[Gasification] Orange Peels

[Rolf Uhle]

Sundry them and use them right away, make a test at home and enjoy the vitamin 
C!
Rolf




Am Donnerstag, 23. Juni 2011 19:33:33 schrieb Tom Miles:
> Rolf,
> 
> The request is for making use of peels as fuel or biochar after juicing
>  them in small scale rural production.
> 
> It sounds like drying/torrefying might make a useful but friable fuel.
> 
> Thanks
> 
> Tom
> 
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> Uhle
> Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2011 10:20 AM
> To: Discussion of biomass pyrolysis and gasification
> Subject: Re: [Gasification] Orange Peels
> 
> Tom,
> 
> I never gasified o. peels but yes I have torrified /charred them many times
> and used them as kindling.
> They turn black on a hot surface,are easily broken once dry and they burn
> like
> hell!
> I atribute this to the high content in atheric oils which they don' t loose
> entirely during the torrefaction (blackening) process.
> 
> Ask your customers if they extract those oils for solvents or if the leave
> them untouched.
> I guess it makes a difference
> 
> Rolf
> 
> Am Donnerstag, 23. Juni 2011 18:47:24 schrieb Tom Miles:
> > I've had an inquiry from Southern Africa about orange peels. Does anyone
> > have experience carbonizing or gasifying orange peels?
> >
> >
> >
> > Do the burn in a TLUD?
> >
> >
> >
> > Do they make gas in an ARTI style compact digester?
> >
> >
> >
> > Can you char them? ( If you can char an apple or a pizza I guess you can
> > char an orange.)
> >
> >
> > Tom Miles
> 
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