On Sunday 04 December 2011 13:31:11 Alex English wrote: > The numbers here > http://ejeafche.uvigo.es/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_view/gid, >495 don't add up but other sources suggest peels are around 15% ash. 8% > potassium, a component of fire retardant, might be the reason. I think > they sub'd manganese for magnesium.
Which seems to show they should be a good animal feed, I've never tried to eat a banana and its peel but baana peel was the preferred titbit for our dairy bull. > > You could try blending the peels with water which should remove a lot > of the soluble K and then after drying it, or even before, make a holy > briquette :) When pelleting & briquetting has been discussed here I've often wondered id pressure cooking, draining under pressure and then flashing the residue would be a means of quickly leaching out soluble salts. Thanks for finding the info Alex, I eat a banana most days so will try and save a few skins for experiment. AJH _______________________________________________ Stoves 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/stoves_lists.bioenergylists.org for more Biomass Cooking Stoves, News and Information see our web site: http://www.bioenergylists.org/
