Charcoal briquette as air freshener

Charcoal is a good air and water filter in addition to its common use as alternative fuel for domestic use, and its many industrial uses. Because of this fact, Almeria Seafarers Multi-purpose Cooperative developed this small air-cleaning product made of charcoal briquette.

While common air fresheners emits some harmful compounds into the air, this small "thing" absorbs harmful and odor causing compounds from air making them fresh again. This is therefore the true air-freshener in a sense. The product's environment friendly character is also reinforced by the fact that it utilizes biomass wastes that are charred and powdered then compacted using briquetting machine.

Soon ASEMCO will be producing the charcoal briquette and the air-freshener when operation of the charcoal briquetting facility supported by Department of Science and Technology through Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) will start commercial production.

The air-freshener is a small item that can be placed on top of tables or cabinets in rooms where air need to be cleaned. This is useful in newly painted rooms or in rooms sprayed by insect repellant. It could even be placed inside the refrigerator to remove undesirable odors.

DOST assisted ASEMCO in the acquisition of equipment which are designed by both FPRDI and the ERDB-DENR in Laguna.