Worldwide, Many developing countries produce vast quantities of agro residues but they are used inefficiently causing extensive pollution to the environment. The major residues are coconut leaves, rice husk, groundnut shells, sawdust, coffee husk, cotton Salk, coir pith, jute sticks etc… At a distance from the problems of storage, handling and transporting the direct burning of loose biomass in conservative grates is associated with very low thermal efficiency and prevalent pollution. As a classic example, about 800 tones of rice husk ash are generated every day in Ludhiana (Punjab) as a result burning 2000 tones of husk. Briquetting of the husk could diminish these pollution problems while at the same time making use of this important domestic/industrial energy resource.
Briquetting technology is yet to get a strong grip in many developing countries because of the technological constraint involved and be deficient in knowledge to adapt the technology to suit local conditions. Overcoming the many operational problems associated with this technology and ensuring the quality of the raw material used are pivotal factors in determining its business success. In addition to this business part, the importance of this technology lies in conserving wood, a product extensively used in developing countries and prevent waste which is generally dump in the land but biomass technology makes optimum use of that.
Briquetting is the process to make charcoal briquettes from low bulk density to high bulk density. Charcoal briquettes are made from two crucial ingredients. The most enviable ingredients are hardwood such as hard maple, birch, hickory and softwood such as rice husk, tea husk, fruit pit, nut shells. Minor ingredients include a binding agent to late the backyard sear know when the briquettes are ready to cook over.
The manufacturing process of biomass briquettes contains two methods. One is kiln method and another is retort method. First scorch the wood and then carbonizing the coal. Charcoal briquette production is environmentally friendly in another way: the charcoal briquette and pellet manufacturer in the India use only waste products. Sawdust and wood from briquette machine manufacturers and pellet manufacturers are converted from the abundance of waste into useable briquettes.
Cost study of a biomass Briquetting plant is widely biomass and site exact and depends on the number of machines install in the plant. Therefore, it is crucial that a possibility report Should be prepared for each Briquetting unit before its installation. These charcoal briquettes are used in stoves and furnaces without creating any pollution.
The biomass Briquetting plant is Eco friendly and trusted source of renewable energy.