TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Components: In the composition, the components include metal materials. The metal materials are aluminum, aluminum alloys, iron, iron alloys, nickel, nickel alloys, tin, tin alloys, copper, and/or copper alloys.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - INSTRUMENTATION AND TESTING - Preferred Components: The system further comprises: a storage subsystem, where the particulate burnable fuel is stored for later use; a combustion subsystem, where the particulate burnable fuel is burned to produce heat, to produce another form of energy from a portion of the heat or to produce a product; a packaging or containerizing subsystem, where the particulate burnable fuel is packaged into containers to form a containerized particulate burnable fuel; a storage subsystem, where the containerized particulate burnable fuel is stored for later use; a combustion subsystem, where the containerized particulate burnable fuel is burned to produce heat, to produce another form of energy from a portion of the heat or to produce a product from the heat and/or ash; a shaping unit, where some or all of the particulate burnable fuel is formed or shaped into a shaped burnable fuel; a storage subsystem, where the shaped burnable fuel is stored for later use; a combustion subsystem, where the shaped burnable fuel is burned to produce heat, to produce another form of energy from a portion of the heat or to produce a product from the heat and ash; a combustion subsystem, where a mixture of the particulate burnable fuel and the shaped burnable fuel are burned to produce heat, to produce another form of energy from a portion of the heat or to produce a product from the heat and/or ash; a packaging or containerizing subsystem, where some or all of the shaped burnable fuel is packaged into containers to form a containerized shaped burnable fuel; a storage subsystem, where the containerized, shaped burnable fuel is stored for later use; a combustion subsystem, where the containerized shaped burnable fuel is burned to produce heat, to produce another form of energy from a portion of the heat or to produce a product from the heat and/or ash; a combustion subsystem, where a mixture of the containerized particulate burnable fuel, the shaped burnable fuel and the containerized shaped burnable fuel are burned to produce heat, to produce another form of energy from a portion of the heat or to produce a product from the heat and/or ash; a pre-processing subsystem, where the input material is pre-processed, prior to sizing to produce a pre-processed material; and a pre-processing subsystem, where the input material is pre-processed, after sizing. The usable energy includes electrical energy, mechanical energy, and/or chemical energy.    TECHNOLOGY FOCUS - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY - Preferred Method: The method further comprises: prior to the sizing, pre-treating the input material to form a pre-treated material; prior to the sizing, providing a second source material, pre-treating the second source material to form a pretreated material, and combining the source material and the pre-treated material to from the input material; combusting the particulate burnable fuel in a combustion unit, where a portion of the heat is converted into a usable form of energy, where a portion of the heat is used directly, or where a portion of the heat and/or the ash are used to form a product; packaging the particulate burnable fuel to form a containerized particulate burnable fuel; combusting the containerized particulate burnable fuel in a combustion unit, where a portion of the heat is converted into a usable form of energy, where a portion of the heat is used directly, or where a portion of the heat and/or the ash are used to form a product; shaping the particulate burnable fuel to form a shaped burnable fuel; combusting the shaped burnable fuel in a combustion unit, where a portion of the heat is converted into a usable form of energy, where a portion of the heat is used directly, or where a portion of the heat and/or the ash are used to form a product; packaging the shaped burnable fuel to form a containerized shaped burnable fuel; combusting the containerized shaped burnable fuel in a combustion unit, where a portion of the heat is converted into a usable form of energy, where a portion of the heat is used directly, or where a portion of the heat and/or the ash are used to form a product; and after the sizing, pre-treating the particulate burnable fuel. Preferred Components: The particles have a smallest dimension of 0.1 mu m to 1000 mm. The shape has dimensions of 0.5-20 cm. The shape is a cylindrical shape or substantially cylindrical shape. In the composition, the particulate material is compression shaped into a shape to form a shaped burnable fuel. The composition further comprises binding agent. EXAMPLE - No suitable example given.