Production Technology of

Bamboo Briquette Charcoal

Zhejiang Agricultural and Forestry University

Zhang Wenbiao

May 24th,2016 Hangzhou

 Contents

Introduction
Technology and Equipment
Application Prospect
Problem
Conclusion
 1.Introduction

1.1 Definition
Bamboo briquette charcoal is also called
bamboo machine-made charcoal or barbecue
charcoal. The raw materials for its product are
bamboo or bamboo processing residues. It is
mainly processed by the procedure of crushing,
drying, pressing, shaping and carbonizing etc.
1.2 Classification

According to different shapes, it can be divided into

hollow briquette charcoal and solid briquette
charcoal

Hollow briquette charcoal Solid briquette charcoal

hexagon
 According to different carbonization
temperatures, it can be divided into low
temperature bamboo briquette charcoal,
medium temperature bamboo briquette
charcoal and high temperature bamboo
briquette charcoal.
 Low temperature High temperature
Medium temperature
bamboo bamboo
bamboo briquette
briquette briquette
charcoal
charcoal charcoal
Carbonization
temperature T500 500<T<700 T700

surface structure loose relatively dense dense

Weight light relatively heavy heavy

Mechanical
bad relatively high high
strength
Calorific
low 30000 31350
valueKJ/KG

Volatile matter% 20 15 10

Burning time short relatively long long

 1.3 Shaping Mechanism
Bamboo contains cellulose, semicellulose, and
lignin. Lignin is the monomer structure having an
aromatic characteristics, it is the three-dimensional
polymer that consisting of phenyl propane units.
Lignin is amorphous, there is no melting point but the
softening point. It having sticky when the
temperature is 70-110 , while the temperature
reaches 200-300 the lignin softened into molten
state, having high viscosity. At this point it can
adhere closely with cellulose and connect with
adjacent particles each other under a certain amount
pressure , then curing after cooling.
 2. Technology and Equipment

2.1 Production process

Bamboogrinderscreeningqualified bamboo
powderdryingshaping Briquetting carb
onizingcheckingselectingpackagingstora
gesale
 Flow Chart of Briquette Charcoal
Semi-product

Briquette
Raw M.
Drying Shaping Carbonization Charcoal

P
Flue Gas
Heat Recovery Combustible Gas
/Flue Gas
2.2 Production Equipments

It includes mill, screening equipment, drying

equipment, shaping equipment, carbonization
equipment, auxiliary product recovery device
and other auxiliary equipments are included. Mill
and drying equipments are both easily to buy in
market.
No. Name Unit Amount

1 Grinder set 2

2 Screening facilities set 1

3 Drying facilities set 1

4 Briquetting facilities set 10

5 Rod-making set 1
auxiliary equipment
6 Carbonizing kilns set 66
7 Smoke and gas collection set 1
facilities
8 Other auxiliary equipment set
9 Total
Crushing Facilities

FSJ-9 Sawdust crusher FSJ-9 40 Pulverizer

 Screening Facilities

YTS-6 Cylindrical roller sieve GL apron feeder

Drying Facilities

HJ-6 Dryer HGJ-6 Rotary dryer

Shaping Facilities

MBJ-6 New type of

shaping machine

The productive shaping machine

Carbonizing Facilities

The brick kiln carbonizing facilities

Briquette charcoal of carbonize equipment

Kiln

The Mechanical Carbonizing Facilities

2.3 Performance indexes of Briquette charcoal
from biomass
 Briqutting charcoal from Briqutting charcoal from Technical
biomass( LY/T1973-2011) bamboobiomass (LY/T- index
2013) of this
project
Items
Special Bamboo
Clss A Class B Mixed powder
class powder

Anti- / /
fragmentatio / / 90 85
n/%
Broken rate/% / / / 5 10 /

Total moisture/% 8.5 8.5 12 13 15 8

Ash/% 5 10 15 6 10 5

Volatile matter/ % 10 15 20 15 13 10

Fixed carbon% 85 75 65 60 65 85
Total sulfur/% / / / 0.15 0.20 /
Calorific / 29
/ / 15 13
value/MJ/kg
Surface quality Little crack / / Little crack
Burning time/h / / / 5-6
Other No smell when burning / / No smell
 3.Application Prospect

In metallurgy, used as reducing agent, temperature

agent, anti-caking agent, and agent of the infiltration
of steel heat treatment in the process of smelting of
copper, magnesium and other metals.
In chemical industry, it is the main raw material for
manufacturing carbon disulfide, calcium carbide,
carbon tetrachloride and wood gas. It can also used
as the additive of paint and rubber reinforcement
agent.
 3.Application Prospect

In the environmental protection, it can be used as the

raw material of activated charcoal, snow removing
agent and desiccant.
In civilian areas, charcoal for heating, picnic, barbecue
fuel and refrigerator deodorant.
Bamboo Briquette Charcoal
A barbeque Restaurant in Japan

Charcoal Stove
 4.Problems
4.1 Small scope of the enterprise and low
management level
The enterprises of bamboo briquette charcoal in
China are in a small workshop mode, with low
efficiency, and in the condition of extensive
management. The managers qualities in the
enterprises are low. At present, there is no
national, industrial, and local standard for bamboo
briquette charcoal. The productivity is low, and the
production quality is not stable.
 4.2 Low level of mechanization and low
production efficiency

Continuous level of mechanization is low. The

shaping for producing bamboo briquette charcoal
easily gets worn, shortening the service life and
needs to be repaired and replaced frequently, which
influences production and efficiency. Meanwhile, the
carbonization equipment is kiln, whose production
efficiency is low.
 4.3 Pollution in the process and no waste gas
recovery

In the process of hot pressing and shapinging, a

certain amount of volatile matter is released. In
the carbonization process, there is no recovery
for bamboo and wood vinegar and wood gas in
most enterprises, and the direct emission causes
environmental pollution.
 5.Conclusion
Using bamboo and processing residues to produce
bamboo briquette charcoal is feasible and its
production technology is mature.
To overcome the shortages of the traditional
physical and mechanical processing and can make
full use of bamboo processing residues and small-
diameter bamboo, it can save timber resources.
Products are environmental protection, wide
application field, good market prospect, drive the
income of bamboo farmers, good economic, social
and ecological benefits.
Thank you!