Scientists from the Energy Institute of the Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU) have developed a technology of production of universal fuel briquettes from low-grade materials, NanoNewsNet reports citing regional officials.

“Such briquettes can be used for heating by small energy and housing utilities firms, as well as owners of private households,” the officials said.

Scientists offer the ready technological solution to be used as the basis for development of production of briquettes. In the process of work, professor Aleksander Zavorin’s team has patented two machines and one method. The team has managed to obtain test prototypes of briquettes.

The briquettes have demonstrated heating ability on the coal level, as well as ability to be used in any fuel burning machines with fuel-bed firing. At the same time these briquettes are ecologically friendly, as they almost do not contain serum and have high reaction capacity, that is why during burning flue gases there is almost no content sulfur dioxide gas and sulfur trioxide, and minimal content of carbon oxide. Besides, technology of production of briquettes is almost waste-free and consumes products of thermal processing.

The technology enables production of almost any form and size. There is another important characteristic – 100% humidity-resistance, allowing storing products on the open air, burn without prior drying, thus lowering maintenance expenses.

The fuel briquettes can be used in the part of fuel and energy market, aimed at “small” energy and private sector. Consumers of the products are local heating complexes of small and medium power capacity working on solid fuel, as well as structures with supplementary heating complexes, such as village schools, kindergartens, municipal institutions, plants, as well as private consumers.