The Clorox Company

Kevin Barry

Gregory M Glenn

Donald K Swatling

Syed Hussain Imam

Artur P Klamczynski

Tarric M El-Sayed

Andrew L Leppla

Jeremy Thuerk

Brian K Cartwright

Phoebe Stinson

Anantdeep Gill

A charcoal heating material, such as charcoal briquettes, includes a porous structure that facilitates the flow of oxygen about the charcoal, and thereby, enables the briquettes to ignite easily and quickly. In particular the lightweighted charcoal briquettes have a density from about 0.50 grams per cubic centimeter to about 0.80 grams per cubic centimeter. Methods of forming charcoal heating materials include mixing a rheology modifying agent and a moisture phase with a charcoal mixture to facilitate absorption of additional water into the solid matrix, providing increased porosity and lightweighting of the finished briquette after drying.

Charcoal briquettes and methods of forming thereof

Lighter fluid having a smoky aroma can be prepared by combining liquid smoke with aliphatic petroleum solvent. The smoke-scented lighter fluid imparts a pleasant scent while it is applied to charcoal briquets and ignited.

Scented lighter fluid

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Pleasanton, CA, United States of America

Kevin Barry