CHARCOAL MOLDED ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively mass-produce a charcoal molded article using a natural material as a binder. SOLUTION: A charcoal molded article 16 is manufactured by a kneading process S1 for kneading a mixture prepared by adding about 1.5-6.0% by weight of charcoal of a glucomannan powder 12 and about 45-90% by weight of charcoal of water to powdery or granular charcoal 11, a pressure molding process S2 arranging a mold in which a charcoal molding material 14 being the mixture obtained in the process S1 is charged in a hot press to mold the molding material under pressure and a drying/solidifying process S3 for drying/solidifying the charcoal semi-finished product obtained in the process S2.