Sawdust charcoal
OwnerRiki Franco, Oron Francoinventors
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Abstract
A method to create a natural charcoal briquette is described herein. A wood material is collected and impurities are removed from the wood material. The wood material is dried at a temperature in a range of approximately 150° C. to approximately 200° C. to reach a moisture level in a range of approximately 3.7% to approximately 5.0%. The dried wood material is compressed in a shaped mold at approximately 300° C. and under 40 tons of pressure to form a charcoal briquette. The charcoal briquette is carbonized at a temperature in a range of approximately 700° C. to approximately 800° C. in a range of approximately 14 days to approximately 17 days. The charcoal briquette is then cooled for approximately 2 days prior to use or packaging.
Claims12
A method of creating a natural charcoal briquette, the method comprising:
- collecting hardwood sawdust;
- removing non-wood impurities from the sawdust;
- drying the sawdust at a first temperature in the range of 150° C. to 450° C. to reach a predetermined moisture level;
- compressing the dried sawdust in a shaped mold at a second temperature in the range of 350° C. to 400° C. at an applied pressure in the range of 0.3 tons to 5.0 tons to form a charcoal briquette;
- carbonizing the briquette at a third temperature of 700°-800° C. for a first time period in the range of 7-17 days to form a charcoal briquette;
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- cooling the charcoal briquette at ambient temperature for a second time period of at least two days prior to use or packaging.
A charcoal briquette consisting of sawdust, the charcoal briquette having a uniform density, a fixed carbon content of 90%, and a burn time of at least 4 hours.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.