To learn more about making Briquettes, or start a new project in your local environment, please visit Legacy Foundation where you will find all information regarding making briquettes and easy-to-make briquette presses
Briquettes in Uganda (Kampala) were introduced by Legacy Foundation. A wooden lever press was made to provide a several-years manufacturing unit. Materials are prepared according to the recipe, mixed together, poured into the briquette-mold and extruded with the help of the press. They are left to dry, which generally takes 1-2 weeks, depending on the material and climatic conditions.
Thanks to Mike in Kampala for a great presentation of their briquette-manufacturing unit!
A generic shape: 4 inches wide (10cm) with 1 inch (2.5 cm) hole was developed by Legacy Foundation and their world-wide entrepreneurial collaborations. These dimensions were taken as an initial point of research but soon (with the development of the Holey Roket technology) a bigger hole was introduced due to the side, continuous feed – to allow more airflow to the combustion process. Different holes were tested, but generally between 1.5 – 2 inches worked best.
Briquettes in Malawi introduced by World Wildlife Fund for nature (WWF) were 6 inches (15cm) in diameter and 2-3 inches (5cm) in thickness, made mainly of corn husks, various leaves and dry straw-grass.
For testing purposes, briquettes in Slovenia were made of sawdust and tree leaves, also some paper. Different shapes were tested.
Biomass Briquette Stoves 
sir,
we are engaged in marketing of smokeless stoves based on biomass briquettes fired in Uttrakhand, India. I am interested to work with your company if you given me a chance.
Dear A.K.Singh, please inform me on your status in India, what stoves you’re currently using, what fuel, what materials are available (for briquettes, stoves and briquette-presses). That would give us an initiative on how to proceed with your activity! Photos are very very helpful as well, on existing materials, stoves, cooking practice, etc. Thank you for the inquiry, looking forward for your answer! Kind regards, Rok
Dear Manager,
Hope you are well. I am writing from Royal Base Corporation of Taiwan. We are interested in knowing more about your project. Do you have brochure or anything?
Thank you and I am looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Regards,
Eric Wang
Dear Eric Wang,
thank you for your interest, I’m doing well, hope you too. I don’t have a brochure I could send you, but please take a look at the contents on the website and if there’s anything additional you would need regarding making briquette stoves, don’t hesitate to contact me. If you are interested generally in making biomass briquettes, please contact Legacy Foundation on http://www.legacyfound.org/ where you can find manuals and other info about how to start with briquetting projects!
Kind regards, wish you all the best;
Rok
I would like to have access to briqutte making machines so that I start the business.
Dear Mr. Kayiso Fulgencio, please contact mr.Richard Stanley or visit http://www.legacyfound.org to learn more about the briquette presses- machines to make briquettes!
Kind regards
Rok
Africa is the continent where the manufacturing of Briquette is done to generate source of energy. And also all the raw materials are available in ample quantity at reasonable cost.
It is clear that to produce the Briquette various raw materials like forestry wastage materials like saw dust, variety of woods and by combining all this the Briquette gets manufactured.