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A briquette (or briquet) is a compressed block of coal dust〔"briquette, n. 2.". ''Oxford English Dictionary''. 2nd ed. 2009. Print.〕 or other combustible biomass material such as charcoal, sawdust, wood chips,〔"briquette." ''American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language'', 5th. ed.. 2011. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company 15 Mar. 2015 http://www.thefreedictionary.com/briquette〕 peat, or paper used for fuel and kindling to start a fire. The term comes from the French language and is related to ''brick''. ==Constituents of charcoal briquettes== Charcoal briquettes sold for cooking food can include:〔Joe O'Connell. (Kingsford Brand Charcoal Ingredients ). California Barbecue Association website. Retrieved 11 May 2007.〕〔(All About Charcoal ). virtualweberbullet.com. Retrieved May 11, 2007.〕 * Wood charcoal (fuel) * Lignite coal (fuel) * Anthracite coal (fuel) * Limestone (ash colourant) * Starch (binder) * Borax (release agent) * Sodium nitrate (accelerant) * Sawdust * Wax (some brands: binder, accelerant, ignition facilitator). * Chaff (rice chaff and peanut chaff) Some briquettes are compressed and dried brown coal extruded into hard blocks. This is a common technique for low rank coals. They are typically dried to 12-18% moisture, and are primarily used in household and industry. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Briquette」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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