Characterizing devolatilized wood pellets for fluidized bed applications
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DOI: 10.1007/s13399-021-01486-x
Abstract: We investigated devolatilized wood pellets to characterize their mechanical behavior and their microstructure. The work’s aim is to increase the understanding and modeling capabilities for the application in fluidized bed gasification as a sustainable alternative… read more here.
Keywords: fluidized bed; wood pellets; pore network; devolatilized wood ... See more keywords
Impact of post-torrefaction process on biochar formation from wood pellets and self-heating phenomena for production safety
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.118324
Abstract: Abstract The advancement of torrefaction in the industry raises safety issues lately. This work aims to investigate the impact of post-torrefaction upon biochar formation and the self-heating phenomena of torrefied wood pellets. Three operating scenarios… read more here.
Keywords: self heating; post torrefaction; wood pellets; torrefaction ... See more keywords
The application of hierarchical clustering to analyzing ashes from the combustion of wood pellets mixed with waste materials.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116766
Abstract: Air pollution constitutes the greatest environmental threat to human health in the European Union. In Poland, the emission of particulate matter and harmful gases originating from local coal based boiler plants and the combustion of… read more here.
Keywords: waste materials; wood pellets; waste; combustion ... See more keywords
Continuous Ozonolysis Process To Produce Non-CO Off-Gassing Wood Pellets
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b01093
Abstract: Prior work on the mechanism of carbon monoxide (CO) formation from stored wood pellets has provided the basis for a continuous process that results in the production of pellets that do not off-gas CO. It… read more here.
Keywords: continuous ozonolysis; wood pellets; fiber; process ... See more keywords
Occupational exposure of aldehydes resulting from the storage of wood pellets
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DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2017.1285491
Abstract: ABSTRACT An exposure assessment was conducted to investigate the potential for harmful concentrations of airborne short chain aldehydes emitted from recently stored wood pellets. Wood pellets can emit a number of airborne aldehydes include acetaldehyde,… read more here.
Keywords: exposure aldehydes; storage; wood pellets; exposure ... See more keywords
Production of Wood Pellets from Poplar Trees Managed as Coppices with Different Harvesting Cycles
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DOI: 10.3390/en12152973
Abstract: High-density biomass plantations have played a key role in the national energy landscape in Italy since the 1990s but, to date, an inversion of tendency and a significant reduction of cultivated areas has been noted.… read more here.
Keywords: production wood; pellets poplar; wood pellets; wood ... See more keywords
The Use of Wood Pellets in the Production of High Quality Biocarbon Materials
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DOI: 10.3390/ma15134404
Abstract: Biomass is one of the most important sources of renewable energy. One of the most widely used biomass biofuels is wood pellets. It is an economical, homogeneous and easy-to-use raw material. Biomass is used to… read more here.
Keywords: wood pellets; energy; biomass; pyrolysis ... See more keywords