[Stoves] Biochar in the loo

[Joshua Guinto]

Thanks for the quick reply Stephen.... but what is clay for? Shall i add
clay in dry, granular form?


2014-10-05 18:19 GMT+08:00 Stephen Joseph <joey.stephen at gmail.com>:

> HI Josh
>
> You actually don’t need a special toilet.  Just adding biochar to a pit
> latrine if the biochar is made from a grass/straw with a little lime and
> clay added to the feedstock  at around 450C has worked well in Vietnam
>
> Regards
> Stephen Joseph
>
> On 5 Oct 2014, at 8:27 pm, Joshua Guinto <jed.building.bridges at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> Hi Kelpie
>
> Thanks for sharing the links.... i browsed through the bio char videos..
> then ended up with the climate change and capitalism. The last video
> sparked an ember in myself  when i was a young activist in the streets.
>
> Back to the terra preta toilet... where was it tried in actual field
> situations? In a few days and in the coming weeks, i will be involved in
> disaster rehabilitation efforts, one after the Typhoon Haiyan and another
> in anticipation of the eruption of Mayon Volcano in the province of Albay.
> I will introduce char making stoves and bio char and then water filters and
> then thought about introducing terra preta toilets.
>
> Any advice will be appreciated.
>
> Kind regards
>
> Jed
>
>
> 2014-10-05 12:08 GMT+08:00 Kelpie Wilson <kelpiew at gmail.com>:
>
>> The idea of using biochar in public toilets as a deodorizer is a good
>> one. My own personal experience with biochar in dry toilets says it works
>> and the deodorizing power is greatly enhanced by the addition of bokashi.
>> It grows a lovely white mold over everyhing and it smells kind of like
>> pickles.
>>
>> The best place to go for information on scientific biochar poo
>> fermentation is the Terra Preta Sanitation group at Hamburg University of
>> Technology http://www.terra-preta-sanitation.net/cms/index.php
>>
>> Regards,
>> Kelpie
>>
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