Fw: GAS-L: livestock gasification

["Greg and April" <gregandapril@earthlink.net>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg and April" <gregandapril@earthlink.net>
To: "Guillaume Brouillard" <guillaume.brouillard@sympatico.ca>
Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2002 13:13
Subject: Re: GAS-L: livestock gasification


> One thing for sure, you would have a lot more ash to deal with.  By useing
> the fat/tallow/lard, you use something might otherwise be tossed out.
With
> the bone, you have a lot of ash to deal with, despite the oils in it. If
you
> toss a large bone into the fireplace, you will find it takes a bit before
it
> releases it's oils and after it has 'burned' out, you still have a large
> chunk of material left, and you have to deal with that.
>
> Greg H.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Guillaume Brouillard" <guillaume.brouillard@sympatico.ca>
> To: <gasification@crest.org>
> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 19:36
> Subject: GAS-L: livestock gasification
>
>
>  I have been looking towards bio-oil lately and wondered if one of you
might
> have an idea as to how much more energy could be taken from gasification
of
> whole animal carcases such as bovines and swine than from converting the
> melted fat into bio-oil for firing up a furnace or operating a diesel
> engine. Is there such a project going on somewhere in your knowlwdge?
Would
> the extra BTUs gained from the bone, hair, skin and muscle tissue burning
be
> worth the extra effort? Sorry, it may sound morbid but at least Babe and
> Barney the beef's mortal remains might just serve science one last time
and
> even heat and light our homes!
>                                                 Greetings
>                                                 Bill Fohg
>
>



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