[Stoves] research on activated carbon for water filters for the victims of disasters

[Michael N Trevor]

Joshua
Nothing  to do with Stoves & Biochar but for water help please
Google SODIS  Solar disinfection, not Prefect but a big help
for those in need.

Michael Trevor
Marshall Islands


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From: "Richard Stanley" <rstanley at legacyfound.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 21, 2012 7:19 AM
To: "Joshua Guinto" <jed.building.bridges at gmail.com>
Cc: <biochar at yahoogroups.com>; "Stoves and biofuels network" 
<Stoves at lists.bioenergylists.org>
Subject: Re: [Stoves] research on activated carbon for water filters for 
thevictims of disasters

> Joshua,
>
> Its always good to hear from you.
>
> Regarding your request for creating activated carbon filter for purifying 
> water, I am taking the liberty of passing this on to the stoves and the 
> biochar online discussion groups, as these groups contain a host of really 
> sound  technical resource persons with year os experience from all over 
> the globe.
>
> This seems to be a whole new application of/ rationale for  biochar eh ?
>
> Anybody  ?
> Kind regards,
>
> Richard Stanley
> www.legacyfound.org
>
> On Jan 19, 2012, at 11:55 PM, Joshua Guinto wrote:
>
>> Hi Rok and Richard
>>
>> Greetings !
>>
>> I got this brewing opportunity to help the victims of the big disasters 
>> in the south of the Philippines, in the city of Iligan and Cagayan de Oro 
>> where about 2,000 persons died from the big floods last 16 to 17 
>> December. \
>>
>> At this moment, there are still thousands of evacuees living in the 
>> tents.
>>
>> I would like to help by teaching them how to make the rocket stoves, 
>> fuels and water filters. Im quite confident with the stoves by now, but 
>> not the water filter.
>>
>> I would like to make a water filter using activated carbon. We know that 
>> we can carbonize wood and other biomass materials in the rocket stove 
>> simply by controlling the inflow of air while cooking.
>>
>> But from the raw carbon, it has to be activated, that is making it 
>> acquire a huge surface area. I once did an activated carbon by passing 
>> steam into a coloumn of wood charcoal inside a bamboo pole. But now i 
>> cannot remember the right procedure anymore. This i would like to seek 
>> your help on how to make it in a post disaster situation. I guess, there 
>> will be a lot of wood debri of timber, wood stick plus... pieces of metal 
>> and other parts of the house.
>>
>> The stoves and water purifier will help the victims a great deal. And i 
>> would like to make my mark and gain my experience.
>>
>> Anticipating your remarks.
>>
>> Jed
>
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