

During the first half of the last century Tarry water was a major problem  
to the coal gas producers,
Gas Light & coke Company etc, Much research took place and a number of  
patents were culminated.
It is well worth checking into some of these, one in particular I remember  
consisted of a tank containing "electrodes" which were used  in  the 
separation of suspended solids contained in the water passing through the  tank 
rendering the water clean. I did print this patent  and have it  filed 
somewhere. I seem to remember offering the Patent number to this list  some years 
ago when a  similar discussion was  in progress  
 
 
GFWHELL                                              
 
 
In a message dated 2/2/2013 7:30:51 P.M Eastern Standard Time,  
mark at ludlow.com writes:

 
How  about the fact that the Nordics of yore used these wood tars as 
preservatives  on their Viking ships? In most circles a wood preservative is 
assumed to be a  substance that retards or eliminates microbial attacks leading 
to loss of  structural integrity (probably the opposite goals of a composting 
 operation). 
Mark 
 
 
From: Gasification  [mailto:gasification-bounces at lists.bioenergylists.org] 
On Behalf Of  stuart mather
Sent: Saturday, February 2, 2013 5:17  PM
To: Kevin C;  gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org
Subject: Re: [Gasification]  mycoremediation of tarry water

 
 

 

 
 
 
  
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From:  Kevin C <_kchisholm at ca.inter.net_ (mailto:kchisholm at ca.inter.net) >
To:  stuart mather <_kneebraceboy at yahoo.com.au_ 
(mailto:kneebraceboy at yahoo.com.au) >;  Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification 
<_gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org_ (mailto:gasification at lists.bioenergylists.org) >  
Sent: Saturday, 2 February 2013 2:50 PM
Subject: Re:  [Gasification] mycoremediation of tarry water


Kevin wrote:
....While I have not seen a  report showing that blackwater disposal is 
harmful to the environment, I have  not seen one that says it is not harmful 
either. However, a competent Gasifier  Operator sent me pictures of his 
blackwater dump site a few years after he  stopped dumping blackwater there, and 
the plants growing there seemed just as  vigorous and healthy as nearby 
plants outside teh dump  zone.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
>  Kevin


That's  intriguing Kevin,
 
So I  wonder why there seems to be a general consensus that dumping tarry 
water in a  pond amounts to environmental vandalism. Not saying your gasifier 
 correspondent was making it up. But you would think the President of 
Myanmar  would have better things to do than declare black water gasification 
leach  ponds toxic sites  Military juntas aren't well known for their  
environmental awareness. So why the concern about tar ponds  people?
 
Stuart.
 






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