Wildepad wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Feb 2008 02:45:07 +0000 (UTC), nospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(Paul
> Ciszek) wrote:
>> In article <djdaq3d27uk2ivrbfsitf82sl5q4opd7iq@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
>> Wildepad <noreplies> wrote:
>>> The powers that be, eager to have this landfill-alternative shown to
>>> be a practical process, put you in charge of disposing of it. (The
>>> power companies don't want it -- diamond dust plays havoc with the
>>> equipment.)
>>>
>>> What do you do with it?
>> If nothing else, you could heat it in the absence of oxygen so that it
>> reverts to graphite, THEN sell it to the coal-fired power plants.
>
> Great idea -- thanks!
But if diamond dust generates spontaneously when the diamonds are
handled and is such a problem for equipment, wouldn't that just ruin the
graphite-making plant instead? Seems like a waste of an additional step
to me, better to just chuck the diamonds into the furnace as-is.
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