Combustible fuel
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1. A combustible fuel including a compressed unit of crushed maize cob.
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The invention discloses a combustible fuel including a compressed unit of crushed maize cob, such as corn cob or white or yellow maize cob, and a method of its manufacture. The corn cob has no additional non-biomass additives and results in a residue of less than 2% by mass after complete combustion.
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- 1. A combustible fuel including a compressed unit of crushed maize cob.
- 9. A combustible fuel including a corn cob pre-burned in an oxygen depleted atmosphere to form a charcoal.
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14. A method of manufacturing a combustible fuel unit including the steps of crushing at least one maize cob;
- of dry mixing the crushed maize cob(s) with a binder to produce a combustible fuel mixture; and
of compressing a volume of the combustible fuel mixture to form a combustible fuel unit. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
- of dry mixing the crushed maize cob(s) with a binder to produce a combustible fuel mixture; and
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