Briquetting of Biomass Wastes

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Introduction

An Indian company offers a briquetting plant using biomass wastes. The plant consists of briquetting press, grinder, dryer, material handling and storage equipments. The process consists of grinding, crushing, drying and binderless briquetting, whereby the material is converted from loose form into higher compact briquettes. Solid fuel briquettes are an ideal substitute for fossil fuels. Agricultural and forest waste such as rice husk, groundnut shells, saw dust, cotton stalks are converted into solid fuel briquettes.

Areas of Application: The briquetting technology is suitable for farms, saw mills, paper mills, sugar and textile mills, rice mills, etc.


Advantages

The briquettes have the following advantages.

  • Have a high calorific value
  • Burn evenly and steadily giving longer lasting fire
  • Have low ash content which means no pollution of the environment and longer life for your machinery
  • Clean and easy to store
  • Saving of cost in disposal or in storage of waste material

Equipment

Briquetting press, grinder, dryer, material handling and storage equipments.

Raw materals

Gicultural and forest waste such as rice husk, groundnut shells, saw dust and cotton stalks.


Stage of Development

Commercialized.


Economic Data

The machinery can produce 1 metric ton of briquettes per hour.


For further information please contact

Helmant Bhatter, Managing Director
M/S Solar Sciences Consultancy Pvt. Ltd
E-39A East of Kailash
New Delhi 110065, India
Tel : 91 -011-26464916, 26476239
Fax: 91-011-26463812