Effect of process parameters and raw material characteristics on physical and mechanical properties of wood pellets made from sugar maple particles
- Cloutier, Alain
- Stevanovic-Janezic, Tatjana
- Achim, Alexis
- Nguyen, Quy Nam
Publication date
July 2015
DOI Publisher
Elsevier BV Journal
Biomass and BioenergyAbstract
The aim of the current study was to investigate the influence of process parameters and raw material characteristics on physical and mechanical properties of wood pellets made from particles of sugar maple trees of different vigor. Pellets were made in a single pelletizer while controlling temperature (75, 100 and 125 C), moisture content (8.1, 11.2 and 17.2%), compression force (1500, 2000 and 2500 N) and particle size (<0.25, 0.25e0.5 and 0.5e1.0 mm). Particle size was the most important factor influencing friction in the die, followed by moisture content, compression force and temperature. Moisture content was the most important factor affecting pellet density, followed by temperature, compression force and raw material particle ...
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