I thought about chimney soot... Dont do this, i can see some real potential horrors. We got two open fire places, this is why i mentioned soot. But
reading what you put reminded me of something, we had the chimney sweep in maybe 2 years ago now.
Since that time we have burnt all sorts on the fire, you tend to just chuck stuff on when the fire is alight, so plastic wrapping etc etc etc has all
gone on it. Makes you wonder what soot will actually contain, i think if your going to potentially concentrate it and separate it, then maybe its a
bad idea.
I dont think creosote as such is soluble in water, but i know when making charcoal, you get alot of what i would call oily gunk, and you would call
creosote. Might be a safer way, also consider hard wood and softwood give different types of oily gunk after you make it.
Watch a few videos on u tube about making charcoal, you get a good idea of the shit that comes out. Adding water or steam as it cooks pushes alot of
the oily shit out.
Oily woods like pine and teak might yield something interesting.
[Edited on 18-11-2017 by NEMO-Chemistry] |