Briquettes fall into the category of renewable energy made from various raw materials from agricultural waste. Generally, briquettes are made from coconut shells and wood which are the most popular on the market. Various benefits of briquettes that we can use in everyday life. Imagine when you are on vacation with your family and holding a BBQ event, indoor or outdoor. Briquettes are the main choice and must complete your fun BBQ session. And there are still many uses/benefits of these briquettes which will also be discussed below holistically. Therefore, there are many benefits, How to Make Charcoal Briquettes?

You can save a lot of money by making charcoal briquettes for use in your home.
Of course, making briquettes into fuel is a rather tedious and messy job that is not for everyone. If you are one of those people who are looking for a dirty job with a high salary, then you can consider making briquettes to sell to your neighborhood. The many benefits of briquettes are a great opportunity to make money from home.
The following are types of agricultural waste that you often find in the surrounding environment. Waste from agricultural products can be used as renewable energy as follows:
- Coconut charcoal
- wood charcoal
- sawdust
- bamboo charcoal
- rice husk charcoal, etc.

Briquettes are also divided into several categories: Shisha coals, BBQ charcoal, and Sawdust. from several categories of briquettes have different materials. However, the materials needed in making briquettes are more or less the same. Below we will summarize it completely how to make charcoal briquettes.
In this article we will take a sample to explain more specifically how to make briquettes. for sawdust briquettes we will explain in a different article.
Composition of charcoal briquettes
In the structure of charcoal briquettes, it consists of 95% finely ground charcoal (charcoal powder) and 5-6% tapioca flour as a charcoal briquette adhesive. The ratio of charcoal powder to tapioca flour is 100:5-6%, this size is most widely applied. In the series of making high-quality charcoal briquettes, the production process is a concern. Below we will explain How to Make Charcoal Briquettes step by step.


Production Procedure
- Screening: Raw materials that are still in the form of shell charcoal must be screened. This aims to separate bad particles such as unripe charcoal, stones, plastic, residues, etc.
- Crashing: Raw materials that are still in the form of shell charcoal must be ground into powder with the desired level of fineness. The level of fineness of the charcoal powder can affect the final result of the charcoal
- Mixing: after grinding the charcoal, then continue with mixing with tapioca flour as a briquette adhesive. This series of mixing processes must be carried out carefully and the charcoal and tapioca can be mixed evenly to produce quality charcoal briquette products. After both ingredients are mixed evenly, then add enough water.
- Blending: This process aims to mature the mixture so that it can blend with each other. The dough that is really cooked can be seen physically as follows, soft and slightly mushy or commonly called pulen. Generally the blending process is done twice to ensure the dough is really cooked evenly.
- Molding: To get maximum results, the molded dough should not be immediately continued to the drying process. It is better to let the briquettes air dry for 1 night so that they are completely cool, then continue to the cutting process. The correct charcoal briquette printing process is not to mix water again. However, this can be ignored if the charcoal briquette mixture is too dry. The molding process must pay attention to the temperature level at the muzzle of the molding machine.
- Cutting and Drying: This is a series of final processes for making charcoal briquettes that have been molded to the size desired by consumers, it is better not to put them directly into the oven or dry them under the hot sun. It is better to air them for 1 night and then continue into the oven.
Conclusion :
The following is How to Make Charcoal Briquettes. If you are looking for a natural coconut charcoal briquette manufacturer With international standards and specifications and you planning to create your own brand ? Contact us for further discussion;
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Author : Petrus Sihombing
Petrus Sihombing is an founder in the charcoal briquette manufacturer in Southeast Sulawesi so he is an expert in this field. Join our journey, we’ll be a sustainable partner for your company
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