[Gasification] Small steam systems plus gasifiers for electricity

[Jeff Davis]

Tom,

So, if the charcoal is mixed with compost does some of the compost and 
water add to the wieght of the charcaol sold?

Business Model:
Grass compost + moisture + charcoal = X amount of $$$ per pound ????

Here's a 5 gallon bucket of biochar for a cool $129.00:
<http://www.ebay.com/itm/121104857835>

And more examples:
<http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.Xbiochar&_nkw=biochar&_sacat=0&_from=R40>




Jeff



On 12/01/2013 06:57 PM, Tom Miles wrote:
>
> There is a lot of creative marketing going on with biochar. There is a 
> wide range of quality. Prices range from $0.35/lb to $2/lb with most 
> selling between $0.75-$1.00/lb ex plant.
>
> Updraft gasifiers (>10 MWth) have been good sources of char for one 
> biochar wholesaler/broker. Char is usually conditioned with compost or 
> inoculated before it reaches the final customer. As nearly as we can 
> tell a few thousand tons of char was traded in the US in the last year.
>

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