Biomass Briquetting is the process of converting low bulk-density biomass into high-density and energy-concentrated fuel briquettes.

Every year, millions of tons of agricultural waste are generated. These are either non-used or burnt inefficiently in their loose form causing air pollution. Handling and transportation of these materials are difficult due to their low bulk density. This waste can provide a renewable source of energy by converting it into high-density fuel briquettes without the addition of any binder.

Here is a list of everything you need to know about briquettes:

Environmentally Friendly

Biomass briquettes are a non-conventional source of energy, renewable in nature, eco-friendly, non-polluting, and economical. The process of converting biomass to solid fuel is also non-polluting.

No addition of any binder/chemical is required so it is 100 % natural.

Cheaper

Briquettes are cheaper than other forms of fossil fuels and can save you up to 25% in fuel cost

Helps The Community

The raw materials such as sawdust and coffee husks are sourced from the common mwananchi hence raising their standards of living.

In addition, the production of 1 tonne of briquettes generates 12 man-day employment opportunities.

Easy To Transport

Briquettes have a high specific density (1200 Kg/m3) and bulk density (1000 Kg/m3) compared to 60 to 180 Kg/m3 of loose biomass. These can stand the ardors of long-distance transport. Loading/unloading and transportation costs are much less and storage requirement is drastically reduced. Compared to firewood or loose biomass, briquettes give much higher boiler efficiency due to low moisture content and higher density.

High Caloric Value

Briquettes have a high calorific value of 3800-4200 Kcal/Kg.  Briquettes have consistent quality, have high burning efficiency, and are ideally sized for complete combustion.

Smokeless

There is no fly ash when burning briquettes

Due to the absence of sulfur, heat recovery is possible before the exhaust is released into the atmosphere.

Kenya has become one of the leading advocates of green energy. With the ban on plastic papers, Kenya joined about 30 countries that have either passed the law and implemented it or passed the law with the intention of implementing it.