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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Dear all,<br>
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Muzungu and Michael and Wikipedia have clarified some things.<br>
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1. From inside to outside, we have:<br>
a. Hollow center (maybe with coconut water)<br>
b. copra (white coconut "meat")<br>
c. shell (very hard)<br>
d. coir (fiber) plus pith (fluffy dusty stuff), which can be
separated.<br>
e. outer coat (like the skin)<br>
<br>
(f) I believe that by combining the coat and coir and pith as if
one item, it should be called "husk".<br>
<br>
My interests have been in the husk, just cutting it apart as fuel
pieces.<br>
<br>
2. Both Muzungu and Michael refer to the commercial processing
(and value) of husk (and coir component). And I sense a
contradiction with other comments that seem to imply almost
overwhelming piles of UNused and truly waste husks. Probably
relates to how close the piles are to the processing factories.
But if HUSK is not abundant, than there is no need to discuss much
about burning it as a fuel. But if it is truly abundant, we
should be discussing husk burning. <br>
<br>
I have no idea if the amount of PITH (and maybe the outer coat or
skin) is sufficiently abundant where the coir has been
processed. If abundant, then that is another topic, such as for
making fuel briquettes or pellets of pith/coat.<br>
<br>
3. So, correctly speaking of husk, Teddy has shown one way to
make char. <br>
<br>
Comments please.<br>
<br>
Paul<br>
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On 4/16/2014 4:10 AM, Michael N Trevor wrote:<br>
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<div>Actually when dealing with coconut husk there are
two elements</div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">coir which it the
fiber and then the pith light weigh sawdust like
stuff left over after mechanically separating
the two.</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">As is husk is
rather large in volume and not very dense making
is a rather low grade fuel. The extracted fibers
have a great many uses. I believe here, it is
the pith that is left over that is being
discussed. This can be resinated and turn in to
a Masonite like material. It is also used as
soil amendment and it can be compressed into
densified pellet as fuel.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Shell on its own
is a great fuel however it is also a superb
charcoal as well. A process that can reduce
shell into a easily used</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">gasifier fuel to
produce charcoal will be a double winner.</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Over all husk and
shell are pretty tough stuff and it takes some
pretty serious machinery to slice dice chop and
grind into useable by products</font></div>
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<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Michael Trevor</font></div>
<div><font face="Calibri" size="3">Majuro Marshall
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