Sarbagya, No have not . The folks who are doing this would be unlikely to know what you are talking about. They woild be able to differentiate a good briquette from a poor one by feel and texture and aroma well beyond you or I however. Funny thing that: we spend our lives finding nomenclature for what we slready inherently know —and "atrophise"(?) our inherent instincts in the process of acquiring "knowledge". Guess its why the analogues are so important, as a kind of bridge eh? Richard Antigua
Sent from my iPhone On Feb 12, 2012, at 4:53, Sarbagya Tuladhar <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah need something of that sort for testing other contents in the > dung...Richard hve u tested for the NPK contents in the liquid portion o the > washed dung...how's it compared to the raw dung form... > > Sarbagya > > Sent from my iPhone > > On 12/02/2012, at 4:19 PM, Richard Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Brilliant Sarbagya , >> I now recall that we did same for mineral tests in an undergrad geology >> class. This is the kind of practical field testing we need . How would one >> test for CO for example; what natural markers could one use anywhere? >> Anyone? >> Richard Stanley >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Feb 11, 2012, at 22:12, Sarbagya Tuladhar <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Richard, >>> >>> A copper wire test is to detect the presence of halogens in dung. When u >>> insert a copper wire in the dung fire the flame color changes to green. On >>> washing the dung, drying n then burning the dung removed the halogen n >>> hence no change in the flame color. >>> >>> Cheers >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On 12/02/2012, at 1:28 AM, Richard Stanley <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Dear sarbagya, >>>> What is the copper wire test? >>>> Richard Stanley >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Feb 10, 2012, at 18:27, Sarbagya Tuladhar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Boston >>>>> >>>>> I volunteered with EWB Australia in Nepal working on a clean dung burning >>>>> stove and thus worked with the dung as a fuel . Washing of the dung was >>>>> done and briquettes which was a real success. Paper pulp used as a binder >>>>> worked really well. Also the chloride contents of the dung which is >>>>> responsible for watery eyes was removed on washing the dung which was >>>>> proven by the copper wire test. We even fabricated a simple dung press >>>>> for the same. The liquid portion of the dung was reutilised as manure in >>>>> the fields. Thus the whole sceptism about "should" use dung as manure in >>>>> the fields and not as a cooking fuel was somewhat solved. Did not test >>>>> the NPK contents of the liquid portion though... >>>>> >>>>> Sarbagya >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On 11/02/2012, at 2:06 AM, Boston Nyer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hello, >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm looking to clean/rinse cow dung and do not have any experience doing >>>>>> so. Does anyone have any experience cleaning dung and would like to >>>>>> share? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>> Boston >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Boston >>>>>> Skype: BostonNyer >>>>>> Cell: (585) 503-3459 >>>>>> www.burndesignlab.org >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> 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/ >>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/ >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/ >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> > _______________________________________________ > 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/ >
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