[Stoves] Cuber and size of densifying machines

[Richard Stanley]

Robert 

We have seen the same experience described by many in the wet processing of briquettes, but with the wet process,  it was about abrasion to the blenders and molders hands, as it is very much a hands-on process.
However we found a different way to handle them for our needs-- at least in Mbale Uganda in 2007. 

In Mbale, rice husks were piled several meters high and spread out over 100 meter wide mounds all from the local rice mill. 
With the rains, these mounds would begin to decompose --more like decay-- from within, leaving large voids beneath  --and invisible on-- the surface. Many children  playing on them were reported to have fallen in and been badly burned .  We were glad to discover that this glutinous mass was an excellent binder and in-filler for the wet process briquettes The abrasive properties of the original husk were abated in the decay process as well. Rice husk blended briquettes were one variety of briquettes being made by the Uganda United Womens Association- Joint. 

The UUWA-J is  headed by Vicky Akello. She and her team are really great trainers by the way and have trained all over Uganda and western Kenya ever since we first met in 2008. A contact for Vicky is : Akello victoria <uuwaj at yahoo.com>

Richard



On Mar 6, 2014, at 11:28 PM, robdeutsch44 wrote:

Rice hulls are a very difficult material to pelletize with because of the
high silica content makes it very abrasive on the dies and moving parts.
Better to use rice hulls at point of generation (the rice mill) and use bulk
gasifier.... Just my two cents :-)

Robert in Cambodia


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