Briquette Technical info
Shape: Cylindrical
Diameter: 93mm
Length: 250 mm 350 mm
Percentage of ash (in dry basis): 1.15%
Volatile percentage (with dry base): 85.44%
Carbon percentage (with a dry basis): 13.41%
Humidity percentage: between 8 and 12%
Average energy potential: 4,198 kcal / kg
Mixture percentage: The mixture will be sawdust from sawmills (70%) with wood shavings from wood processing (30%) of eucalypt species (70%) and pine (30%), as current production. Today get a small percentage of husks, without any addition of leaves or twigs.
 
Advantages:
 
1. Less volume / space; reminding that 1 ton of briquettes is equivalent to approximately from 5 to 6m³ of eucalyptus firewood in terms of calorific value.
2. Can be an excellent alternative to fuel boilers when on rainy days when the wood value is much more expensive;
3. It is more expensive than wood but the calorific value is much higher;
4. Contributes to the environment;
5. Sold in bags of 30kg or we can do in big bags of about 1 ton.