<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>hi Trevor &Frank,</div><div>am no expert on the stuff as it seems to vary considerably from what webaveseen in practice. Where it is left to decompose in huge multi acre 50 ft tall mounds, (eg Mbale Uganda), you observe a glutenous mass which can work very well even with other granular solids (sawdust, charcoal fines) right off the mound. Take it off the fields dry (in such as Bamaco Mali ) and it has to indeed be blended with softened fibrous material. In either condition (whether gluten or fiber bound) the high silica generates lots of ash. </div><div>Richard</div><div><br></div><div><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jun 12, 2013, at 22:11, <a href="mailto:mtrevor@ntamar.net">mtrevor@ntamar.net</a> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><p>I suspect the high silicacontnt and loose nature will not compact well. However if macerated and retted, then mixed with other stuff--- then maybe. I suspect Richard Stanley could provide more info </p>
<p>Michael N Trevor</p>
<p>Marshall Islands<br></p><br>
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