Talk:Solid fuel

GHG neutral?

The section on wood states: "It is also greenhouse gas neutral which means that the log being burned cannot produce any more carbon than was used by it during its life."

Is this true? And if so, is it not true trivially, i.e. is this not true of all solid fossil fuels? Wood is not alone in that it originates from carbon-based life-forms, and burning it releases that same carbon originally taken up.

If this comment is added here for wood there ought to be similar comments made for the other fuels. Is coal GHG neutral in the same sense? Or positive or negative?82.6.166.218 (talk) 12:57, 10 October 2016 (UTC)

I have changed the article to reflect a more accurate view of whether wood is carbon neutral. This now brings it into line with the main wood fuel article and has its own citations. Stingray Trainer (talk) 22:04, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

March 2017 Copy Edit

I have tidied up and reviewed this article. I removed a lot of uncited nonsense and poorly written bulking material. Bought the summaries into line with the primary articles for each title and linked them in. Arguably this entire page could be converted to a list that links to the properly written articles for each sub area. Stingray Trainer (talk) 22:05, 9 March 2017 (UTC)

Dung

Someone knowledgable might add a section on dried dung as solid fuel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.213.157.254 (talk) 14:12, 16 November 2017 (UTC)

Calorific value etc

I have added obvious omissions from the article and reverted clear vandalism. 109.150.216.44 (talk) 20:16, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Removed municipal solid waste

I've removed this section as MSW is not actually a fuel as such. Incineration is a way of getting rid of it. If there is some calorific value in it OK but this doesn't justify calling it a solid fuel. If someone wants to put it back in it would need further explanation and a better reference. Also this statement is contradictory as all MSW would contain toxic materials: "However, this is technology heavy and can only be used where the waste is known not to contain toxic materials." Organic solid waste on the other hand could be used as part of bioenergy but this is already included in the section on biomass now. EMsmile (talk) 09:26, 24 January 2023 (UTC)

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Municipal solid waste commonly known as trash or garbage in the United States and as rubbish in Britain, is a waste type consisting of everyday items that are discarded by the public. It can be burnt to create electrical energy by careful control of the waste stream. With the correct technology it can also be gasified and converted to a viable fuel source. However, this is technology heavy and can only be used where the waste is known not to contain toxic materials.

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