Introduction

•The briquetting technology is new in African nations, but advanced in Asia, America, and Europe. In such advanced nations, successes have been recorded in the production and utilization of briquettes, but the same cannot be said in most developing countries. However more recently the briquette technology is being appreciated in the north eastern Nigeria, Specifically Adamawa, Borno, Bauchi, Taraba and Yobe as  an alternative to Safe access to fuel and energy .

•Briquettes can be Carbonized and the Non-Carbonized. They come in different sizes and shapes that are used for heating and cooking