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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Thank you very much, Tom.<br>
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Interesting about the "molten ash" for use as "aggregate"...<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72"> Lloyd Helferty, Engineering Technologist
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On 2013-08-25 4:38 PM, Tom Reed wrote:<br>
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<div>DEAR Tom, Metta and All</div>
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<div>The Union Carbide Purox process was developed initially by
Dr. John E. Anderson, a close friend of mine. I visited the 20
ton/day pilot plant while it was in development. John died a
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<div>Tom Miles is certainly correct when he says that processes
like this aren't suitable for making Biochar from mixed
industrial waste, so we should convert the carbon to CO2 and
take the power profit. The molten ash can be converted to a
nice aggregate that can be used for building roads. </div>
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<div>A simpler, similar process can be used with clean biomass
wastes to make a clean combustible gas for conversion to power
PLUS a clean Biochar for use in the soil. </div>
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<div>In order for any of these processes to have an impact
nationwide, the US government needs to become aware of the CO2
-global warming connection, and put some muscle into making
Biochar for sequestration/agriculture. Farms would be the best
place to implement this, since the farmer has a great deal,of
waste biomass (cobs,, stalks, manures, ...) and he derives
immediate benefit from incorporation of the Biochar into his own
soil, eliminating several middlemen. </div>
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<div>I hope IBI can spread this message at the national level. </div>
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