[Stoves] (no subject) [Jatropha cake properties]

Otto Formo formo-o at online.no
Thu Jan 27 14:09:39 CST 2011


Dear Peter,
Myth Busters are not considered as a professional and serious medium..... Paal Wendelbo are, with his more than 20 years of experiece and practical know how within this subject; 
stoves and fuel and people.......are linked together and should be heard and listend to.
Tests of toxic content in fuels shold be taken seriously...........and you should be one of the ones to know..........
Otto

> From: Peter verhaart [pietverhaart at bigpond.com]
> Sent: 2011-01-27 01:17:58 MET
> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves [stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org]
> Subject: Re: [Stoves] (no subject) [Jatropha cake properties]
> 
> The drying of vegetable oils is, I believe, an oxidation process and, as 
> usual, exothermic.
> The interior of a pile of rags is well insulated as regards heat 
> conduction there is a large surface ares eg a high rate of oxidation. 
> Heat can't escape, temperature rises, reaction rate rises, smoke, flames.
> Perhaps something for Myth Busters to look into.
> 
> Piet
> 
> On 25/01/2011 23:40, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
> > Desiccation.
> > Crispin
> >
> > ++++++++
> >
> > On Monday 24 January 2011 23:44:30 Peter verhaart wrote:
> >> If Jatropha oil is a non drying oil (like castor oil), you are in deep
> >> oil. If Jatropha oil is a drying oil, you might try using a drying
> >> accelerator for paint and/or place the briquettes in an oven.
> > Hi Peter
> >
> > I don't know whether Jatropha is a drying oil. I believe linseed is and
> > cotton rags allowed to dry with linseed on then heat up and can self ignite,
> > Does anyone know the mechanism for this?
> >
> > AJH
> >
> >
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