Wood fuel trade in European Union

Akyüz, Kadri Cemil; Balaban, Yasin

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.12.045

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“…Afforestation and tending also produces forestry waste from weeding, vine removal, pruning, and trimming, as well as waste from thinning and processing, all of which are mostly abandoned onsite. Numerous studies have demonstrated that forestry waste is an exceptional biomass and can be used as biofuel (Solino et al 2009;Akyuz and Balaban 2011;Chen et al 2011;Tarelho et al 2011), bioethanol (Regalbuto 2011;Dodic et al 2012;Ko et al 2012a), biodiesel (Dodic et al 2012;Ko et al 2012b;Prakash et al 2013), functional carbon materials (Sevilla et al 2011), and xylose (Ko et al 2013).…”

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Afforestation and tending operations affecting the carbon footprint and renewable resources at an artificial forest in Taiwan

Chang

Tsai

2019

BioRes

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Carbon emissions from afforestation and tending operations were studied in this work. Renewable resources from the operations were evaluated in terms of their potential as fuel. New planting operations were found to result in higher energy consumption, biomass, and emissions compared with the tending operations. The greenhouse gas emissions from new planting and afforestation operations for plantation were 405.0 kg CO2/ha, 50.1 g CH4/ha, and 27.1 g N2O/ha, whereas those from the tending operations were 277.7 kg CO2/ha, 36.3 g CH4/ha, and 19.0 g N2O/ha. The major components of the renewable resources from the afforestation and tending operations were C, O, and H, and the contents of N and S were lower than those specified in the regulations by the European Union for refuse-derived fuels. Therefore, the refuse-derived fuel prepared from the renewable resources of the afforestation and tending operations did not cause NOx or SOx pollution. This fuel resulted in zero CO2 emissions, and it could be used as an alternative fuel for small boilers in the future.

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Afforestation and tending operations affecting the carbon footprint and renewable resources at an artificial forest in Taiwan

Chang

Tsai

2019

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“…[4][5][6] It has become a popular means of using biomass for power generation and residential heating due to the ease of handling both for transportation and for feeders in treatment units, as well as improved conversion and storage possibilities. [7][8][9][10][11][12] China's biomass resources are abundant and could provide energy for future social and economic development. 13,14 But although biomass can be turned into gas, bio-oil, and charcoal, 15 the low-energy density of biomass results in additional transportation and storage costs.…”

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A biomass briquetting fuel machine and its large-scale operation system

Lei¹,

Wang²,

Li³

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Journal of Renewable and Sustainable Energy

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Biomass such as agricultural and forestry residues is an important resource for energy. Biomass can be converted into densified solid biofuel by briquetting fuel technology to increase the number of applications and enhance its utilization efficiency. In this study, a flat die press machine was designed and studied to realize characteristics of a broad range of feedstock, variable briquetting diameter and length, high briquetting efficiency, easy process control, low processing noise, and low energy consumption. Different experiments were conducted to ensure suitability for large-scale operations while reducing energy consumption, enhancing yield, and lowering product costs. The biomass briquetting fuel system equipment was integrated, and the system could adjust its overall running conditions automatically according to the feed rate, chopping rate, heat supply, output, and feedstock moisture content, allowing for continuous integrated operation. In addition, a biomass hot-blast furnace was used as a drying machine and burned biomass material rather than fossil fuels. This study of biomass briquetting technology supports the large-scale production of densified solid biofuel through the use of biomass resources. V C 2013 American Institute of Physics. [http://dx.

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