[Stoves] [biochar] Re: Char from coir Re: Biochar Inquiry

[Michael N Trevor]

There are large piles of husk in many places as they are far  away from places to process.
In many copra areas it is a common fuel as is. 
Where husk can be processed there are often large piles of pith as we

From: Paul Anderson 
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2014 4:50 PM
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Cc: Ted Wysocki ; Johnathon Caguiat 
Subject: Re: [Stoves] [biochar] Re: Char from coir Re: Biochar Inquiry

Dear all,

Muzungu and Michael and Wikipedia have clarified some things.

1.  From inside to outside, we have:
a.  Hollow center (maybe with coconut water)
b.  copra (white coconut "meat")
c.  shell (very hard)
d.  coir (fiber) plus pith (fluffy dusty stuff), which can be separated.
e.  outer coat (like the skin)

(f)  I believe that by combining the coat and coir and pith as if one item, it should be called "husk".

My interests have been in the husk, just cutting it apart as fuel pieces.

2.  Both Muzungu and Michael refer to the commercial processing (and value) of husk (and coir component).   And I sense a contradiction with other comments that seem to imply almost overwhelming piles of UNused and truly waste husks.   Probably relates to how close the piles are to the processing factories.   But if HUSK is not abundant, than there is no need to discuss much about burning it as a fuel.   But if it is truly abundant, we should be discussing husk burning.   

I have no idea if the amount of PITH (and maybe the outer coat or skin) is sufficiently abundant where the coir has been processed.   If abundant, then that is another topic, such as for making fuel briquettes or pellets of pith/coat.

3.  So, correctly speaking of husk, Teddy has shown one way to make char.  

Comments please.

Paul

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Website:  www.drtlud.comOn 4/16/2014 4:10 AM, Michael N Trevor wrote:

    
  Actually when dealing with coconut husk there are two elements
  coir which it the fiber and then the pith light weigh sawdust like stuff left over after mechanically separating the two.
  As is husk is rather large in volume and not very dense making is a rather low grade fuel. The extracted fibers have a great many uses. I believe here, it is the pith that is left over that is being discussed. This can be resinated and turn in to a Masonite like material. It is also used as soil amendment and it can be compressed into densified pellet as fuel.

  Shell on its own is a great fuel however it is also a superb charcoal as well. A process  that can reduce shell into a easily used
  gasifier fuel to produce charcoal will be a double winner.

  Over all husk and shell are pretty tough stuff and it takes some pretty serious machinery to slice dice chop and grind into useable by products

  Michael Trevor
  Majuro Marshall Islands
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