Biomass Briquettes

Every year millions of tons of agricultural wastes and forest residues are generated. These are either wasted or burnt inefficiently in their loose form causing air pollution. Handing andtransportation of these materials is difficult due to their low bulk density. These wastes can provide renewable source of energy by converting in to high density fuel Briquettes without addition of any binder.

Biomass can also refer to our newest source of renewable energy and the best way to recycle biological matter.

All plants, including those from the sea and other water bodies, are considered to be biomass. Though, usually, the term refers to what they leave behind that we do not use for food or materials. For example, straw, corncobs, husks, animal waste, garbage, and other things that we usually throw away and forget about.

These materials are not useless, as most people believe them to be. Although they are the left-over pieces from industrial processes and natural waste, they can be used for many different uses. And though most people wouldn't think it, these are the key to creating a better world and a better future.

Biomass is all of the matter which is organic, contains carbon, and has gone through photosynthesis and other processes. Biomass is mostly made up of plants which make use of the light from the sun to create energy through photosynthesis many of the developing countries produce huge quantities of agro residues but they are used inefficiently causing extensive pollution to the environment. The major residues are rice husk, coffee husk, coir pith, jute sticks, bagasse, groundnut shells, mustard stalks and cotton stalks. Sawdust, a milling residue is also available in huge quantity. Apart from the problems of transportation, storage, and handling, the direct burning of loose biomass in conventional grates is associated with very low thermal efficiency and widespread air pollution. The conversion efficiencies are as low as 40% with particulate emissions in the flue gases in excess of 3000 mg/ Nm In addition, a large percentage of un burnt carbonaceous ash has to be disposed of. In the case of rice husk, this amounts to more than 40% of the feed burnt. Most of this biomass goes to waste by being dumped into landfills and even burned, which causes air pollution. Instead of making use of the precious land that we have and polluting the air, we can use biomass to create energy and fuel, as well as feed and other agricultural necessities.

Biomass is definitely a great way to help fix our earth. It is completely natural, and we can use it for fuel biomass, and many other things. There are many ways that we can get this biomass and use it to its full capacity. First of all, we should collect the residue that comes from agricultural and forestry processes. This can be used for manure, fuel, and even feed stock. Industrial waste such as used fuel can be reused to create more fuel that can be used in other fields. The great thing about biomass is that it can be grown for our needs. Growing plants to use as biomass will not only give us biomass to use, but it will also help clean out our land and air resources.

There are many different uses.

The process of "BRIQUETTING" is the physical transformation of the loose raw material into a compact form. The form change results in a much higher specific density of the material, which increases its combustion efficiency as compared to the loose material.

Briquetting (compacting) the Biomass, for fuel biomass is one of the simplest forms of using biomass. The residue left from crops and harvesting can be used as fuel biomass. This way, none of it goes to waste.

Briquetting of the Agro waste & husk could mitigate these pollution problems while at the same time making use of this important industrial/domestic energy resource. Moreover, Loose production waste such as dust or shavings represents a considerable cost factor. By compressing this waste material into briquettes we can decrease costs while reducing the mess and increasing safety.

By briquetting waste materials, volumes can be reduced by up to 90%. This creates a significant savings on transportation/handling/storage costs for later use as a heat source or simply for more convenient disposal. An additional advantage comes from briquetting flammable waste materials such as fine dust particles that are often created from wood processing operations. Briquetting eliminates the dust from the air and the mess created when removing dust collection bags, further reducing the risk of sparks or fire.

In addition to this commercial aspect, the importance of this technology lies in conserving wood, a commodity extensively used in developing countries and leading to the widespread destruction of forests. The following agricultural and forest wastes and residues can easily be converted into fuel briquettes ie. "BIO COAL or WHITE COAL".