Characterization and combustion behaviour of commercial and experimental wood pellets in South West Europe

Arranz, J.I.; Miranda, M.T.; Montero, I.; Sepúlveda, Francisco José; Rojas, C.V.

doi:10.1016/j.fuel.2014.10.059

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“…The procedures carried out to evaluate biomass characteristics were performed in triplicate to obtain the arithmetic mean (ARRANZ et al, 2015). The proximate analysis is based on the ABNT NBR 8112 (BRAZILIAN ASSOCIATION OF TECHNICAL STANDARDS; ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE NORMAS TÉCNICAS - ABNT, 1983), where ash content, volatiles, fixed carbon were determined.…”

Section: Evaluation Of Biomass Characteristicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The pellets are among the possible biomass energy sources most widely used in the world (TOSCANO et al, 2013;ARRANZ et al, 2015). Pellets have characteristics superior to other biomass products, such as woodchips and briquettes, especially in regards to mass and energy densities (ARRANZ et al, 2015).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Pellets have characteristics superior to other biomass products, such as woodchips and briquettes, especially in regards to mass and energy densities (ARRANZ et al, 2015). Such higher density results in lower transportation costs and greater efficiency in regards to energy conversion (CARONE et al, 2011), having suitable properties for use in residential and industrial scale.…”

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confidence: 99%

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“…Arranz [52] compared among four types of pellets. Properties, like density, ash percentage, hardness, calorific value, and proximal and ultimate analysis were some of the parameters kept in mind.…”

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Biomass densification: A review of the market and recent R&D trends

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The growing consumption of energy and the goals established in the COP21 to diminish greenhouse gases have been bases for the development of energy industries that use renewable sources. Biomass pellets have become interesting alternatives due to their physicochemical characteristics and advantages over traditional wood. This document sought to conduct a review of the behavior of the international market, emphasizing on the principal producer and consumer countries, prices of biofuel commercialization, as well as the different research trends related to this market. The European Union has become the principal market for biomass pellets with 94% growth in the last decade, sale prices around 200 and 250 €/t and an increasing need to import these biofuels. Research has focused mainly on four big areas, like pellet quality, new materials, market analysis, and combustion characteristics of the pellets. Understanding these research trends and knowing the existing market can permit the development of the currently inexistent Colombian industry for the use of this type of biofuel Keywords: Pellets, Biomass, Market, Solid Fuels, Renewable Energy. ResumenEl creciente consumo de energía y las metas establecidas en el COP21 para la disminución de gases de efecto invernadero han sido bases para el desarrollo de industrias energéticas que emplean fuentes renovables. Los pellets de biomasa se han convertido en alternativas interesantes debido a sus características fisicoquímicas y ventajas sobre la madera tradicional. El presente documento busca realizar una revisión al comportamiento del mercado internacional haciendo énfasis en los principales países productores y consumidores, los precios de comercialización del biocombustible, así como las diferentes tendencias en investigación relacionadas con este mercado. La Unión Europea se ha consolidado como el principal mercado para pellets de biomasa con un crecimiento del 94% en la última década, precios de venta alrededor de 200-250 €/t y una cada vez mayor necesidad de importar estos biocombustibles. Las investigaciones se han enfocado principalmente en cuatro grandes áreas como calidad de pellets, nuevos materiales, análisis de mercados y características de la combustión de pellets. Entender estas tendencias de investigación y conocer el mercado existente pueden permitir el desarrollo de la industria colombiana actualmente inexistente para el aprovechamiento de este tipo de biocombustible.

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“…Wood pellets are used more and more frequently as an energy source in equipment for household, commercial and industrial heating (ARRANZ et al, 2015). Wood is the main raw material of pellets, but not the only one.…”

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Trends and Challenges of Brazilian Pellets Industry Originated From Agroforestry

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Wood pellets are biofuels produced from agroforestry waste such as sugarcane bagasse, wood sawdust and shavings. They are compressed biofuels that have low moisture, allowing high combustion efficiency, especially because they are natural products of easily handling with high energy density. To explore pellets opportunities in Brazil (production and marketing), it is necessary to provide information about the chemical and energy characteristics, technologies, prices and prospects of this market. Thus, this article aims to organize and make this information available, enabling general knowledge on the subject and subsidize more investment in the biofuels sector; mostly by adding value to agroforestry waste, available in large volumes in this country. The results showed a young industry, with sixteen plants and production of 49.39 ktonnes of pellets in 2014, but using only 25.5% of its annual production capacity.

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Characterization and combustion behaviour of commercial and experimental wood pellets in South West Europe

Cited by 83 publications

References 32 publications

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Production and characterization of bamboo pellets

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Trends and Challenges of Brazilian Pellets Industry Originated From Agroforestry

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