How to produce biomass briquettes?

Production of biomass briquettes requires technology, which can be high energy-powered or low energy-powered. Raw materials for the briquetting process are a major determinant of the equipment and machinery used as well as briquette’s varied quality and production costs .

What are the different aspects of briquetting?

Several studies have broadly reviewed diferent aspects of briquetting, including briquette binders and quality param-eters , technical and economic aspects , production, marketing and use , binders and briquetting mechanism , and empirical studies on biomass briquette production .

What are the briquette technologies?

Briquetting technologies have been presented in Section 3.1.4. The most important components, following the chosen technology are: Biomass hopper: where the crushed biomass is stored, ready to be compacted into briquettes.

What are the quality parameters of biomass briquettes?

The important quality parameters of biomass briquettes include compressive strength, mechanical, impact- and water-resistance, and briquette density, and are measured using different standard measurement procedures. This makes it difficult comparing different biomass briquettes based on these quality parameters.

Which material is used for biomass briquetting?

For biomass briquetting, vegetable- or plant-derived raw materials are the preferred densification material, while animal-derived biomass is often used as binding material, e.g., cow dung. The predominant use of vegetable or plant biomass sources could be attributed to its wide availability compared to animal derived biomass.

Is biomass briquetting economically feasible?

Also, in addition to binder-less briquetting, microalgae were observed to have emerged as a potential binder in briquette production. Overall, biomass briquetting technology has been reported as an economically feasible technology in almost all the reported studies that assessed its economic viability.