[biofuel] Re: Cars from coconuts

2001-07-30 Thread Keith Addison
Hi Marc Neat! An old technology becomes new again. The article does get the shell confused with the surrounding fibrous husk or coir, but that is a common mistake. The thin, hard, dense shell makes excellent charcoal and is a good starting point for making activated carbon for industrial

[biofuel] Re: Cars from coconuts

2001-07-27 Thread F. Marc de Piolenc
Neat! An old technology becomes new again. The article does get the shell confused with the surrounding fibrous husk or coir, but that is a common mistake. The thin, hard, dense shell makes excellent charcoal and is a good starting point for making activated carbon for industrial purposes. The