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Commercial Paper Briquette Press

[reusing refuse to make an acceptable alternative to charcoal briquettes]

[Summary & Motivation] [Community] [Specifications] [Issues] [Contacts] [Documents / Diagrams / Pictures]

Summary & Motivation	Project Initiator: John Murray Start Date: 2004 Projected Completion Date: In production Current Status: Production As in the larger cities of many developing countries, the presence of garbage and waste on the streets is noticeable. A volunteer with ATS developed a process for soaking any type of paper (Newspaper, plain sheet, etc) in water, placing the pulp in a simple press, and squeezing all of the water from the "briquette." If made properly, these briquettes can last for a significant amount of time and cook almost as well as charcoal. There is an increasing need for an alternative fuel in cities such as Maseru since charcoal and biomass are ceoming increasingly important. [top]
Community	This technology would be marketed to individuals and families in and around the capital city of Maseru. [top]
Specifications	Must be easy to use. Must make briquettes that are comparable in characteristics to charcoal briquettes. Should be easily movable and lightweight. [top]
Issues	Help is needed in the following areas: Continuing evaluation of current ATS product Developing a larger scale briquette press for small cooperatives Developing education materials showing the proper use of paper briquettes [top]
Contacts	Project Leader: D.S. Phakisi MIT Contact: Amy Smith <bee17@MAC.com> ATS Contact: D.S. Phakisi <phakisids@ats.org.ls> Website (If applicable):   [top]
Documents / Diagrams / Pictures	DIAGRAMS Description (Name) [Date] Download Single Paper Briquette Press Solidworks model of single briquette press developed during winter visit to ATS. Dimensions were measured from actual stove. *NOTE: Only one briquette is shown, even though two can fit* (M. Zedler) [9.02.05] *.zip (1.1 MB) PICTURES Description (Name) [Date] Download Briquette Press Photo Album Pictures of both the single paper briquette press and the combined press . (ATS / M. Zedler) [9.02.05] *.html (Link) Solidworks Model Pictorial rendering of Solidworks model available above. Isometric view. Click on thumbnail for bigger *.jpeg picture (M. Zedler) [9.02.05]. Solidworks Model Exploded Pictorial rendering of Solidworks model available above. Isometric view with components exploded outwards. Click on thumbnail for bigger *.jpeg picture (M. Zedler) [9.02.05]. [top]

*.pdf - Portable Document File / *.doc - Document (Microsoft Word) / *.jpg - Joint Photographic Experts Group (Browser) / *.zip - WinZip Compressed File (WinZip)

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