Biomass Fuel Briquette
Presses, Chopper, Grinder & More
Drawings Parts List & Instructions |
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Feasibility of Biomass Fuel Briquettes from Banana Plant
Waste
2.7 Meg, PDF by: Lee Hite & Dr. Zan Smith,
EWBGCP
Fibers from the banana plant could be a new binder for
sawdust other than paper pulp. Biomass from banana plant
waste is usable in a fuel briquette under limited conditions
and this paper reviews those limitations.
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Micro Compound-Lever
Biomass Briquette Press
Building Instructions at
instructables
Sketchup drawing by
Tom Loos |
Easy BioPress©
Measured Drawing
English Inches
360K PDF
Video describing the three
Biomass Briquette
Presses
This small presses is
suggested for a single-family use, classroom demonstrations,
or a small village
where a small footprint and easy to build press using hand
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Dry Biomass Grinder
Thrasher
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Easy
BioGrind©
Measured Drawing & Instructions
2.5 Meg PDF
Video describing the Easy BioGrind©
Dry Biomass Grinder Thrasher
University of Nottingham uses Press and
Grinder for Kenya project; See
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/etc/news-SIFEKenya.php |
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The Easy BioGrind©
biomass grinder was designed to grind dry biomass and to
accomplish a number of goals. The objectives were the
flexibility to grind a wide variety of dry biomasses,
low-cost, 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
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Wet-Dry
Biomass Chopper
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BioChop©
Measured Drawings & Instructions
600 K PDF
Video describing the Easy BioChop©
Wet-Dry Biomass Chopper Cutter
The Easy BioChop©
biomass chopper / cutter was designed to cut both wet and dry
biomass and to accomplish a number of goals. The objectives
were low-cost, easy to build using mostly hand tools, easy
to operate, easy to maintain and require no welding. The
unit runs efficiently at a low crank speed and can be easily
operated by women or children.
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Large Compound-Lever
Biomass Briquette Press
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This is the traditional
large compound lever press used all over the world, and
works with molds diameters from 3 inch to 6 inch.
Measured
Drawing English Inches
340 K PDF |
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Small Single Lever Biomass
Briquette Press
(Square Mold)
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If PVC is not available
or expensive in your area then the 3 inch square wood
mold could be be an alternate.
Measured Drawing
English
570K PDF |
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Small Single-Lever Biomass
Briquette Press
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Suggested for use as a
classroom demonstration briquetting press or where
construction resources are limited
Measured Drawing
English
880K PDF |
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Large Single-Lever Biomass Briquette
Press
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If the large compound
lever press is inappropriate for your needs then a large
single lever press might work in your area. Includes
removal jig.
Measured Drawing English
400K PDF |
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Good for classroom
demonstrations, formulation testing or small production
runs.
Caulking Gun Briquette Press
by: Dr. Zan Smith, |
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Cook using heat from clean biochar production*
Click to download Part-A Click
to download Part B
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Biomass Fuel Briquette Formulations
Photo courtesy Legacy Foundation |
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New to Biomass Briquetting?
 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.
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. See them
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If you have access to metal
working?*
New Ratchet Press from the Legacy Foundation
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OTHER VIDEOS |
Briquetting Video
by The Legacy Foundation
Briquette Ratchet Press by The Legacy Foundation
Part 1 of 2 EWB Cincinnati YouTube Video
Part 2 of 2 EWB Cincinnati YouTube Video
Split-Mold Testing for Biomass Briquettes
YouTube Video
EWB Cincinnati by Sister Patricia, Rwanda, Africa, YouTube
* about new technology not connected with EWB-GCP
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