Coconut shell charcoal is widely used for shisha and hookah briquettes. These products usually require stable shape, good mechanical strength and consistent production quality.
Common shapes include cube, flat cube, finger, hexagonal and other customized charcoal briquettes.
Why Briquette Strength Matters
Shisha charcoal may pass through several stages before reaching the final customer:
drying → packing → container loading → transportation → warehousing → distribution
Weak briquettes may crack or produce excessive powder during these stages.
What Affects Binder Performance?
Coconut charcoal particle size
Raw material moisture
Binder dosage
Pressing pressure
Cube size
Drying conditions
What About Low Ash?
Low ash is an important requirement for many shisha charcoal products. However, final ash content depends on the complete formulation, including the charcoal raw material and other materials used in production.
What About Burning Time?
Burning time is affected by fixed carbon, briquette density, size, airflow, moisture and raw material quality.
Binder should mainly be evaluated for forming performance and mechanical strength, while combustion performance should be tested on the finished briquette.
Recommended Information for Testing
Provide:
raw material + particle size + moisture + ash target + cube size + machine type + production capacity + required strength
A small-scale test is recommended before mass production.