Combustible fuel composition and method

Abstract

A fuel article, suitable for barbecuing, allowing greater burning efficiency and the method of making such a fuel article. The fuel article includes anthracite coal for cleaner burning and utilizes an accelerant covering containing nitrates to be amenable to easy ignition.

1 . A method of making a fuel for barbecuing, the steps including: 
 forming a mixture including liquid and carbonaceous material,    placing said mixture into a forming device,    compacting said mixture to produce a monolith of carbonaceous material having a fixed form,    introducing an accelerant into said forming device containing said monolith of carbonaceous material,    pressing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant, and    drying said monolith of carbonaceous material such that said fixed form is freestanding.    
   
   
       2 . A method of making a fuel for barbecuing, the steps including: 
 forming a mixture including liquid and carbonaceous material, said mixture containing anthracite coal as a component thereof,    placing said mixture into a forming device,    compacting said mixture to produce a monolith of carbonaceous material having a fixed form,    introducing an accelerant into said forming device containing said monolith of carbonaceous material,    pressing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant, and    drying said monolith of carbonaceous material such that said fixed form is freestanding.    
   
   
       3 . A method of making a fuel for barbecuing, the steps including: 
 forming a mixture including liquid and carbonaceous material,    placing said mixture into a forming device,    compacting said mixture to produce a monolith of carbonaceous material having a fixed form,    introducing an accelerant into said forming device containing said monolith of carbonaceous material,    pressing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant,    drying said monolith of carbonaceous material such that said fixed form is freestanding, and    affixing fusing means to said accelerant-covered surface.    
   
   
       4 . A method of making a fuel for barbecuing, the steps including: 
 forming a mixture including liquid and carbonaceous material,    placing said mixture into a forming device, said forming device having means for creating venting means,    compacting said mixture to produce a monolith of carbonaceous material having a fixed form,    introducing an accelerant into said forming device containing said monolith of carbonaceous material,    pressing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant, and    drying said monolith of carbonaceous material such that said fixed form is freestanding.    
   
   
       5 . A method of making a fuel for barbecuing, the steps including: 
 forming a mixture including liquid and carbonaceous material,    placing said mixture into a forming device, said forming device having means for creating venting means,    compacting said mixture to produce a monolith of carbonaceous material having a fixed form,    introducing an accelerant into said forming device containing said monolith of carbonaceous material, said accelerant allowed to coat an interior surface of said venting means,    pressing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant, and    drying said monolith of carbonaceous material such that said fixed form is freestanding.    
   
   
       6 . A method of making a fuel for barbecuing, the steps including: 
 forming a mixture including liquid and carbonaceous material,    placing said mixture into a forming device,    compacting said mixture to produce a monolith of carbonaceous material having a fixed form,    introducing an accelerant into said forming device containing said monolith of carbonaceous material,    pressing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant,    drying said monolith of carbonaceous material such that said fixed form is freestanding, and    encasing said fuel in a protective covering.    
   
   
       7 . A method of making a fuel for barbecuing, the steps including: 
 forming a mixture including liquid and carbonaceous material, said mixture containing anthracite coal as a component thereof,    placing said mixture into a forming device, said forming device having means for creating venting means,    compacting said mixture to produce a monolith of carbonaceous material having a fixed form,    introducing an accelerant into said forming device containing said monolith of carbonaceous material, said accelerant allowed to coat an interior surface of said venting means,    pressing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant,    removing said monolith of carbonaceous material including said accelerant from said forming device,    drying said monolith of carbonaceous material such that said fixed form is freestanding,    affixing fusing means to said accelerant-covered surface, and    encasing said fuel in a protective covering.    
   
   
       8 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a monolith of carbonaceous material having a surface, and    an accelerant, said accelerant disposed on a portion of said surface of said monolith of carbonaceous material.    
   
   
       9 . The fuel of  claim 8  further comprising fusing means disposed on said accelerant-covered surface of said monolith of carbonaceous material.  
   
   
       10 . The fuel of  claim 8  wherein said monolith of carbonaceous material includes anthracite coal.  
   
   
       11 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a monolith of carbonaceous material having a top surface, said carbonaceous material comprising charcoal, starch, and anthracite coal, and    an accelerant, said accelerant disposed on said top surface of said monolith of carbonaceous material.    
   
   
       12 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a monolith of carbonaceous material having a surface, said carbonaceous material comprising charcoal, a binder, and anthracite coal, and    an accelerant, said accelerant disposed on said surface of said monolith of carbonaceous material and said accelerant further including anthracite coal.    
   
   
       13 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a carbonaceous material having a surface,    an accelerant, said accelerant on a portion of said surface of said carbonaceous material,    venting means in said carbonaceous material, and    fusing means, said fusing means on said portion of said carbonaceous material containing said accelerant.    
   
   
       14 . The fuel of  claim 13  wherein said fusing means overlies one of said venting means.  
   
   
       15 . The fuel of  claim 14  wherein said venting means located under said lighting tab is a cruciform shaped-aperture.  
   
   
       16 . The fuel of  claim 15  wherein said cruciform-shaped aperture located under said fusing means is centrally-located in said accelerant-covered portion of said carbonaceous material.  
   
   
       17 . The fuel of  claim 16  wherein said carbonaceous material comprises anthracite coal and wood charcoal.  
   
   
       18 . The fuel of  claim 17  wherein said carbonaceous material comprises 35-90% of anthracite coal and 10-65% of wood charcoal.  
   
   
       19 . The fuel of  claim 18  wherein said accelerant comprises 10-32% barium nitrate and 0.05-5% sodium nitrate.  
   
   
       20 . The fuel of  claim 19  wherein said fuel is formed into a substantially circular shape.  
   
   
       21 . The fuel of  claim 20  wherein said substantially circular shape further includes a plurality of chords defining portions to be removed.  
   
   
       22 . The fuel of  claim 21  wherein said plurality of chords is located on one half of said substantially circular shape.  
   
   
       23 . The fuel of  claim 22  wherein said plurality of chords further includes endpoints of a diameter of said substantially circular shape.  
   
   
       24 . The fuel of  claim 23  wherein said venting means comprise a plurality of circular bores.  
   
   
       25 . The fuel of  claim 24  wherein said venting means further comprise a plurality of elongated slots.  
   
   
       26 . The fuel of  claim 25  wherein said plurality of circular bores and said plurality of elongated slots are arrayed in an alternating pattern radiating outward from said centrally-located cruciform-shaped aperture.  
   
   
       27 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising: 
 a carbonaceous material, said carbonaceous material having a shape which is a cylinder including a plan view which is a circle and a circumscribing sidewall, and having flattened surfaces on the sidewall of said cylinder defined by a plurality of planes cutting through chords of said circle.    
   
   
       28 . The fuel of  claim 27  wherein said plurality of planes is two, having an included angle of 30°, allowing nesting in a substantially toroidal shape.  
   
   
       29 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising: 
 a carbonaceous material, said carbonaceous material having zones of designated accelerated heating localized at venting means passing through said carbonaceous material.    
   
   
       30 . The fuel of  claim 29  wherein said zones of designated accelerated heating include a circumscribing peripheral wall of said fuel and bores passing through said fuel defining said venting means and having an accelerant thereon.  
   
   
       31 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising in combination: 
 a carbonaceous material having a surface,    an accelerant, said accelerant disposed on a portion of said surface of said carbonaceous material, and    fusing means, said fusing means disposed on said surface of said carbonaceous material coincidental with said accelerant.    
   
   
       32 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a monolith of carbonaceous material, said monolith of carbonaceous material comprising 10-65% wood charcoal, 35-90% anthracite coal, and a binder; and    an accelerant coating a portion of said monolith of carbonaceous material, said accelerant comprising 45-80% wood charcoal, 10-32% barium nitrate, 0.05-5% sodium nitrate, 1-20% anthracite coal, and a binder.    
   
   
       33 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a core comprising a plurality of facets, comprising wood charcoal and anthracite coal, wherein said core comprises 65-90% of the total mass of the fuel, and    an accelerant predominantly applied to at least one facet of said core, wherein said accelerant comprises 10-35% of the total mass of the fuel.    
   
   
       34 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a core having a plurality of facets, said core comprising 20-50% wood charcoal, 50-80% anthracite coal, and a binder; and    an accelerant applied predominantly to at least one facet of said core, said accelerant comprising 55-75% wood charcoal, 10-32% barium nitrate, 1-5% sodium nitrate, 5-10% anthracite coal, and a binder.    
   
   
       35 . (canceled)  
   
   
       36 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a core having a plurality of facets, said core comprising 75-80% of the total mass of the fuel, and    an accelerant applied predominantly to at lease one facet of said core, said accelerant comprising 20-25% of the total mass of the fuel.    
   
   
       37 . The fuel of  claim 17  wherein said carbonaceous material comprises 33-86% of anthracite coal and 10-65% of wood charcoal.  
   
   
       38 . The fuel of  claim 18  wherein said accelerant comprises 3.05-22% calcium nitrate, 2.5-22% potassium nitrate and 0.05-4% sodium nitrate.  
   
   
       39 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a monolith of carbonaceous material, said monolith of carbonaceous material comprising 10-65% wood charcoal, 32-86% anthracite coal, and a binder; and    an accelerant coating a portion of said monolith of carbonaceous material, said accelerant comprising 48-92.4% wood charcoal, 3.05-22% calcium nitrate, 2.5-22% potassium nitrate, 0.05-4% sodium nitrate, and a binder.    
   
   
       40 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a core comprising a plurality of facets, comprising wood charcoal and anthracite coal, wherein said core comprises 65-94% of the total mass of the fuel, and    an accelerant predominantly applied to at least one facet of said core, wherein said accelerant comprises 6-35% of the total mass of the fuel.    
   
   
       41 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a core having a plurality of facets, said core comprising 20-50% wood charcoal, 50-80% anthracite coal, and a binder; and    an accelerant applied predominantly to at least one facet of said core, said accelerant comprising 55-75% wood charcoal, 5-15% calcium nitrate, 5-15% potassium nitrate, 1-5% sodium nitrate, and a binder.    
   
   
       42 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a core having a plurality of facets, said core comprising 20-30% wood charcoal, 65-85% anthracite coal, and a binder; and    an accelerant applied predominantly to at least one facet of said core, said accelerant comprising 65-85% wood charcoal, 10-15% calcium nitrate, 5-10% potassium nitrate, 1-5% sodium nitrate, and a binder.    
   
   
       43 . A fuel for barbecuing, comprising, in combination: 
 a core having a plurality of facets, said core comprising 85-95% of the total mass of the fuel, and    an accelerant applied predominantly to at lease one facet of said core, said accelerant comprising 5-25% of the total mass of the fuel.