With respect to the embodiment wherein the binder comprises hydrated lime and molasses or black liquor, although this specific binder combination is disclosed at column 5, lines 56-59 as providing "best results" for compaction by briquetting equipment, attention is drawn to the fact that with this specific binder an exothermic …
In this work, manganese containing fines collected and delivered by Eramet Norway has been agglomerated through briquetting in combination with different binders. The binders were; Lime/molasses, magnesium-lignosulfonate and low dosage bentonite, the two first are organic binders and bentonite inorganic.
In the briquetting tests, the effects of coal blends, pressure, amount of binder (copolymer, molasses, and lime contents), drying temperature, and drying time were investigated. According to the test results, it is possible to produce a briquette resistant to water and with enough mechanical strength as a first-quality product by using 50% ...