Improvements in the Manufacture of Fuel Cakes or Blocks for Industrial and Domestic Purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 5th Mar., 1898-Accepted, 7th May,
1898
Improvements in the Manufacture of Fuel Cakes or Blocks for
Industrial and Domestic Purposes.
We, ARTHUR CHAUVEL, of 5, Rue Guy de la Brosse, Brewer, and GABRIEL
MÉNÉTRIER, of 7, Rue des Fossés Saint Jacques, Sculptor, both of Paris, in the
Republic of France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
:―
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of conglomerated
fuel for industrial and domestic heating purposes.
By this improved means of producing such conglomerated fuel composed of a
mixture of sawdust (of wood), powdered carbon and appropriate agglutinant sub-
stances, the heating of fire places or any other heating apparatus with wood is
advantageously substituted.
On using this improved conglomerated fuel, the fire kindling substance is dis-
pensed with, the ignition is instantaneous and the combustion taking place
gradually without any odour being emitted, yields the maximum amount of heat
obtained with wood, a fact which has been proved by way of analysis made at the
"Ecole des Mines."
We will now indicate by way of example the proportional quantities of the
ingredients used for obtaining this product, and the method of manufacturing
the same:
1. 4 parts of saw-dust of wood of any species.
2. 2 parts of pulverised carbon.
3. 4 parts of agglutinant substances such as flour, clay, water and so forth.
These substances are at a suitable temperature, heated in a mixing apparatus,
until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
The mixture thus solidified and while still in a moist condition may then be
brought into moulds so as to obtain fuel cakes, briquettes balls or blocks and so
forth; an appropriate pressure being applied in the moulding operation.
This conglomerated fuel thus brought into the shape of blocks, briquettes, balls
and so forth, is subsequently dried in the open air or in a drying apparatus and
then placed on the market.
The proportions of the ingredients above indicated may of course vary, without
the principle of the invention being thereby in any way departed from.
Dated this 6th day of September 1897.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture of Fuel Cakes or Blocks for
Industrial and Domestic Purposes.
We, ARTHUR CHAUVEL, of 5, Rue Guy de la Brosse, Brewer, and GABRIEL
MENETRIER, of 7, Rue des Fossés Saint Jacques, Sculptor, both of Paris, in the
Republic of France, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly, described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:―
This invention relates to improvements in the manufacture of conglomerated
fuel for industrial and domestic heating purposes.
By this improved means of producing such conglomerated fuel composed of a
mixture of sawdust (of wood), powdered carbon and appropriate agglutinant sub-
stances, the heating by means of fire places or any other heating apparatus with
wood is advantageously substituted.
On using this improved conglomerated fuel, the fire kindling substance is dis-
pensed with, the ignition is instantaneous and the combustion taking place
gradually without any odour being emitted, yields the maximum amount of heat
obtained with wood, a fact which has been proved by way of analysis made at the
Ecole des Mines."
We will now indicate by way of example the proportional quantities of the
ingredients used for obtaining this product, and the method of manufacturing,
the same:
1. 4 parts of saw-dust of wood of any species.
2. 2 parts of pulverized carbon.
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3. 4 parts of agglutinant substances such as flour, clay water and so forth.
These substances are at a suitable temperature, heated in a mixing" apparatus,
until the ingredients are thoroughly mixed.
The mixture thus treated and while still in a moist condition may then be
brought into moulds so as to obtain fuel cakes, briquettes balls or blocks, and so
forth; an appropriate pressure being applied in the moulding operation.
This conglomerated fuel thus made into the shape of blocks, briquettes, balls.
and so forth, is subsequently dried in the open air or in a drying apparatus after
which they may be placed on the market.
The proportions of the ingredients above indicated may of course be varied
without in any way departing from the spirit of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:-
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The method of producing an improved conglomerated fuel for industrial and
domestic heating purposes by which a novel product is obtained, consisting in
mixing wood-saw-dust, powdered carbon and any appropriate agglutinant sub-
stances under application of heat; the proportions of the ingredients being as
herein before indicated by way of example, for the purpose specified.
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HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.