Jock, Please send pictures of your set-up and grass tablet biochar.
Thank you. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ I easily run a fan assisted TLUD that is loaded with grass tablets to make wonderful grass biochar. The best tablets are made from a mix of field grasses that include golden rod and milk weed as their saps make for good binders. The tablets are about 4 cm in diameter. I break the tablets into pieces about 5 to 10 mm in height. I am now using tablets that are three or 4 years old! I fill a reactor can that is about 15.5 cm in diameter by 19 cm tall, a 3 lbs Costco coffee can, about 3/4 full. In the beginning, quite a bit of fan power is required, but after that the fan can be turned down. Of course I can also cook over the burning gases as the grass tablets are converted to charcoal. Note: grass makes for an ashy charcoal. This is to be expected as grass has high ash content relative to wood. Note: I find that grass tablet biochar, soaked in cold water, makes a great treatment for burns. I simple form the soft wet charcoal disc over the burn. I find the pain is usually gone in less than 45 minutes, even with a blistering second degree burn. I can send pictures of my set up and the resulting grass tablet biochar if you like. Cheers, Jock Please note: message attached From: Jonathan P Gill <[email protected]> To: Discussion of biomass cooking stoves <[email protected]> Cc: janitha chandimal <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Stoves] Grass Gasification - grass tablet biochar Date: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 14:39:26 -0400 _______________________________________________ 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/
