Journal
FUEL PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
Volume 92, Issue 5, Pages 871-878Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuproc.2010.12.001
Keywords
Wood pellets; Durability; Drying temperature; Storage; Extractives; Moisture content
Funding
- CenBio (the Research Council of Norway)
- Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute
- Norwegian University of Life Sciences
- Statoil
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Converting solid biomass into pellets through densification greatly improves logistical handling and combustion processes. Raw material properties can affect pellet quality. This study investigated how storage and drying methods for wood (Nuts sylvestris L) used as a raw material for pellet production influenced pellet durability, bulk density and energy consumption. The pelletization experiments were performed using a Sprout Matador M30 press (nominal production capacity 3.5 tonnes/h). Results showed that pelletization of 11 months stored wood compared to fresh material and high drying temperature (450 degrees C) compared to 75 degrees C resulted in higher energy consumption, probably due to increased friction in the matrix caused by the loss of extractives. However, the pellets produced were of higher density than those made from fresh material dried at a low temperature. The latter had the highest durability. Increased energy consumption showed no correlation with pellet durability. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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