Detailed Project Report (DPR) on Charcoal Briquettes

CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

[EIRI/EDPR/1105]  (J.C. 9749)

INTRODUCTION

A briquette (or briquet) is a block of flammable matter used as fuel to start and maintain a fire. Common types of briquettes are charcoal briquettes and biomass briquettes.

Some briquettes are compressed and dried brown coal extruded into hard blocks. This is a common technique for low rank coals. They are typically dried to 12-18% moisture, and are primarily used in household and industry.

Peat Briquettes

In Ireland, peat briquettes are a common type of solid fuel, largely replacing sods of raw peat as a domestic fuel. These briquettes consist of shredded peat, compressed to form a virtually smokeless, slow-burning, easily stored and transported fuel. Although often used as the sole fuel for a fire, they are also used to quickly and easily light a coal fire.

Omass Briquettes

Biomass briquettes are made from agricultural waste and are a replacement for fossil fuels such as oil or coal, and can be used to heat boilers in manufacturing plants, and also have applications in developing countries. Biomass briquettes are a renewable source of energy and avoid adding fossil carbon to the atmosphere.

A number of companies in India have switched from furnace oil to biomass briquettes to save costs on boiler fuels. The use of biomass briquettes is predominant in the southern parts of India, where coal and furnace oil are being replaced by biomass briquettes. A number of units in Maharashtra (India) are also using biomass briquettes as boiler fuel. Use of biomass briquettes can earn Carbon Credits for reducing emissions in the atmosphere. Lanxess India and a few other large companies are supposedly using biomass briquettes for earning Carbon Credits by switching their boiler fuel. Biomass briquettes also provide more calorific value/kg and save around 30-40 percent of boiler fuel costs.

A popular biomass briquette emerging in developed countries takes a waste produce such as sawdust, compresses it and then extrudes it to make a reconsistuted log that can replace firewood. It is a similar process to forming a wood pellet but on a larger scale. There are no binders involved in this process. The natural lignin in the wood binds the particles of wood together to form a solid. Burning a wood briquette is far more efficient than burning firewood. Moisture content of a briquette can be as low as 4%, whereas green firewood may be as high as 65%.

COST ESTIMATION

Plant Capacity            15 MT/Day

Land & Building (2000 sq.mt.)    Rs. 1.18 Cr

Plant & Machinery                    Rs. 89.50 Lac

Working Capital for 3 Months    Rs. 79.58 Lac

Total Capital Investment          Rs. 3.11 Cr

Rate of Return                          21%

Break Even Point                      57%

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

CONSTITUENTS OF CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES SOLD COMMERCIALLY FOR COOKING FOOD CAN INCLUDE:

PEAT BRIQUETTES

BIOMASS BRIQUETTES

FOR EXAMPLE PARAMETERS OF FUEL BRIQUETTES MADE BY EXTRUSION FROM SAWDUST IN UKRAINE:

USE IN CHINA

USES FOR CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

YARD USE

CLEANING USES

OTHER USES

MANUFACTURE OF BRIQUETTING

PROPERTIES OF CHARCOAL FINES

THE TECHNIQUES OF BRIQUETTING

ECONOMICS OF BRIQUETTING

BRIQUETTING AS A COTTAGE INDUSTRY

USING FINE CHARCOAL WITHOUT BRIQUETTING

RAW MATERIALS

THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

CHARRING THE WOOD

CARBONIZING THE COAL

BRIQUETTING

BAGGING

BYPRODUCTS/WASTE

THE FUTURE

MARKET SURVEY OF CHARCOAL BRIQUETTE

APPLICATION OF BRIQUETTES IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES FROM VALUE CHAIN

FEED STOCK SUPPLIES

OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING SECTOR

GLOBAL SCENARIO AND MARKET SEGMENTS

ORGANIC CHARCOAL BRIQUET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE

EASILY LIGHTABLE CHARCOAL BRICK

CHARCOAL BRIQUETTE PACKAGING TECHNIQUE

APPARATUS FOR IGNITING CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

INSTANT STARTING BRIQUETTES

NEW APPLICATION

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

EXAMPLE 3

CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

EXAMPLES

BRIQUETTE BINDER COMPOSITION

EXAMPLES

BINDER COMPOSITION 1

BRIQUETTE COMPOSITION 1

BRIQUETTE COMPOSITION 2

COMPARATIVE BRIQUETTE COMPOSITION 1

DROP TESTS

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH

WATER RESISTANCE AND SOLUBILITY

PACKAGED STACKABLE CHARCOAL BRIQUET

TABLE 1

COMBUSTIBLE SMOKE-FREE BRIQUETTE

FUEL BRIQUETTES AND THEIR PREPARATION

EXAMPLE 1

EXAMPLE 2

EXAMPLE 3

COMPLETE PLANT AND EQUIPMENTS SUPPLIERS FOR CHARCOAL   BRIQUETTES

EXTRUDER

PULVERIZERS

REACTION KETTLES

TOP OF FORM

COCONUT SHELL

CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

LIMESTONE

STARCH POWDER

BORAX

COCONUT CHARCOAL BRIQUETTE

COCONUT CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES AND METHODS

BINDERS FOR CHARCOAL BRIQUETTING

1. SMOKELESS BINDERS:

2. SMOKY BINDERS:

MANUFACTURE OF CHARCOAL BRIQUETTES

A. MECHANICAL PROCESS

A1. PREPARATION OF CHARCOAL FINES:

A2. MIXING CHARCOAL FINES WITH BINDER

A3. BRIQUETTING OF THE MIXTURE

A4. DRYING OF THE BRIQUETTES

B. MANUAL PROCESS

COCONUT SHELL CHARCOAL BRIQUETTE

ADVANTAGES OVER OTHER FUELS -

CONSUMERS -

BRIQUETTE MACHINE

EXTRUDER TS-01

GREEN BIOMASS BRIQUETTING MACHINE

CRUSHER TS-02

MIXER - DISPENSER TS-03

BELOW IS THE PRODUCTION PROCESS SUMMARY FOR CHARCOAL   BRIQUETTE PRODUCTION

APPENDIX – A:

01. PLANT ECONOMICS

02. LAND & BUILDING

03. PLANT AND MACHINERY

04. OTHER FIXED ASSESTS

05. FIXED CAPITAL

06. RAW MATERIAL

07. SALARY AND WAGES

08. UTILITIES AND OVERHEADS

09. TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL

10. TOTAL CAPITAL INVESTMENT

11. COST OF PRODUCTION

12. TURN OVER/ANNUM

13. BREAK EVEN POINT

14. RESOURCES FOR FINANCE

15. INSTALMENT PAYABLE IN 5 YEARS

16. DEPRECIATION CHART FOR 5 YEARS

17. PROFIT ANALYSIS FOR 5 YEARS

18. PROJECTED BALANCE SHEET FOR (5 YEARS)