Briquettes are
made by grinding Biomass and sawdust into a homogeneous pulp and
forming this into a briquette under very high pressure. High
pressure & pressing releases one of the natural components of
wood - lignin which has the property of becoming liquid at high
pressure (temperature) and, as it subsequently cools, it binds
the wood together in its new form Briquettes.
What can be briquetted?
Almost any biomass can be
briquetted. Briquetting plants set so far in India are using Saw
Dust, Bamboo dust, Bagasse, Cotton Stalk, Coffee husk, Groundnut
Shell, Mustard Husk/Stalk, Pine Needles, Rice Husk, Sugar Mill
Waste, Jute waste, Coir pith and other wastes & residues like
Castor Shell, Red Gram Stalk, Tobacco stem, Tea Waste, Sander
Dust, Tree Bark, Wild Grasses & Shrubs and Sander dust etc. can
be also be briquetted individually or in combination without
using any binder. |