Biochar products and method of manufacture thereof
OwnerLeonard Eddyinventor
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Abstract
A method for producing charcoal particles or pellets which use different additives as binders for the biochar pellets. The method includes producing a mixture with charcoal and additives selected from nanocrystalline cellulose, nanocrystalline fibrils, bentonite, and polyvinyl acetate. The mixture is created by mixing one or more of the additives with charcoal or bentonite. The mixture is then processed in a pelletizer device. While processing, the surface of the mixture is sprayed with a liquid. Once turned into pellets by way of the pelletizer device, the resulting pellets are then dried by applying heat to the pellets. The liquid can be water or a solution of water and sodium borate.
Claims8
A method for producing pellets from a base material, the method comprising:
- a) mixing said base material with at least one additive to result in a mixture;
- b) processing said mixture;
- and
- c) heating said mixture to produce dried pellets;
- wherein said base material is clay, charcoal, or a combination of clay and charcoal, and said at least one additive is nanocrystalline cellulose;
- nanocrystalline fibrils;
- polyvinyl acetate and sodium borate;
- or a combination thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.