[Stoves] An Introduction

[Alex English]

  Moving on slightly; does anyone know what the chemistry of banana 
skins is that they fail to suprort flaming combustion even when dry? AJH _

Andrew,
The numbers here
http://ejeafche.uvigo.es/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_view/gid,495
don't add up but other sources suggest peels are around 15% ash.  8% 
potassium, a component of fire retardant, might be the reason.
I think they sub'd manganese for magnesium.

You could try blending the peels with water which should remove a lot of 
the soluble K and then after drying it, or even before, make a holy 
briquette :)

The better the day the better the deed.

Alex