Table 3.

Cold crushing strength of briquettes produced using different binders and cured at 300$°C$.

	Pitch			Molasses			Starch			Blended
Binder variation (%)	30 min	60 min	120 min	30 min	60 min	120 min	30 min	60 min	120 min		60 min	120 min
3	2.20	2.23	2.38	2.67	2.52	2.37	0.89	0.89	0.89	B1	3.25	5.18
5	2.31	2.45	2.69	4.72	4.05	3.59	1.34	1.22	1.11	B2	8.32	8.25
10	3.95	4.18	3.85	7.22	7.01	6.95	2.20	1.87	1.21	B3	5.39	5.47
15	4.24	4.66	4.64	7.76	7.39	7.02	2.43	1.89	1.68	B4	9.01	8.60
20	4.76	4.85	5.28	7.88	7.50	7.10	2.46	2.20	1.79