I'm interested in your opinions of catalytic converters for wood burning stoves?

Question

I'm interested in your opinions of catalytic converters for wood burning stoves?

Answer 1

If you have a wood stove maybe you should buy java logs, they're logs made out of coffee beans and they are really cheap. They burn for a long time and work really well. You can find them at WalMart.

Answer 2

In India a wood burning iron stove costs about USD 1. Baked mud ones are cheaper. How would  a cat converter be attached to this? At what cost?

Phillips of Holland have made a controller, which runs off a thermopile powered by the stove itself. This drives a small fan, again powered by the stove itself to adjust the combustion air so that the combustion products have minimal carbon monoxide.

This seems to be a better option for such 'no-tech' devices.

Answer 3

catalytic converters use a platinum element which stays hot to burn any unburned hydrocarbons. I not sure if it would do anything on a wood burning stove