In China, the effects of CCB use for an economy and an environment are estimated as follows; As for the consumption of coal decrease 20%, because CCB includes a biomass of 20%. And, by improvement of flammability of fuel, about 25% heat efficiency becomes higher than a present coal boiler. When CCB were consumed 1,000,000 t/year in China, it is estimated that

400,0 t/year of coal consumption, 5,000 t/year of smoke emission and 15,000 t/year of sulfur dioxide are decreased.

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Maruyama, Coal-wood formed fuel Binder effect of woody materials, Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute, No.279, 183(1980)

Maruyama, Briquetting characteristics of coal-wood composite fuel, Report of Hokkaido Industrial Research Institute, No.282,195(1984)

Groring, D. A. I.;Thermal Softening of Lignin, Hemicellulose and Ceullulose, Pulp Paper Mag., T-517~ 527(1963)

The Japan Institute of Energy, Biomass Handbook, p224-228(2002)