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   mike to kanon11@gmail.com   
   Re: One man experimental humanure biogas   
   04 Jul 13 15:39:55   
   
   From: ham789@netzero.net   
      
   On 7/4/2013 2:47 PM, kanon11@gmail.com wrote:   
   > Thanks for the feedback. Yes, it's similar to a septic tank, but it will   
   produce methane and fertilizer (and electricity, though I'm curious about your   
   reasons for a microbial fuel cell not working), without the ground water   
   contamination problem. It    
   will also produce heat, and larger versions can output 140 degree water.   
   >   
   > As for the fuel cell, it seems prototypes are cheap and easy to build. Might   
   produce a volt or so at a few hundred mA. These are small tabletop models, so   
   a septic tank size will likely produce a lot more.   
   >   
   > Anyway, my question still stands: how does the compost climb up and out the   
   output pipe?   
   Please publish some links to the fuel cells that run on the gas you can   
   generate.   
      
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