[Stoves] Interesting Video

Paul Anderson psanders at ilstu.edu
Sun Mar 25 11:08:08 CDT 2018


Crispin,

Thanks you for your strong reply.   How does that message reach the 
sources of the min-information?

Paul

Doc  /  Dr TLUD  /  Prof. Paul S. Anderson, PhD
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On 3/25/2018 10:16 AM, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott wrote:
>
> Dear Darpan
>
> What a waste of wood. That has to be said first.
>
> What a confused set of thoughts this guy expresses.
>
> First, he seriously believes that CO2 is a pollutant.  It is not. It 
> is plant food. That is why the wood contains carbon in the first 
> place. Every living thing on the planet is dependent directly or 
> indirectly on carbon from the air for food.
>
> Second, he assumes that CO is an inherent emissions from the burning 
> of wood, which is incorrect. CO emissions varies hugely depending on 
> the carbon combustion efficiency of the burner. It could be any value 
> from 0% to 15% of the carbon input to the fire. It is not a property 
> of the fuel, but rather a property of the stove.
>
> Third, he assumes that PM2.5 is also an inherent emissions from wood 
> combustion. Same thing applies: there may be nearly no PM2.5 emitted, 
> or a huge amount - it depends on the stove. There is no PM2.5 inside 
> wood, waiting to come out.  If the WHO also thinks this is the case, 
> they are just as misinformed.
>
> Fourth, "Let's do some math": Burning 1 kg of wood releases about 1.83 
> kg of CO2, not 403 g. The carbon content of 403 g of CO2 is only 110 g 
> of carbon. Wood is about 50% carbon on a mass basis.
>
> Fifth, Burning 500 quintals of wood releases 91,650 kg of CO2, not 
> ≈20,000 kg.
>
> Sixth, if we were somehow to drive the CO2 down to the pre-industrial 
> low mark, food production on Planet Earth would drop 30%. That should 
> judged a be a crime against humanity.
>
> The first thing the Uttar Pradesh pollution control people should 
> prevent is this type of mental pollution reaching the impressionable 
> young.
>
> Crispin
>
> *Subject:*[Stoves] Interesting Video
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Wj1WLEfCIo 
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