Biomass Briquetting:
Technology and Practices

Field Document No.46, April 1996

In April 1995 an International Workshop on Biomass Briquetting was held, which mainly discussed the results of the Biomass Densification Research Project, jointly implemented by the the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi and the University of Twente, The Netherlands, and two private sector companies (Solar Sciences Consultancy Pvt. Ltd, and DENSI-TECH). The Workshop showed that substantial progress has been made in briquetting technology and practices in recent years.

Briquetting of biomass residues for fuel is an important option for substitution of wood and loose biomass residue fuels, under certain conditions. However, the option should be carefully evaluated and any implementation should be based on a thorough understanding of the requirements and constraints.

This Field Document on 'Biomass Briquetting: Technology and Practices' has been prepared by P.D. Grover and S.K. Mishra of IIT-Delhi, and published by RWEDP as a complement to the named Proceedings. The publication may help readers to further familiarise themselves with the technology and practices of biomass briquetting.

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