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"Dirty fuel" ... does that include woody biomass fuels that so many makers of so many improved cookstoves have promoted for so many years, that directly kills 4 million people every year?<BR>
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Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 17:52:05 -0800<BR>From: deankstill@gmail.com<BR>To: stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org<BR>Subject: Re: [Stoves] Jatropha fruit as fuel?<BR><BR>Dear Otto,
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<DIV>I would think that especially with potentially dirty fuels (or any pellet using different components) gasifiers need to be engineered to burn cleanly and I agree that stoves need to be tested to determine emissions. Have you ever noticed that sometimes gasifiers do better with some moisture in the fuel? I find that really dry fuel can burn too quickly and make excess smoke and gas.</DIV>
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<DIV>All Best,</DIV>
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<DIV class=ecxgmail_quote>On Fri, Jan 18, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Otto Formo <SPAN dir=ltr><<A href="mailto:terra-matricula@hotmail.com">terra-matricula@hotmail.com</A>></SPAN> wrote:<BR>
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<DIV>I would guess that "any" gasifier will burn jatropha seeds or pellets cleanly and efficient, as long as the moisture content are less than 10%.</DIV>
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<DIV>We have in the pipeline to test a new design of natural draft gasifiers, using jatropha seeds and pellets, for emmissions and toxcic fumes.</DIV>
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<DIV>We should be very carefull adviceing people using these types of fuel, before it has been carefully tested by independent institutions.</DIV>
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<DIV>Have a nice weekend.</DIV>
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<DIV>Otto (not the famous one..........:)<BR><BR>
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From: <A href="mailto:crispinpigott@gmail.com">crispinpigott@gmail.com</A><BR>To: <A href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</A><BR>Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:19:11 -0500<BR>Subject: Re: [Stoves] Jatropha fruit as fuel?<BR><BR>
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<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Dear Jonathan</SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">I am interested in the general layout and dimensions of a stove that will burn the seeds well. Are you sharing at this time anything regarding the design?</SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri','sans-serif'; COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Thanks<BR>Crispin</SPAN><BR>
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<SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Tahoma','sans-serif'; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">Dear Joyce and stovers all,<BR> <BR>My regrets for not responding to this request 6 months ago. I admit that it got lost in my messy inbox which I have now reduced from 6000 messages to a mere 2400, and in the process uncovered Joyce's email.<BR> <BR>Burning Jatropha seeds whole or in briquettes in open cooking arrangements is a bad idea. It produces a smoky, smelly fire and probably exposes cooks to toxic emissions. I even question burning Jatropha oil in lamps in enclosed areas for the same reason. Maybe others know of emissions studies.<BR><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">[snip]</SPAN></SPAN><BR></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address <A href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</A> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page <A href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org" target=_blank>http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</A> for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: <A href="http://www.bioenergylists.org/" target=_blank>http://www.bioenergylists.org/</A></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>Stoves mailing list<BR><BR>to Send a Message to the list, use the email address<BR><A href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org</A><BR><BR>to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page<BR><A href="http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org" target=_blank>http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org</A><BR><BR>for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site:<BR><A href="http://www.bioenergylists.org/" target=_blank>http://www.bioenergylists.org/</A><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV><BR>_______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/</DIV> </div></body>
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