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.
Claims19
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 to reach a predetermined moisture level;
- compressing the dried sawdust in a shaped mold at a second temperature to form a charcoal briquette;
- carbonizing the charcoal briquette at a third temperature for a first time period;
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- cooling the charcoal briquette for a second time period 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.
A hexagonal-shaped charcoal briquette comprising:
- a body having a cross sectional shape of a regular hexagonal prism with first and second planar ends and six planar sides between the ends, each side of which is adjacent to two other of the planar sides and meets the two other planar sides at a respective edge;
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- six cylindrical columns, each disposed along a length of the body at a respective edge;
- wherein the hexagonal-shaped charcoal briquette:
- consists only of compressed hardwood sawdust;
- has a uniform density;
- has a burn time of at least 4 hours;
- when burning is smokeless, odorless, and sparklers;
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- leaves an ash residue after burning of no more than 5%.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.