Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-28 Thread James Slayden
Thanks Keith, I was soft bounced and missed some postings. James On Tue, 27 Jul 2004, Keith Addison wrote: Are the rice hulls the same as the germ ? No. From previous: Uhh, maybe I don't know what rice husks are -- I've always assumed they're some part of the plant that encases the

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-27 Thread Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema
it'll be sent to a mill. Products are rice and bran, husks are waste. Should be FFTA. Unless they've found some by-product use for them there. Some straw-bale builders are using (unburnt!) rice husks for ceiling/attic insulation. It blows in like cellulose, and the high silica content

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-27 Thread James Slayden
Are the rice hulls the same as the germ ? James On Mon, 26 Jul 2004, Heidi Wordhouse-Dykema wrote: it'll be sent to a mill. Products are rice and bran, husks are waste. Should be FFTA. Unless they've found some by-product use for them there. Some straw-bale builders are using

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-27 Thread Keith Addison
Are the rice hulls the same as the germ ? No. From previous: Uhh, maybe I don't know what rice husks are -- I've always assumed they're some part of the plant that encases the rice grain, That's what they are. Aka rice hulls. and that I never see in my rice straw. No, you wouldn't. I doubt

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-18 Thread balaji
Hello Kim, Keith , Ken et al, - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: biofuel@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 2:45 AM Subject: Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash snip No, you wouldn't. I doubt the rice is dehusked at the farm-level, it'll be sent

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-18 Thread Keith Addison
Hello Balaji Hello Kim, Keith , Ken et al, - Original Message - From: Keith Addison [EMAIL PROTECTED] snip No, you wouldn't. I doubt the rice is dehusked at the farm-level, it'll be sent to a mill. Products are rice and bran, husks are waste. Should be FFTA. Unless they've found

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-14 Thread Ken Provost
On Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at 10:46 AM, Kim Garth Travis wrote: it appears that all the recipes and uses I am finding use either portland or lime, so I am wondering what the advantage to adobe could be? From my understanding of the chemistry, there wouldn't be much. RHA is a

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-14 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ken and Kim Good grief... those are the names of my nephew and niece! You're not my nephew and niece, are you? I'll break out in boils or something if you start called me Uncle, LOL! On Wednesday, July 14, 2004, at 10:46 AM, Kim Garth Travis wrote: it appears that all the recipes and

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-14 Thread Kim Garth Travis
Hi Keith, Well, since I am adopted, I do tend to find relatives in the darnest places, but mostly in Canada, so I guess you are off the hook.grin I have a more than abundant supply of heavy clay at my place, one of the reasons we are looking seriously at adobe. If I can avoid using either

[biofuel] Rice husk ash - was Re: Integrated processing of lignocellulosic biomass!

2004-07-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ken on 7/10/04 4:16 AM, Keith Addison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: How to make rice-husk ash and how to use it as a cement extender This is Really Interesting Stuff - it will harden all by itself, even without cement or plaster, though it's not very strong that way.

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-11 Thread Ken Provost
in response to: Indeed. I've been playing for a year now with fly ash, and rice husk ash is the holy grail (should be easy to come by in Calif. with all the rice and rice straw, but so far no luck on 7/11/04 9:25 AM, Keith Addison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you tried a mill?

Re: [biofuel] Rice husk ash

2004-07-11 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Ken in response to: Indeed. I've been playing for a year now with fly ash, and rice husk ash is the holy grail (should be easy to come by in Calif. with all the rice and rice straw, but so far no luck on 7/11/04 9:25 AM, Keith Addison at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Have you