Interesting warning from Europe on wood pellets and CO gas.
http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/co-wood-pellets.htm
http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/co-wood-pellets.htm
Carbon dioxide is released from decomposing wood, and it is released as a byproduct of fermentation in silos (and beer making!).Interesting, I learn something (or many things) every day. I was always under the impression CO was released in the decomposition of organic matter ie. wood rotting. I never would have guessed is was released from drying or stored wood, rather rotting or wet wood decomposing.
Carbon dioxide is released from decomposing wood, and it is released as a byproduct of fermentation in silos (and beer making!).
Carbon monoxide is what they're saying can accumulate in pellet storage facilities. "The chemical reactions responsible for carbon monoxide production from wood pellets are assumed to be an auto-oxidation process, especially oxidation of the fatty acids to be found in wood." http://www.hse.gov.uk/safetybulletins/co-wood-pellets.htm
One will suffocate in a hurry and the other poisons the blood, either way heed FC's advice and be wary of sealed spaces.
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