Technology features of fuel pellets from deciduous wood

Abstract

The present researches are aimed at studying the physical and mechanical properties of pellets produced from hardwood. For the experiment black alder and birch widespread on the territory of the Republic of Belarus hardwood timber has been chosen. It is stated that the use of wood in an unaltered form is impractical because the pellets derived from them have a low mechanical strength. The technological solution of this problem was the treatment of crushed wood raw material by saturated steam. The results of industrial tests confirmed that wood particles activation of hardwood fuel pellets gives the required quality standard. Technical feature of the technology is the use of a matrix with the length of the pressing channel 33 mm.