moving on Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 Can anybody help me with how I would turn manure into paper?..Can it be a purely organic process? regards moving on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insane_alien Posted August 30, 2008 Share Posted August 30, 2008 manure tends not to have too much cellulose in it. you need to have cellulose to make paper as that is its main constituent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainPanic Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Indeed. I can imagine that some manure, like horse poo, can contain some fibres that can be turned into paper... but I would suggest that you throw it on the land, plant some seeds and wait 20 years until you get some decent trees. Paper making is not purely organic. Additives are used to increase strength (or, related to that, to dissolve and remove some unwanted substances, like lignin). Also, to make paper white, you'll need some additives. I'm sure wikipedia has info about it. Can I ask: why do you want to make poo-paper? (And isn't it faster to simply clean your used toilet paper)?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phi for All Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Can I ask: why do you want to make poo-paper?My question too. What is the purpose of this paper, to write on, to wrap things with, to wipe more poo on or something else? At a certain point, your market for such a product is going to be very limited, even if you're the only one using it. How much effort would need to go into making such a product inoffensive enough to use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big314mp Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 <speculating> You may be able to take certain types of fibrous kitchen waste (corn husks, perhaps?) and grind it up in water to form a slurry. Spread the slurry out onto a screen, squeeze mostly dry, and allow to air dry. It would probably be more like cardboard, than paper... </speculating> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Sometimes I'm amazed by what you can find on the net. http://www.elephantdungpaper.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moving on Posted September 5, 2008 Author Share Posted September 5, 2008 Good morning Thank you for your replies. The ultimate object is for the stable yard to be self-suficient by producing recycled horse poo bedding! As far as additives I was hoping to produce as natural product as possible, but increasing fibre strength and absorption is priority...any ideas? Thank you so much for the links regards moving on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Skeptic Posted September 5, 2008 Share Posted September 5, 2008 You may be able to get away with just washing, sterilizing, and drying, if all you want is bedding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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