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Tekton Corporation's Wood Waste Briquetting Project. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5202657
The purpose of the Wood Waste Briquetting Project was to evaluate and at the same time, develop markets for wood waste briquetted heating fuel and waste wood briquetting equipment. To this end the DOE Northeast Regional Appropriate Technology Small Grant Program awarded Tekton Corporation $31,085 to set up prototype fuel factory to produce, distribute, and test-market densified wood waste fuel which Tekton named ''Tekfuel.'' Tekton set up the plant and fulfilled the project goals during the winter of 1979 to 1980. This final report discusses the project under the following topics: (1) introduction; (2) general overview of briquetting; (3) description of Tekton's Fuel Plant; (4) report on project performance; (5) results of promotional efforts; (6) cost analysis of project; (7) statistical analysis of consumer questionnaires; and (8) prognosis for the future of briquetting. 11 refs.
Research Organization:
Tekton Corp., Conway, MA (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG41-79R110053
OSTI ID:
5202657
Report Number(s):
DOE/R1/10053-T1; MA-79-011; ON: DE86000360
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English