Tags: Environment, Green Revolution, Research and Development
By Alexander Villafania
BALER, AURORA PROVINCE – Ever thought of roasting something without using charcoal?
The Aurora State College of Technology (ASCOT) in Baler, Aurora Province has developed a charcoal alternative that uses a mixture of carbonized biomass such as leaves, twigs, coconut waste, and rice hull.
Essentially, this eco-friendly charcoal briquette uses raw cellulosic (plant matter) waste to replace the need to burn down trees to produce charcoal. The process of making charcoal briquettes involve slow burning of the raw materials, grinding, and binding these with cassava starch. The mixed material is then poured into a molder (usually hollow tubes) and sun-drying them.
Usually, a ton of raw material could produce 250 kilograms of charcoal briquette. Although the yield is lower than ordinary charcoal, the charcoal briquettes burn much longer at about one hour, making them better and more cost-effective than charcoal. These also cost P15 pesos per kilo, about the same as ordinary charcoal.
According to ASCOT’s study on the environmental impact of using charcoal briquettes, the production of 79.20 tons can save up to 6,970 trees in a year.
The study also pointed out that the demand for wood fuels such as carbon has been growing. In 2010 the demand is already peaking at 48,400 tons, which could grow to 52,100 in the next five years. Sadly, the deficit for wood fuel has already reached 42,500 in 2010, which means the demand is higher than the supply.
Many Filipinos still use charcoal for cooking food, which explains the reason for the high demand for charcoal. This also contributes to the fast depletion of forests in the country to accommodate this demand.
ASCOT aims to help other regions stem the demand for wood fuel by producing their own. Thus, the school is also in the process of distributing the charcoal briquettes as well as the technology they developed to other regions. These should ensure the availability of fuel in different regions as well as reduction of forest burning to produce charcoal.
Given the demand for wood fuel, the implementation of a charcoal briquette industry can create new business opportunities in different regions.
The production of alternative wood fuels has been happening in the Philippines for years. Several divisions of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have been working on various wood fuel alternatives. The Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI) created a method to reuse forest waste for charcoal briquettes.
The FPRDI also developed a charcoal briquette using discarded paper.
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Hi,
I am interested in making the same product and i’ve been studying this business. I would like to know if you have any recommendation on where to buy the reasonable price of charcoal briquettes machine?
Thanks,
Mae
Just text me 09193693389
Great job so far weldone.
I am equally interested in saving the enviroment back at home in Uganda. could kindly send me some more information regarding your research.
thank you
puede pong malaman kung paano gumawa ng charcoal made of papers and scrap cartoons thnx po
Please give some information on how to avail your product in luzon, I’m interested in making your product as business opportunity. Ty very much, Here’s my cp no. 09215963345.
I am also interested in making this prodict. please send me the procedure. THanks:)
hi, i am interested with your technology reg charcoal making can u give more info of how can i avail the technology. my cp#09194379486 from kidapawan city.thanks
pa’no mo ba gumawa ng eco-friendly alternative charcoal???
kindly response po..please..
Dear Sir,
I would like to buy this product and would also like to know its application, how it is different from charcoal and its benefits.
Also do let me know the rate on per kg basis
If possible mail me details: zander50006@gmail.com
Thanks and Regards
K Raval
Dear Sirs
We are interested in your Charcoal Briquettes for grill or heating to export to Europe. Please send me some information on.
Pictures, Briquette Size, Net Weight and Load ability: 20 Feet Container.
Regards,
Kurt Larsen
Tel. 9284197
Sir,
I am also interested in making this product. please send me the procedure.
if possible kindly email at merianmolinar@yahoo.com
thanks po.