Fuel for Heating an Appliance for Grilling

Abstract

A fuel for heating an appliance for grilling, which fuel comprises a first component containing charcoal, and one or more further charcoal ignition components containing one or more combustible substances, wherein the further charcoal ignition component(s) continue to burn after their ignition, even when the source of ignition is removed, and wherein the charcoal ignition component(s), by this continued combustion, ignite the first component made of charcoal.

1 . A fuel for heating an appliance for grilling, which fuel comprises a first component containing charcoal, and one or more further charcoal ignition components containing one or more combustible substances, wherein the further charcoal ignition component(s) continue to burn after their ignition, even when the source of ignition is removed, and wherein the charcoal ignition component(s), by this continued combustion, ignite the first component made of charcoal, characterised in that the further charcoal ignition component(s) containing one or more combustible substances are solid at room temperature, enclose the charcoal component in the form of a partial or complete coating, sheathing, shell or a ball, and are combustible with atmospheric oxygen while emitting heat, the heat emitted heating the charcoal component at least to its ignition temperature and thereby igniting it. 
   
   
       2 . The fuel of  claim 1 , characterised in that the first component is made of charcoal in the form of grill charcoal, grill charcoal briquettes, loose pieces or pellets. 
   
   
       3 . The fuel of  claim 1 , characterised in that the further charcoal ignition component(s) containing one or more combustible substances have a flash point above 55° C., preferably above 60° C., particularly above 65° C. 
   
   
       4 . The fuel of  claim 1 , characterised in that the further charcoal ignition component(s) contain one or more substances selected from the group comprising wood; sawdust; wood shavings; wood pellets; spherical pieces of wood; paraffins solid at room temperature; branched isoparaffins solid at room temperature; unbranched n-paraffins solid at room temperature; paraffin hydrocarbons solid at room temperature; alkane sulfonates solid at room temperature; alkyl sulfonates solid at room temperature; triglycerides, solid at room temperature, of intermediate or unsaturated fatty acids; glues solid at room temperature; adhesives, solid at room temperature, comprising water soluble, animal, vegetable or synthetic polymers and water as a solvent; cellulose; polysaccharides; phenols solid at room temperature; resins solid at room temperature; or mixtures thereof. 
   
   
       5 . The fuel of  claim 1 , characterised in that the charcoal ignition component containing one or more combustible substances may be brought into contact with the charcoal component by flocking and/or spraying and/or immersing and/or pressing and/or gluing. 
   
   
       6 . The fuel of  claim 1 , characterised in that the wall thickness of the charcoal ignition component made in the form of a partial or complete coating, sheathing, shell or sphere is within a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 cm. 
   
   
       7 . The fuel of  claim 1 , characterised in that the percentage by weight of the charcoal ignition component in the total weight of the fuel is within a range of 0.2 wt-% to 90 wt-%. 
   
   
       8 . The fuel of  claim 1 , characterised in that the layer thickness or the amount of the charcoal ignition component are selected such that after a burning period of the charcoal ignition component of 10 minutes at the longest, the charcoal ignition component has burned off completely. 
   
   
       9 . The fuel  claim 2 , characterised in that the further charcoal ignition component(s) containing one or more combustible substances have a flash point above 55° C., preferably above 60° C., particularly above 65° C. 
   
   
       10 . The fuel of  claim 2 , characterised in that the further charcoal ignition component(s) contain one or more substances selected from the group comprising wood; sawdust; wood shavings; wood pellets; spherical pieces of wood; paraffins solid at room temperature; branched isoparaffins solid at room temperature; unbranched n-paraffins solid at room temperature; paraffin hydrocarbons solid at room temperature; alkane sulfonates solid at room temperature; alkyl sulfonates solid at room temperature; triglycerides, solid at room temperature, of intermediate or unsaturated fatty acids; glues solid at room temperature; adhesives, solid at room temperature, comprising water soluble, animal, vegetable or synthetic polymers and water as a solvent; cellulose; polysaccharides; phenols solid at room temperature; resins solid at room temperature; or mixtures thereof. 
   
   
       11 . The fuel of  claim 3 , characterised in that the further charcoal ignition component(s) contain one or more substances selected from the group comprising wood; sawdust; wood shavings; wood pellets; spherical pieces of wood; paraffins solid at room temperature; branched isoparaffins solid at room temperature; unbranched n-paraffins solid at room temperature; paraffin hydrocarbons solid at room temperature; alkane sulfonates solid at room temperature; alkyl sulfonates solid at room temperature; triglycerides, solid at room temperature, of intermediate or unsaturated fatty acids; glues solid at room temperature; adhesives, solid at room temperature, comprising water soluble, animal, vegetable or synthetic polymers and water as a solvent; cellulose; polysaccharides; phenols solid at room temperature; resins solid at room temperature; or mixtures thereof. 
   
   
       12 . The fuel  claim 2 , characterised in that the charcoal ignition component containing one or more combustible substances may be brought into contact with the charcoal component by flocking and/or spraying and/or immersing and/or pressing and/or gluing. 
   
   
       13 . The fuel  claim 3 , characterised in that the charcoal ignition component containing one or more combustible substances may be brought into contact with the charcoal component by flocking and/or spraying and/or immersing and/or pressing and/or gluing. 
   
   
       14 . The fuel  claim 4 , characterised in that the charcoal ignition component containing one or more combustible substances may be brought into contact with the charcoal component by flocking and/or spraying and/or immersing and/or pressing and/or gluing. 
   
   
       15 . The fuel of  claim 2 , characterised in that the wall thickness of the charcoal ignition component made in the form of a partial or complete coating, sheathing, shell or sphere is within a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 cm. 
   
   
       16 . The fuel of  claim 3 , characterised in that the wall thickness of the charcoal ignition component made in the form of a partial or complete coating, sheathing, shell or sphere is within a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 cm. 
   
   
       17 . The fuel of  claim 4 , characterised in that the wall thickness of the charcoal ignition component made in the form of a partial or complete coating, sheathing, shell or sphere is within a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 cm. 
   
   
       18 . The fuel of  claim 5 , characterised in that the wall thickness of the charcoal ignition component made in the form of a partial or complete coating, sheathing, shell or sphere is within a range of 0.5 mm to 5.0 cm. 
   
   
       19 . The fuel of  claim 2 , characterised in that the percentage by weight of the charcoal ignition component in the total weight of the fuel is within a range of 0.2 wt-% to 90 wt-%. 
   
   
       20 . The fuel of  claim 3 , characterised in that the percentage by weight of the charcoal ignition component in the total weight of the fuel is within a range of 0.2 wt-% to 90 wt-%.