Briquetting of Charcoal from Sesame Stalk

Table 4

Boiling test results: comparison with other biomass resources.

Type of briquette	Time taken till; the first boil	Amount of; water boiled off	Amount of water; boiled off per minute	% of ash; remaining
^1Sesame stalk	20 min	950 mL	10.3 gm/min	26%
^2Sawdust	25 min	—	17.3 gm/min	27%
^2Maize stover	40 min	—	8.3 gm/min	34%
^2Coffee husk	23 min		14 gm/min	20%

Taken from Table 3, ²Chardust Ltd., and Spectrum Technical Services, “The use of biomass wastes to fabricate charcoal substitutes in Kenya,” Kenya, 2004 [8].