Dear Julien, Briquettes made from agricultural waste can be used in a TLUD stove. Only char is left after the burn. Yours A.D.Karve
On Sun, Apr 28, 2013 at 5:38 PM, Julien Winter <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear stovers; > > I am looking again to benefit from your wisdom. > > How well do briquettes made of crop residues perform in TLUD stoves, > and how well do they make biochar? > > In the recent discussion "The Art of Using Grass Bundles in TLUD > Stoves", one of the participants suggested that I make straw and grass > briquettes, and referred me to the Legacy Foundation website. > http://www.legacyfound.org/ > > Of course, the preferred choice is to use pellets in stoves, but for > some people, pellets could be a bit expensive. Briquettes look like a > good compromise between uncompressed crop residues and pellets, if > they can be made using low-cost equipment that doesn't require > electricity. > > What is the experience of stove researchers with briquettes? Do they > burn cleanly and efficiency in TLUD stoves? Are they a bit bulky for > cookstoves? Do they make biochar, or do they turn to ash as they burn > in from the outside? > > Thanks for your advice, > Julien. > > > -- > Julien Winter > Cobourg, ON, CANADA > > _______________________________________________ > 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://stoves.bioenergylists.org/ > > -- *** Dr. A.D. Karve Trustee & Founder President, Appropriate Rural Technology Institute (ARTI)
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