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Carbonizing Sugar

01/07/2008 12:22 PM

We are interested in charcoal briquettes made from white sugar powder or corn syrup.

Any recipes available for this or are there any suppliers who can make this on a large scale (multi ton) for us?

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01/07/2008 10:48 PM

My daughter makes this stuff all the time in our oven with her baking experiments.

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01/08/2008 10:55 AM

Might I ask why you want to use sugar for making briquettes...there are far better materials to utilize--we can discuss further if you describe your aim in making the briquettes...is it because you have these forms of sugar available to you? There are other forms of energy generation that can utilize sugar.
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01/08/2008 11:31 AM

We are looking for a very pure carbon source in an industrial process.

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01/08/2008 12:18 PM

I can suggest two corn syrup makers in Decatur, IL - Cargill and ADM. I don't have PoC's but a google search ought to get you there. They both ship the stuff out in RR tank car lots, so are likely to be able to do multi-ton if anyone can... Or at least supply the raw material for the burner if they can't/won't do that.

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01/08/2008 3:31 PM

Perhaps another source of corn syrup would be Corn Products International.

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01/09/2008 6:58 AM

I'm sure there are many - those were just two that I was familiar with. Of course, the competition over gasohol production (which is ignert, but don't let me get started on that...) will drive up the cost. Even the Karo for your pancakes may be affected, y'know.

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