Larsson, Sylvia
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Abstract
Stemwood and whole trees of lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta Dougl. var. latifolia L.) were evaluated asraw materials for fuel pellets in a pilot scale pelletizing study. Pellet and pelletizing properties were measured andmodeled in an experimental design where raw material moisture content (%), die channel length (mm), and storage time(days) were varied. Additionally, ash contents (%), extractive contents (%), and ash melting temperatures (°C) wereanalyzed. For both assortments, raw material moisture content was positively correlated to pellet bulk density anddurability (range 9-13%, wet base). Both assortments had ash contents below 0.7%, and thus, fulfilled the demands forclass A1 pellets.
Published in
Title: World Bioenergy 2012 Proceedings
Publisher: Swedish Bioenergy Association, svebio
Conference
World Bioenergy 2012
SLU Authors
Samuelsson, Robert
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Lestander, Torbjörn
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
- Department of Forest Biomaterials and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
UKÄ Subject classification
Energy Engineering
Publication identifier
- ISBN: 978-91-977624-5-8
Permanent link to this page (URI)
https://res.slu.se/id/publ/40136