[Stoves] Activated carbon for mercury clean-up

[Josh Kearns]

FYI - at Univ. of Colorado-Boulder (USA) we have a consortium of scientists
and engineers studying "activated-carbon-type" applications of biochar
(e.g. generated from cookstoves, gasifiers, kilns, etc.).

We focus primarily on water quality and water treatment applications - e.g.
decentralized household and community water treatment systems, in-situ
permeable barriers for groundwater remediation, storm water runoff, etc. We
look mainly at sorption of synthetic organic compounds (e.g. pesticides,
pharmaceuticals, fuel compounds, etc.), and to a lesser extent metals and
inorganics (e.g. Hg is well sorbed as you indicate below....).

See a recent write-up by the IBI for more info and links:

http://www.biochar-international.org/profile/water_filtration

and feel free to contact me any time!

Josh

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Josh Kearns
PhD Candidate
Environmental Engineering
Engineering for Developing Communities
University of Colorado-Boulder
Mobile: 720 989 3959
Skype: joshkearns



On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:00 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott <
crispinpigott at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Friends of Char****
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> This might interest you – a bit ‘out there’ but heck, who knows what will
> happen in future?****
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> Activated carbon can be used to mop up mercury from flue gases. The carbon
> can be re-used over and over.****
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> <
> http://www.globalspec.com/FeaturedProducts/Detail?ExhibitID=119177&id=%2D1459711991&uh=b7c9f9&email=crispin%40newdawn%2Esz&md=120626&mh=eca4ab&Vol=Vol12Issue26&Pub=1&LinkId=1080795&keyword=link%5F1080795&vid=132825&frmtrk=newsletter
> >****
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> It seems to be a new market for the char. I have not seen activated carbon
> produced in a stove but it is a biomass product so might be of interest to
> researchers.****
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> Regards****
>
> Crispin****
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-- 
Josh Kearns
PhD Candidate
Environmental Engineering
Engineering for Developing Communities
University of Colorado-Boulder
Mobile: 720 989 3959
Skype: joshkearns
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