Micro Compound Lever Briquette Press
How
To Build A Micro Compound Lever Briquette Press Manual
North American lumber standard
1.5 inch
x 3.5 inch(38 mm x 89 mm)
{Includes English and Metric
Dimensions}, 2 MB, PDF
This small press works well for single-family use, classroom demonstrations,
or a small village.
It features a small footprint and
is easy to build using hand
tools. There are two versions, Brace version or Notch
version.
↓Translated
to the following languages↓
Arabic,
Bengali,
Chinese (Simplified),
Chinese (Traditional),
Czech,
French,
German,
Hindi,
Japanese,
Korean,
Persian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish,
Swahili,
Urdu,
Vietnamese
Video
describing biomass briquette press.
Video about building the biomass press
by:
Ms. Firtle in Greece
How To Build A Micro Compound Lever Briquette
Press using 40mm x 100mm
Lumber (Brace version) Manual 1.3 MB, PDF,
Metric Only
Biomass Molds
How
To Build Biomass Molds
Molds for shaping biomass into round, square, sticks, cubes
and chunks. Drilled, slotted, and split PVC molds along
with slotted wood as an alternate to PVC. Two caulking gun presses, split plunger pistons and more.
{English and Metric
Dimensions}, PDF, 6 MB
↓Translated
to the following languages↓
Arabic,
Bengali,
Chinese (Simplified),
Chinese (Traditional),
Czech,
French,
German,
Hindi,
Japanese,
Korean,
Persian,
Polish,
Portuguese,
Spanish,
Swahili,
Urdu,
Vietnamese
Briquetting requires a biomass
mold of one type or another, whether it is a small village,
single family, or classroom operation. Here you have choices
and there are no wrong or right, best or worst, good or bad
molds for making biomass briquettes.
A variety of molds will
work equally well and one type may be best suited for you
depending on the availability of construction materials, tools, cost, skill level, and briquetting requirements. This
document provides choices to consider when selecting a
biomass mold design.
See
Video for Split-Mold
testing.
Biomass Fuel Formulations
Biomass Fuel Briquette Formulations
(English)
↓Translated
to the following languages↓
Bengali,
Chinese
(Simplified),
Chinese (Traditional),
French,
Japanese,
Korean,
Persian,
Portuguese,
Russian,
Spanish,
Swahili,
Urdu,
Vietnamese
Courtesy Richard Stanley at the
Legacy Foundation
Caulking Gun Briquette Press
Caulking Gun Briquette
Experiment
by: Dr. Zan Smith Good for classroom
demonstrations, formulation testing or small production
runs.
See
the updated version for this press in:
How
To Build Biomass Molds.
Caulking Gun Press by Joshua Guinto
(See
How To Build Biomass Molds for details)
Biomass Grinder
How
To Build A Dry Biomass Grinder/Thrasher Manual 2.5 MB PDF
Video describing the
Dry Biomass Grinder Thrasher
The grinder was designed to grind a wide variety of dry biomasses,
be low-cost and easy to build using mostly hand tools, easy to
operate, easy to maintain and require no welding.
The grinding process is
accomplished by rotating a concrete grinding head with its
aggregate exposed against a matching concrete grinding cup
with its aggregate exposed, and introducing biomass in
between the two surfaces. The grinding cup is supported with
two degrees of freedom in order to absorb the movement from
an out-of-round grinding head or the accidental introduction
of small stones or stick into the grinding space. The
grinding head is easily rotated using a hand crank at a slow
speed (under 90 rpm). The unit can be powered from a
bicycle, a foot powered treadle, a gasoline motor or an
electric motor. Grinding pressure is easily adjusted by the
weight of a few rocks in a pail. See the
Engineering For Change page E4C.
Biomass Chopper Thrasher
Portable Thrasher-Masher-Chopper
By the
Legacy Foundation
I recommend
you consider this new
design by Richard Stanley from the Legacy Foundation. Preparing biomass for
briquette production remains a crucial step in the briquetting process.
Richard has developed a very successful idea as described in
his new construction manual. The chopper was fine tuned and tested in rural
Guatemala and Nicaragua for three years)
Designing a low cost
grinder featuring ease of use, and easy to build, has been a challenge for
both Richard an me. We often
work closely together in a effort to bring you the best ideas possible. You
can contact Richard
HERE.
Biomass Chopper Cutter
How
To Build A Biomass Copper-Cutter Manual
600K PDF
Spanish Manual Version Here
Video describing the Wet-Dry Biomass Chopper Cutter
See Biomass Chopper by Joshua Guinto
Video test cutting prairie grass for a biogas project at the Cincinnati Zoo
The chopper/cutter was designed to cut both wet and dry
biomass. The chopper is easy to build using mostly hand tools, easy
to operate, easy to maintain and requires no welding. The
unit runs efficiently at a low crank speed and can be easily
operated by women or children. See the
Engineering For Change page E4
Virginia Tech has modified the original design to satisfy their needs:
Read Details Here
Biomass Composter
How
To Build A Biomass Composter
– Rotatable and Portable 2.6 MB, PDF
Spanish Manual Version
Using either a plastic or steel
drum you can easily fabricate a barrel composter for the aeration
of biomass
that is both rotatable and portable.
Large Compound-Lever Biomass Briquette Press
How To Build A Large
Compound-Lever Biomass Briquette Press
340K, PDF
This is the traditional large
compound lever press used all over the world, and works with molds diameters
from 3 inch to 6 inch.
Mold designs have greatly improved since the
original design of this press and we suggest downloading the
How To Build Biomass Molds. See the compendium for a variety of biomass mold
suggestions.
Small Biomass Briquette Press
How To Build A Small Single-Lever Square Biomass Briquette Press
Manual
570K, PDF If PVC is not available
or expensive in your area then the 3 inch square wood
mold could be an alternate.
Mold
designs have greatly improved since the original design of
this press and we suggest downloading:
How To Build Biomass Molds
for a variety of biomass mold suggestions. We
now have a better method for making a square briquette using
a wood mold.
How To Build A Small Biomass Briquette Press
English, 880K, PDF
How To Build A Small Biomass Briquette Press
French, 600K, PDF
Suggested for use as a
classroom demonstration briquetting press or where
construction resources are limited.
Mold
designs have greatly improved since the original design of
this press and we suggest downloading:
How To Build Biomass Molds.
See the compendium for a variety of biomass mold
suggestions.
The Legacy Foundation
Briquetting Video
by The Legacy Foundation
Briquette Ratchet Press by The Legacy Foundation
If
you have not read the briquetting instructions available at the
Legacy foundation, I highly recommend reading them thoroughly prior
to starting a briquetting operation. They also have several biomass
briquette presses made from metal. See them
HERE
The Legacy Foundation provides training, technology and
media services for biomass fuel briquette production, environmental
conservation and income generation throughout the world. They have a number of excellent manuals on
briquetting. Visit them
HERE
Engineers Without Borders UK Sugar Cane Waste
Briquettes
Producing Fuel Briquettes from Sugarcane Waste
600K, PDF
By: Chesta Tiwari, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Sheffield
Rice Husk Briquettes
Development of Rice Husk Briquettes for Use as a Fuel
80K, PDF
By: D.B. Yahaya and T.G. Lbrahim
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Bayero University, Kano
Cheese Press
Adaptable as a Cheese Press as described by
this thread on the
CheeseForum.org
Compressed Earth Press
Adaptable as a Compressed Earth Block/Brick
Press (CEB) as described by Amedean Messan in this thread on Permies.com
Additional organizations have
built the press:
Joshua (Jed) Guinto from Philippines
Pix-1, Pix 2,
Video for Jed Guinto and Coastal
Core Sorsogon;
Instructables,
Permies.com
Fuel Briquettes from Banana Plant Waste
Feasibility of Biomass Fuel
Briquettes from Banana Plant Waste 2.7 MB,
PDF
Spanish Version Here
By Lee Hite and Dr. Zan Smith
Biomass Briquette Stoves
See the
Stack-fed, Heat
Exchanger, Biomass Briquette Stove
by: Harold Westerich, Redwood City, CA
ALSO, see Norman Desrosiers,
and what he
has done
to heat his home.
download his
PowerPoint, 4 MB, pptx Norm has done a lot of experimenting and developed meaningful
enhancements to the process.
Keeping Elephants at Bay using Chilli Briquettes
Burning
chilli will keep elephants at bay, new study finds
Simple and Easy Briquettes Without a Press
How to Make Fuel Briquettes Without a Press
By: Joyce Lockard rj.lockard@frontier.com
Fuel Briquette Team, Beaverton Rotary Club in OR, USA, 2
MB, PDF
Briquetting Resources
Additional Fuel Briquetting Info
The
Briquetting of Agricultural Waste for Fuel 515K, PDF
Biomass
Briquettes Turning Waste Into Energy 235K,
PDF
Briquetting and Stoves Groups
Fuel Briquetting Group
Biomass Stoves Group
TChar Technology
for Cookstoves By: Paul Anderson, Christa Roth and
Robert
Fairchild
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Materials and Conversion
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(Multilingual)
Unit Converter
Caloric Value Of Raw
Materials |
|
Caloric Value Of
Fuel Materials |
Raw Materials |
KCal / Kg |
|
Raw Materials |
KCal / Kg |
Bagasse (sugar Cane) |
4,200 |
|
Arhar Stalk |
4,000 |
Bamboo Dust |
3,700 |
|
White
Coal Briquette |
4,000 |
Bark (wood) |
3,900 |
|
Char Coal |
6,000 |
Castor Seed Shell |
4,000 |
|
Coal Grade 'B' |
5,000 |
Coffee Husk |
4,200 |
|
Coal Grade 'C' |
4,000 |
Coir Pitch |
4,000 |
|
Diesel |
9,400 |
Cotton Stalk |
3,800 |
|
Fire Wood |
3,300 |
Ground Nut Shell |
4,000 |
|
Heavy Furnace Oil |
9,900 |
Jute Waste |
4,500 |
|
Kerosene |
8,900 |
Maize Stalks |
3,800 |
|
Lpg |
9,400 |
Mustard Husk |
4,500 |
|
Saw Dust |
4,000 |
Pine Needles |
4,000 |
|
Sugar Cane Trash |
3,500 |
Rice Husk |
3,500 |
|
Sugar Mill Waste |
3,300 |
Rice Straw |
3,500 |
|
Wheat Straw |
3,700 |
Sar Khanda Grass |
3,700 |
|
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