How are hookah coals made

Hookah coals are used for heating the tobacco in hookah smoking. Hookah is also called shisha, Nargile, and hubble-bubble in different countries and areas. With the popularity of hookah worldwide, the demand for hookah coals is rising fast. You can find them on the shelves of many supermarkets and online shops. So if you want to start or extend your charcoal production business, it is a good choice to produce hookah coals.

How are the hookah coals made? I think It will take you a lot of time to gather the information. Fortunately, we have done this tough work for you. In the article, we will tell you how to make the best hookah coals from the selection of raw materials to the hookah charcoal packing.

Most of the high-quality hookah coals on the market are made from coconut shells and fruitwood. Unlike other ordinary biomass charcoals, hookah coals must be smokeless, odorless, have low ash residue, long burning time, and have consistent heat. So the best materials for making hookah coals are hardwood, coconut shells, fruit trees, etc.

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About the production process of shisha charcoal, there is not much difference with other charcoal briquettes production. Carbonization–charcoal grinding–mixing with water and binder–compress hookah charcoal–hookah coals drying–charcoal packing.

Because carbon powder has no plasticity, it must be formed by adding a binder. For hookah charcoal binders, we do not recommend chemical agents, as they will produce harmful gases after burning. Commonly used are corn starch, potato starch, tapioca starch, and so on. You can choose the cheapest starch as the binder based on the price of these starches in your local area. When using starch as a binder, please note that it must be gelatinized first(cook starch into a paste), and then mixed with charcoal powder. For 100 kg of charcoal powder, 3-5 kg of gelatinized starch is added.

Package is not only the last step but also an important work of shisha charcoal production. You can find that the hookah coals sold on market are all with nice package. It is a not a easy work for the workers to pack these small cubes or circle hookah coals. The hookah coals packing machine will liberate the workers from this difficult task.