A review of European standards for pellet quality

García-Maraver, Ángela; Popov, Viktor; Zamorano, M.

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2011.05.013

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“…1b) were superior to those obtained by García-Maraver et al (2010) for pellets made from olive tree branches. It may be inferred from this comparison that having an adequate force at break value allows pellets to maintain their shape during transportation (Kaliyan and Morey 2009).…”

Section: Mechanical Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 68%

Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

Moya¹,

Moya²,

Filho³

et al. 2014

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Pellets may be produced with different types of agriculture or forestry crops in Costa Rica. This work evaluated the energy, physical, and mechanical properties of pellets fabricated from 12 types of agricultural and forestry crops (Ananas cumosos, Arundo donax, Coffea arabica, Cupressus lusitanica, empty fruit bunch and oil palm mesocarp fiber of the fruit of Elaeis guineensis, Gynerium sagittatum, Pennisetum purpureum, Phyllostachys aurea, Saccharum officinarum, Sorghum bicolor, and Tectona grandis), and similarities among these crops were established by multivariate principal component analysis. High variation was found in the pellet properties. The energy evaluation revealed that C. lusitanica and P. aurea are the crops with the best qualities for fuel use because of their high calorific values (from 16807 kJ/kg and 19919 kJ/kg, respectively) and low ash content (1.03% and 3.39%, respectively). As for physical properties, most crops exhibited values within the range noted by several authors and standards. All 12 pellet crops displayed high durability (from 72.12% to 92.98%) and compression force (from 295.18 N to 691.86 N). Moreover, the evaluation of crop similarities allowed the determination of four group combinations. Within these groups, C. lusitanica, P. aurea, and G. sagittatum had similar energy qualities and the best caloric characteristics.

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Section: Mechanical Propertiesmentioning

confidence: 68%

Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

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Moya²,

Filho³

et al. 2014

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“…Orlov [26] presents domestic consumption of 150 000 tons of pellets, which is 15% of the total production in 2011 (see Table 1). In the most favorable forecasts, the consumption of wood pellets in Russia by 2015 will be 350 000 tons [47]. This figure seems impossible based on the current situation of the Russian pellet industry.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…End-consumers are mainly interested in the energy content of the pellets, the emissions generated by pellet combustion and the effects of the use of pellets in boilers and stoves [47].…”

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“…García-Maraver et al [47] presented a comparison of different standards currently existing in European countries such as Austria, Sweden, Germany, Italy and France. The pellet quality parameters that appear most frequently in standards and recommendations of different countries are pellet size, moisture content, heating value, and ash content.…”

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confidence: 99%

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The wood pellet business in Russia with the role of North-West Russian regions: Present trends and future challenges

Proskurina

Heinimö

Mikkilä

et al. 2015

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

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“…Prior to the implementation of the ENplus Certification System in 2011, European, Canadian, and US pellet-producing companies had significant variation in official country quality standards and guidelines [41][42][43]. We found only a few publications about pellet certification (Figure 2), presumably because of the lack of guideline cohesiveness and only recent development of the ENplus system.…”

Section: Enplus Certificationmentioning

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A Review of the Wood Pellet Value Chain, Modern Value/Supply Chain Management Approaches, and Value/Supply Chain Models

Hughes

Shahi

Pulkki

2014

Journal of Renewable Energy

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We reviewed 153 peer-reviewed sources to provide identification of modern supply chain management techniques and exploration of supply chain modeling, to offer decision support to managers. Ultimately, the review is intended to assist member-companies of supply chains, mainly producers, improve their current management approaches, by directing them to studies that may be suitable for direct application to their supply chains and value chains for improved efficiency and profitability. We found that information on supply chain management and modeling techniques in general is available. However, few Canadian-based published studies exist regarding a demand-driven modeling approach to value/supply chain management for wood pellet production. Only three papers were found specifically on wood pellet value chain analysis. We propose that more studies should be carried out on the value chain of wood pellet manufacturing, as well as demand-driven management and modeling approaches with improved demand forecasting methods.

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A review of European standards for pellet quality

Cited by 133 publications

References 7 publications

Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

Quality of Pellets Made from Agricultural and Forestry Crops in Costa Rican Tropical Climates

The wood pellet business in Russia with the role of North-West Russian regions: Present trends and future challenges

A Review of the Wood Pellet Value Chain, Modern Value/Supply Chain Management Approaches, and Value/Supply Chain Models

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