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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Tom,<br>
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So, if the charcoal is mixed with compost does some of the compost
and water add to the wieght of the charcaol sold?<br>
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Business Model:<br>
Grass compost + moisture + charcoal = X amount of $$$ per pound
????<br>
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Here's a 5 gallon bucket of biochar for a cool $129.00:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/121104857835"><http://www.ebay.com/itm/121104857835></a><br>
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And more examples:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xbiochar&_nkw=biochar&_sacat=0&_from=R40"><http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xbiochar&_nkw=biochar&_sacat=0&_from=R40></a><br>
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Jeff<br>
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On 12/01/2013 06:57 PM, Tom Miles wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">There
is a lot of creative marketing going on with biochar. There is
a wide range of quality. Prices range from $0.35/lb to $2/lb
with most selling between $0.75-$1.00/lb ex plant. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Updraft
gasifiers (>10 MWth) have been good sources of char for one
biochar wholesaler/broker. Char is usually conditioned with
compost or inoculated before it reaches the final customer. As
nearly as we can tell a few thousand tons of char was traded
in the US in the last year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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