Grey ash-Bro science

MATTYMATT726

MATTYMATT726

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Actually, the way it originally went was white/grey ash meant proper "FLUSH" and therfore a even burn, smoother smoke and not necessarily a STRONGER smoke.
 
Budzbuddha

Budzbuddha

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White vs. Black ash -

Research into ash from wildfires points to burn temperature as the main factor in determining ash’s properties.

With increasing combustion temperature, the charred organic material and organic nitrogen concentrations decrease, and the ash color lightens from black to gray to white. The lightest color ash is mostly made up of crystalline or amorphous inorganic compounds. Further research has yielded additional insight. The Tobacco industry has studied ash color for some time - 100 years ago or so , scientific literature explored the plant ingredients that support or inhibit tobacco burn. It was described that chlorides prevent complete combustion, which then inhibits flavor and aroma.

Potassium salts of organic acids, on the other hand, aid in combustion and increase the fire-holding capacity.

At burn temperatures below 450 degrees C, combustion is far from complete, and the ash from low-temperature combustion is rich in organic compounds, with carbon as the main component. The combustion process progresses with increasing temperatures (above 450 degrees C), and carbon becomes volatilized, meaning it turns into a gas.

What remains is mineral ash, composed mainly of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, silicon and phosphorous in the form of inorganic carbonates.

White ash in tobacco cigars and cigarettes was accomplished by adding magnesium or calcium acids, nitrates or carbonates. Burning any of these acids in your cigarette will cause alkaline earth metal oxide to form, which imparts a white color to the ash that is left behind.

When the temperatures increase even further (above 580 degrees C), the most common forms of minerals are oxides. Another victim of higher combustion temperature is the ash’s total nitrogen content, as nitrogen has a low temperature volatilization.

I have read that some grower practices to help jump start chlorophyll degradation - darkness / light deprivation to help curb sugar and starches and even low temps ( even in light ) can improve smokability and smoothness. All from shutting down the photosynthesis.
 
StonedGardener

StonedGardener

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Budzbuddha said:
White vs. Black ash -

Research into ash from wildfires points to burn temperature as the main factor in determining ash’s properties.

With increasing combustion temperature, the charred organic material and organic nitrogen concentrations decrease, and the ash color lightens from black to gray to white. The lightest color ash is mostly made up of crystalline or amorphous inorganic compounds. Further research has yielded additional insight. The Tobacco industry has studied ash color for some time - 100 years ago or so , scientific literature explored the plant ingredients that support or inhibit tobacco burn. It was described that chlorides prevent complete combustion, which then inhibits flavor and aroma.

Potassium salts of organic acids, on the other hand, aid in combustion and increase the fire-holding capacity.

At burn temperatures below 450 degrees C, combustion is far from complete, and the ash from low-temperature combustion is rich in organic compounds, with carbon as the main component. The combustion process progresses with increasing temperatures (above 450 degrees C), and carbon becomes volatilized, meaning it turns into a gas.

What remains is mineral ash, composed mainly of calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, silicon and phosphorous in the form of inorganic carbonates.

White ash in tobacco cigars and cigarettes was accomplished by adding magnesium or calcium acids, nitrates or carbonates. Burning any of these acids in your cigarette will cause alkaline earth metal oxide to form, which imparts a white color to the ash that is left behind.

When the temperatures increase even further (above 580 degrees C), the most common forms of minerals are oxides. Another victim of higher combustion temperature is the ash’s total nitrogen content, as nitrogen has a low temperature volatilization.

I have read that some grower practices to help jump start chlorophyll degradation - darkness / light deprivation to help curb sugar and starches and even low temps ( even in light ) can improve smokability and smoothness. All from shutting down the photosynthesis.
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You da man.....digging right into it . Facts are good !
 
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