Dear Richard I have seen only the original pamphlet on the clay setting method, but it was definitely a PCorp publication so it should be available by now. I don't think anyone knew much about the chemistry at the time. He built houses and drains around them using the method.
Regards Crispin -----Original Message----- Good questions Kevin, I am embarrassed to say that I have never pursued the issue, an admission made worse by the fact of having extolled Biogas tech widely in Tanzania through most of the 70's . Question is if the bath is acid as Crispin implies through his description of the mentioned peace corpsman, what effect would that have on the fiber content of the dung so essential for wet process briquetting ? We would need the fibers intact. As also related to Crispin's story about the use of the decanted liquid for solidifying clay: I'm just wondering Crispin; did you get any idea of the thermal properties of the resulting clay-cement ? Would it in other words be good for stove insulation and/or structure ? Richard _______________________________________________ Stoves mailing list to Send a Message to the list, use the email address Stoves mailing list to UNSUBSCRIBE or Change your List Settings use the web page http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/ [email protected] http://lists.bioenergylists.org/mailman/listinfo/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org
