Mr. Tom, apa kabar? The shell is still wet, I haven't gotten around to checking the moisture levels yet. We have just removed the copra from the shell and are storing she shells outside in the sun for now awaiting pick-up. Which is why I want to get something going for charcoal.
On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 1:15 PM, Anand Karve <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Angie, > If you want charcoal just for burning or for application to the soil, we > can provide you with a simple kiln, based on the TLUD principle. The kiln > is supplied in the form of metal panels, which only need to be bolted > together (the nuts and bolts are provided with the panels). The entire kit > comes packed in a cardboard box, about 1mX1mX10cm. Almost 100 such kilns > are in operation in India. The kilns have been tested on coconut shells > (with and without husk). If the material to be charred is dry, the kiln > does not produce any smoke. The chamber in which the material is filled, > has a capacity of only 100 litres, but once you have the kiln, you can just > enlarge its dimensions and scale it up. > Yours > A.D.Karve > > *** > Dr. A.D. Karve > > Chairman, Samuchit Enviro Tech Pvt Ltd (www.samuchit.com) > > Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI) > > On Sun, Oct 4, 2015 at 9:21 AM, Tom Miles Easystreet <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Angie >> >> How many kg per shell? Are these wet or air dried? >> >> Terima kashiwa >> >> Tom >> >> T R Miles Technical Consultants Inc. >> [email protected] >> Sent from mobile. >> >> On Oct 3, 2015, at 7:33 PM, <[email protected]> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello all - Cheers from Bali! >> I am part of a team developing various coconut products ranging from >> virgin coconut oil, palm sugar, coconut flour, etc.etc. >> We will be processing around 1 million coconuts this year and want to >> effectively, efficiently, and affordably utilize the coconut shell as a >> value add product. >> Anyone have experience with making coconut charcoal? Or a step further, >> making activated carbon with coconut shells? >> In the future (year 2) we will be incorporating biomass gasification >> using coconut shells, but for the upcoming year we are looking for >> solutions to our coconut shell surplus. >> Thanks in advance, >> -Angie >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gasification mailing list >> >> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >> [email protected] >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >> >> http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org >> >> for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: >> http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gasification mailing list >> >> to Send a Message to the list, use the email address >> [email protected] >> >> to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page >> >> http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org >> >> for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: >> http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Gasification mailing list > > to Send a Message to the list, use the email address > [email protected] > > to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page > > http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/gasification_lists.bioenergylists.org > > for more Gasifiers, News and Information see our web site: > http://gasifiers.bioenergylists.org/ > >
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