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US 2026/0132348 A1Published application
Briquette
AssigneeBinding Solutions Ltd
InventorRichard JOYCE
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Abstract
The invention relates to the use of fibres, often in briquettes, and to the production of briquettes, for instance from coal, metal or metal ores. Typically the briquettes are formed from particulate material and a fibre.
Claims19
1-21. (canceled)
A briquette comprising:
- (i) a particulate material;
- (ii) in the range 0.1-0.4 wt. % fibre, wherein the fibres are of length in the range 1 mm-5 mm, and diameter in the range 10 μm-100 μm;
- and
- (iii) a binder selected from at least partially saponified polyvinyl alcohol, a combination of polyvinyl alcohol and sodium hydroxide, an alkali metal alkyl siliconate or polyalkyl silicic acid, phenol formaldehyde resin, guar gum, a combination of guar gum and calcium oxide, anionic polyacrylamide, styrene acrylate emulsion, and combinations thereof;
- wherein the particulate material comprises metal ore, metal ore containing waste, iron residue, iron filings, mineral waste, arc furnace waste, or a combination thereof.
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A method for producing a briquette of claim 1 comprising:
- (i) mixing the particulate material, with in the range 0.1-0.5 wt. % fibre and a binder;
- (ii) compressing the mixture to form a briquette;
- and
- (iii) curing the briquette.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.