[TheForge] eucalyptus charcoal

[Garrick Peterson]

>>So where does this excess carbon dioxide go - tree roots?

Chlorophil in the trees converts Carbon Dioxide into Oxygen, much the
same as we convert Oxygen into Carbon Dioxide. Burning creates CO2 by
combining Oxygen in the air with the carbon in the fuel.

And Ditto michael. :D

~G

On 8/18/05, mrscherm at aol.com <mrscherm at aol.com> wrote:
> The mini-blast furnaces emit less carbon dioxide than the the forest
> consumes, but the charcoal making process emits far more carbon dioxide
> than the trees can consume. Also, it doesn't say if the furnaces are
> located in the middle of their forest, nor where the cokerizing of the
> wood takes place. Smoke & Mirrors.
> Michael
> Boston
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bruce Freeman <FREEMAB at pt.fdah.com>
> To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 14:57:05 -0400
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] eucalyptus charcoal
> 
> Hmmm,
> 
> Cabon dioxide make the trees grow. Trees are cut down and burned,
> ultimately,
> to carbon dioxide. So where does this excess carbon dioxide go - tree
> roots?
> 
> Bruce
> NJ
> 
> >>> schade at acegroup.cc 8/18/2005 10:13:38 AM >>>
> CVRD and NUCOR Announce Pig Iron Project
> 
> <snip>
> 
> "The use of a cultivated forest to produce charcoal allows for an
> environmentally friendly approach to pig iron production since the
> forest will consume more carbon dioxide than will be emitted by the
> mini-blast furnaces." stated Dan DiMicco, NUCOR Vice Chairman,
> President and CEO.
> 
> <snip>
> 
> 
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