Composite carbonaceous fuel compact

Abstract

A carbonaceous compact is provided by the present disclosure that includes a body having a partially or fully carbonaceous biomass composition and an adhesive additive. The adhesive additive includes a starch and a hydroxide. The porous nature of the carbonaceous material provides means for nutrient retention or filtering means. Carbon is activated through chemical or thermal reaction from pyrolyized wood/nut.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A carbonaceous compact comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a carbonaceous biomass composition; and 
 an adhesive additive comprising:
 a starch; and 
 a hydroxide. 
 
   
     
     
         2 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 1 , wherein the hydroxide is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth hydroxides, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, and caustic soda. 
     
     
         3 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 1  further comprising at least one of a silicate additive, a viscosity additive, beneficial bacteria. 
     
     
         4 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 1 , wherein the biomass composition is selected from the group consisting of saw dust, cardboard and chipboard, grass, switchgrass, energy crops, hay, tree bark, sweetgum seed pods, pinecones, newsprint, wheat straw, duckweed, pine needles, mixed leaves, yard waste, agricultural waste, cotton waste, grape and wine offal, corn stover, crop stovers, peat, tobacco waste, tea waste, coffee waste, food processing waste, food packaging waste, nut meats and shells, chestnut hulls, pecan shells, paper waste, pallets, egg cartons, animal waste, livestock waste, mammal waste, and bone. 
     
     
         5 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 1  comprising, by percent weight:
 69-98% biomass composition; 
 1-30% starch; and 
 less than 1% hydroxide. 
 
     
     
         6 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 1 , wherein the body has an upper portion, a lower portion, and tapered walls extending from the upper portion to the lower portion, wherein the upper portion is wider than the lower portion. 
     
     
         7 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 6 , wherein the body further comprises rounded edges. 
     
     
         8 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 1 , wherein the body comprises parallel opposed sidewalls and parallel opposed end walls, and at least one of the sidewalls defines a flat surface. 
     
     
         9 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 1 , wherein the body is selected from the group consisting of a pellet, a briquette, and a puck. 
     
     
         10 . A carbonaceous compact comprising:
 a combustible biomass composition; and   an adhesive additive comprising at least one of a starch and a hydroxide.   
     
     
         11 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 10 , wherein the hydroxide is selected from the group consisting of alkali metal hydroxides, alkaline earth hydroxides, sodium hydroxide, potassium hydroxide, calcium hydroxide, lithium hydroxide, and caustic soda. 
     
     
         12 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 10  further comprising at least one of a silicate additive and beneficial bacteria. 
     
     
         13 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 10 , wherein the carbonaceous compact comprises, by percent weight:
 90-95% biomass; and   5-10% adhesive additive.   
     
     
         14 . A carbonaceous compact comprising:
 a body comprising:
 a combustible biomass composition; 
 an adhesive additive comprising:
 a starch; and 
 a hydroxide; 
 
 a silicate additive; and 
 beneficial bacteria. 
   
     
     
         15 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 14 , wherein the carbonaceous compact comprises, by percent weight:
 50-95% biomass;   5-50% starch;   0.005-0.05% hydroxide;   0.1-5% silicate additive; and   0.1-2% bacteria.   
     
     
         16 . The carbonaceous compact according to  claim 15  further comprising bacteria.