Bio-Mass Briquetting Plant

Biomass Briquettes are a biofuel substitute to coal and charcoal. The most common use of the briquettes are in the developing world, where energy sources are not as widely available. Biomass briquetting is the densification of loose biomass material to produce compact solid composites of different sizes with the application of pressure. Briquetting of residues takes place with the application of pressure, heat and binding agent on the loose materials to produce the briquettes. Two different types of densification technologies are currently in use. The first, called pyrolizing technology relies on partial pyrolysis of biomass, which is mixed with binder and then made into briquettes by casting and pressing. The second technology is direct extrusion type, where the biomass is dried and directly compacted with high heat and pressure. Setting up the briquette production unit raw material should be locally available.