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Some charcoal briquettes of similar shape to coal briquettes. Smokeless fuel is a type of solid fuel which either does not emit visible smoke or emits minimal amounts during combustion. These types of fuel find use where the use of fuels which produce smoke, such as coal and unseasoned or wet wood, is prohibited.
Some charcoal briquettes. A briquette (French:; also spelled briquet) is a compressed block of coal dust [1] or other combustible biomass material (e.g. charcoal, sawdust, wood chips, [2] peat, or paper) used for fuel and kindling to start a fire. The term is a diminutive derived from the French word brique, meaning brick.
Briquette made by a Ruf briquetter out of hay Straw or hay briquettes Ogatan, Japanese charcoal briquettes made from sawdust briquettes (Ogalite). Quick Grill Briquette made from coconut shell Biomass briquettes are a biofuel substitute made of biodegradable green waste with lower emissions of greenhouses gases and carbon dioxide than ...
Kingsford is a brand that makes charcoal briquettes, along with related products, used for grilling.Established in 1920, the brand is owned by The Clorox Company.Currently, the Kingsford Products Company remains the leading manufacturer of charcoal in the United States, with 80% market share.
Charcoal has been used for the production of iron and steel (where it also provided the necessary carbon) since at least 2000 BCE, with artifacts having been found in Proto-Hittite layers at Kaman-Kalehöyük. [10] Charcoal briquettes can burn up to approximately 1,260 °C (2,300 °F) with a forced air blower forge. [11]
Torrefaction is a thermochemical treatment of biomass at 200 to 320 °C (392 to 608 °F). It is carried out under atmospheric pressure and in the absence of oxygen.During the torrefaction process, the water contained in the biomass as well as superfluous volatiles are released, and the biopolymers (cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin) partly decompose, giving off various types of volatiles. [4]
A coke oven at a smokeless fuel plant, Abercwmboi, South Wales, 1976. The industrial production of coke from coal is called coking. The coal is baked in an airless kiln, a "coke furnace" or "coking oven", at temperatures as high as 2,000 °C (3,600 °F) but usually around 1,000–1,100 °C (1,800–2,000 °F). [2]
Gravity-fed charcoal grills have a hopper that is filled with charcoal briquettes or lump charcoal; then a fire is lit at the bottom of the hopper. A digitally controlled fan is used to control the intensity and temperature of the fire burning. The heat and smoke is routed underneath the food to cook and smoke it.