Thank you very much Erin for helping me log in. Here is a short video of the first system iv rigged up - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8mafgyFgDk
The general idea is that since so many people have already bought and use this kiln in Kenya - why not a useful after market add-on to reduce the smoke into something a bit more useful... for free.. Any thoughts, comments and ideas would be very appreciated, Teddy *Cookswell Jikos* www.cookswell.co.ke www.facebook.com/CookswellJikos www.kenyacharcoal.blogspot.com Mobile: +254 700 380 009 Mobile: +254 700 905 913 P.O. Box 1433, Nairobi 00606, Kenya On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 9:49 PM, Teddy Kinyanjui <[email protected]>wrote: > Teddy Kinyanjui is improving his charcoal mini kiln, and his wood tar > removing process. Does anyone on the list have any recommendations to help > him improve the charcoal and the wood tar yeild?**** > > ** ** > > from: http://stoves.bioenergylists.org/content/more-woodoiltar**** > > ** ** > > We are trying to (a) reduce the amount of emmisisons from charcoal > production and (b) Condense and recover as much of the smoke into a usable > product for your home/farm. Wood tar - the following is an explanation from > the good folks at Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations > (FAO) about what is going on in this process. **** > > "The non-water component consists of wood tars, both water soluble and > insoluble, acetic acid, methanol, acetone and other complex chemicals in > small amounts. If left to stand, the proligneous acid separates into two > layers comprising the water insoluble tar and a watery layer containing the > remaining chemicals. Recovery of the water insoluble tar, often called wood > or Stockholm tar, is simple - it is merely decanted from the water phase. > This wood tar has uses as a veterinary antiseptic, a preservative for wood, > a caulking agent, and as a substitute for road tar" > http://www.fao.org/docrep/x5328e/x5328e0d.htm**** > > ** ** > > more photos here: **** > > > https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.609236529117746.1073741911.199734683401268&type=1 > **** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > thanks,**** > > Erin Rasmussen**** > > [email protected] **** > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > >
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