From: Eugene I. Gordon <euggordon@comcast.net>
Subject: RE: [geo] Use of biomass to create CHP, bochar and Biocoal
To: jimmiller5417@yahoo.com
Date: Saturday, May 30, 2009, 9:54 AM

Interesting and potentially savings of CO2 emission. I do not see this as
part of geoengineering. In my view climate control will be needed in any
case and working on alternate energy sources is not a direct path to getting
the job done.

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Subject: [geo] Use of biomass to create CHP, bochar and Biocoal


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The heart of this grant application is to produce a system that is low cost,
low tech, safe to operate, uses waste organic feed stock and is carbon
negative. The low cost heat and energy will be produced by a Combined Heat
and Power unit, named the "Drum Roll CHP System. Each Drum Roll unit in a
series (see illustrations in the following email) uses reletively safe low
pressure steam transferred as buoyant power to turn a Nautilus Turbine that
is completely submerged in a barrel of boiling water, thus creating
rotational power for electrical generation. The vented steam and remnant
flue gases are reclaimed for heat generation either directly or through heat
exchangers. The fuel for the steam generation is produced on site from
within the system by slow, low heat pyrolysis of any available waste organic
cellulose material.

The Pyrolosis process produces Syn Gas (synthetic gas) which is used as
necessary for the heat source of the system. The by products from the
Pyrolosis are of value in their own right as Bio char and/or Torrified
Pellets. If sufficient quantity of renewable cellulose is not available,
then solar parabolic reflectors can be used to generate the steam. A dual
system is also an option using sunlight when available, and pyrolysis
produced syn gas when sufficient sunlight is not available. As an
alternative, the renewable source of energy, the "producer gas", generated
by slow pyrolysis, can be catalyzed into biofuels and used to generate
electricity or for transportation fuels.
Another extension of this system is by the transfer of any remaining flue
gases to algae ponds which will serve as heat and nutrient for the growth of
the algae. The algae can then be harvested for food and transportation
fuels.

A core value of this holistic system is that it is small in scale and the
potential energy from waste organic material in the area can be transferred
to electricity and used at its source. The most economical electricity would
be the generation of Direct Current. The use of this option would be limited
to approximately 1000 feet from the power source and used by 12 volt DC
appliances which are low amperage. If wider distribution of power is needed,
the DC would need to be rectified into the 120 volts AC with 120 volt AC
appliances. More expensive options would include AC generators connected to
the power source which also opens the possibility of the sale of unused
surplus electrical power into an existing grid system should one be present,
since the Drum Roll CHP System is designed to run 24 hours a day.

Some valuable by-products of the Drum Roll CHP System beyond the co-
generation of heat and power include the potential of air cooling (by
absorption) using remnant heat, distillation of the spent steam which is of
high value in those areas where impure water is the leading cause of death
(5,000 die daily in the World) and Bio char. The primary value of Bio char
is that it makes the operation of the Drum Roll CHP system CARBON NEGATIVE
because of its ability to sequester the carbon that is left over from the
waste organic material used in the Pyrolosis process.

Additionally Bio char has an agricultural value. Bio char can be infused
with nutrients and then worked into crop soil or for a greenhouse
application. The infused Bio char provides the soil with tilth, water
infiltration and retention, slow release of nutrients for the soil
micro-organisms which thus increases crop yield considerably.
Biochar, thus used, eliminates the use of expensive industrial fertilizers
and has been shown to reduce the need for industrially produced pesticides.
(See: http://algaloildiesel.wetpaint.com/page/SYNGAS+AND+BIOCHAR
)

An example of a CHP unit with a syngas generator and biochar production, is
the production of energy for a typical dairy. (See:
http://algaloildiesel.wetpaint.com/page/DAIRY+PRODUCTION+OF+SYNGAS+AND+BIOCH
AR
) Torrified Pellets are a biofuel in their own right. They may be used as a
direct substitute for coal.

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