[Stoves] Fwd: Dumaguete City, Philippines -- gasifier stoves, biochar, ecological sa nitation

[Huck Rorick]

We were considering using char in composting toilets.  Do you know of anyone with experience with these types of uses?

Huck

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From: Andrew Heggie [mailto:aj.heggie at gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, October 2, 2014 12:39 AM
To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves
Subject: [Stoves] Fwd: Dumaguete City, Philippines -- gasifier stoves, biochar, ecological sa nitation

Rebbecca sent this to the admin address but I think it is relevant in the context of clean burning. The idea of using the char for odour control in urinals is interesting if it works.

AJH


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Date: 2 October 2014 00:38
Subject: Dumaguete City, Philippines -- gasifier stoves, biochar, ecological sa nitation


Ron, List,

An ambitious attempt is underway in Dumaguete City to promote gasifier-stoves in the public market to replace (totally ban or reduce use of) open fire (polluting wood) stoves and expensive bottled gas stoves.

The (bio)char is intended to be collected for use as a replacement for the expensive deodorizing agent for 1) the water-less urinals of the public pay toilets in the public market, and 2) the city garbage dumps to reduce its PhP10 million annual budget for odor control.

The city market manager, an engineer, has been introduced to the Belonio-Olivier gasifier stove, and plans to have Paul's 150 gasifier reactor fabricated locally (using the modified Belonio burner from
Vietnam.) Engineer Fortin's efforts in waste-conversion technologies have the support of the City Mayor who has allowed him time to interface with Paul Olivier in Vietnam.

Dumaguete City has been listed as among the desirable retirement places for North American and European expats.