How to Make Charcoal Briquettes？

Charcoal briquette is a kind of fuel made from charcoal powder. Compared with traditional fuels, charcoal briquettes can not only generate heat continuously but also produce no smoke and odor during combustion. So how to make charcoal briquette?

Process of Making Charcoal Briquettes

Process of Making Charcoal Briquettes

The process of making charcoal briquettes can be divided into six steps:

Step 1: Carbonization

Carbonization

The raw materials are fed into a carbonization furnace and heated to about 1,100°F (590°C). Then they are carbonized under anhydrous, oxygen-free, high temperature and high-pressure conditions.

Step 2: Crushing

crushing

Use a hammer crusher or roller crusher to crush the carbonized wood, generally they can be crushed into pieces of charcoal to 5mm below to make high-quality charcoal briquettes.

Step 3: Drying

Use a dryer to reduce its moisture content to the level required for briquette formation by about half (to about 15%).

Step 4: Mixing

Raw material needs to be mixed according to different material ratios to ensure that the pressed product is uniform. Mixing time is generally 10-15 minutes until the raw materials are mixed evenly.

Step 5: Briquetting

Briquetting

The charcoal briquetting machine is the core equipment. Due to the combined action of moisture, binders (such as starch), temperature (about 105°F or 40°C) and roller, the briquettes can maintain their shape when they fall from the bottom of the ball press.

Step 6: Cooling

After the briquettes are formed, they need to be cooled to reduce their temperature and increase their strength.

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What Machines are Needed？

We will recommend several types of equipment for briquetting processing:

Crusher Machine

Hammer Crusher

Name	Capacity	Feeding Size
Hammer Crusher	5-75T/H	≤400mm

You can choose hammer crusher to crush large materials into small pieces. Hammer crusher has high performance and is environmentally friendly. The size of the raw material is best crushed to less than 3cm, and the follow-up processing effect will be better.

Dryer Machine

Rotary Drum Dryer

Name	Capacity	Power
Rotary Drum Dryer	1.9-76T/H	7.5-160kw

You can choose a rotary drum dryer, which has a long service life, less wear and tear, and low efficiency. The dryer will remove excess moisture and make the charcoal process smoother.

Mixing Machine

Mixing Barrel

Name	Volume	Power
Mixing Barrel	0.58-135.4m³	1.5-37kw

The mixing barrel ensures that the adhesive is evenly distributed throughout the mixture, improving the quality of the briquettes.

Briquette Machine

Charcoal Briquette Machine

Name	Capacity	Common Shapes
Charcoal Briquette Machine	1-35T/H	square, round, oval, pillow

We have different types of charcoal briquette machines for sale, pressing different shapes. Our charcoal briquette machines are fast to form and easy to install and maintain.

Advantages of Charcoal Briquettes During Processing

No waste material: With no chemicals added during the entire processing of charcoal briquette. Not only there is no waste slag, but some waste can also be recycled and reused to create benefits.

No waste liquid: The whole process does not need to be added or drained water or any liquid, so it will cause no pollution to the water source.

No waste gas: The gas generated during the processing of charcoal briquette is only water vapor and some combustible gas which causes no air pollution.

Real Case of Charcoal Briquette Production Line

20 T/H Charcoal Briquette Production Line In Kenya

Kenya 20 t/h charcoal briquette production line

Processing Material	Equipment Configuration	Charcoal Briquette Size	Charcoal Briquette Shape
Charcoal	Double-shaft mixer, liquid mixer, feeder, charcoal briquette making machine, dryer, conveyor	50 mm (in diameter)	Pillow

What our customers say:

Since we introduced the charcoal briquette production line from Fote, our production efficiency has improved. The equipment runs stably and almost no downtime is required for maintenance, which has greatly increased our output.

Conclusion

According to the content above, it is not so difficult to process charcoal briquettes. But we need to pay attention to many details, such as component ratio, and moisture, all of which will directly affect the final quality.
If you are interested in building a charcoal briquette plant, please contact us for help, and we will give you the best solution.

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