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<DIV>Here in the Marshall Islands using a Aprovecho/ Stovetec unit about 900
families have found the spathe or flower covering from the coconut shoot a very
effective fuel. Actually it already was commonly used but in the rocket stove
ripped into strips it work very well. If the leaflets are stripped off, the
sections of midrib makes a reasonable fuel as well. Even the flower shoot after
the nuts have fallen can be pulled a part and fed into the rocket stove as
well.</DIV>
<DIV>Michael</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=reecon@mitsuminet.com
href="mailto:reecon@mitsuminet.com">Musungu Wycliffe Nabutola</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 16, 2014 12:45 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org
href="mailto:stoves@lists.bioenergylists.org">'Discussion of biomass cooking
stoves'</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Stoves] Char from coir Re: Biochar
Inquiry</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Dear
Mzee Stanley and stovers.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>My
name is Musungu, being a Luhya from Kenya. Hahaha. I also reside here in Kenya.
The corruption of the name may have been by my ancestors.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>To
the issue of charcoal from coconut husks, in Mombasa the amount of coconut husks
is large but a system for collection and charcoal production need to be put in
place. I agree with Dr. Paul that use of a TLUD would be very effective
for household level charcoal production.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Maybe
we also need to look at the other component of the coconut tree, the leaves and
the branches.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
lang=EN-US style='FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Stoves
[mailto:stoves-bounces@lists.bioenergylists.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard
Stanley<BR><B>Sent:</B> 15 April 2014 17:39<BR><B>To:</B> Discussion of biomass
cooking stoves<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Stoves] Char from coir Re: Biochar
Inquiry<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Dear Muzungu Wycliff,<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Presumably you are with Wyclif bible translators
??<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal> Then I'm just curious as to how you missed the proper
spelling of european or more generally, white man in Kiswahili.
<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>You are an Mzungu, not an muzungu.<o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Wako wa umtumishi,<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Mzee Richard Stanley<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>Nicaragua<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><o:p></o:p> </P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal>On Apr 15, 2014, at 8:25 AM, Crispin Pembert-Pigott
wrote:<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Musungu
and Michael are both confirming my experiences and it seems the technologies
converged to the same sort of applications.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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lang=EN-CA style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Regards<BR>Crispin
in the land of no coconuts</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Dear
Stovers and Biochar,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>In
1999 or there about, I had the opportunity to work on the development of
charcoal production from coconut waste in Mombasa Kenya. We used coconut husks,
coir was very expensive and was being used to make some products like door marts
and such.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>I
developed a process for producing charcoal from coconut husks and also
briquetting them. I developed a retort that was running on some of the coconut
husks to generate heat that is then used to heat the other coconut husks for
charcoal production. The retort attained very high temperatures.</SPAN><SPAN
lang=EN-CA style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'> </SPAN><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>I
even wrote a report on the process.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Thank
you,</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; COLOR: #1f497d'>Musungu
Wycliffe.</SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-CA
style="COLOR: black"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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