Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy Consumption
This work conducts a single-factor experiment to study the effects of biomass types on the relax density, volume expansion, durability, hydrophobicity, and processing energy consumption. We analyze the differences in the quality of the pellets, and optimize the compaction conditions suitable for dif...
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| author | Yantao Yang Lei Song Yuanna Li Yilin Shen Mei Yang Yunbo Wang Hesheng Zheng Wei Qi Tingzhou Lei |
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| description | This work conducts a single-factor experiment to study the effects of biomass types on the relax density, volume expansion, durability, hydrophobicity, and processing energy consumption. We analyze the differences in the quality of the pellets, and optimize the compaction conditions suitable for different biomass types including straw, hardwood, shell, and herbaceous plant. The results indicated that with a compressing force of 60~1500 N, compressing time of 10 s, powder size of less than 0.5 mm, and moisture content of 10%, the relax densities of corn straw, rice straw, selenium-rich rice straw, weigela japonica branches, and camphor leaves range from 360 to 820 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, with a processing energy consumption of 17,360 to 28,740 J/kg; meanwhile, the relax densities of argy wormwood, forage grass, green grass, and peanut shells range from 340 to 840 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, with a processing energy consumption of 33,510 to 73,700 J/kg. Therefore, the compaction pretreatment effectively regulates the density of biomass pellets and reduces the processing energy consumption. This study analyzed the differences in the quality of pellets caused by the inherent characteristics of biomass, providing strong support for the directional depolymerization and enhanced pretreatment technology for the scaled production of biomass alcohol fuels. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-a14a6c2d930a4c7faa3047f6b1d202672025-08-20T02:12:23ZengMDPI AGAgriculture2077-04722025-01-0115331610.3390/agriculture15030316Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy ConsumptionYantao Yang0Lei Song1Yuanna Li2Yilin Shen3Mei Yang4Yunbo Wang5Hesheng Zheng6Wei Qi7Tingzhou Lei8Institute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaInstitute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaInstitute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaInstitute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaInstitute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaInstitute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaM.I.P Technology (Changzhou) Co., Ltd., Changzhou 213164, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, ChinaInstitute of Urban and Rural Mining, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, ChinaThis work conducts a single-factor experiment to study the effects of biomass types on the relax density, volume expansion, durability, hydrophobicity, and processing energy consumption. We analyze the differences in the quality of the pellets, and optimize the compaction conditions suitable for different biomass types including straw, hardwood, shell, and herbaceous plant. The results indicated that with a compressing force of 60~1500 N, compressing time of 10 s, powder size of less than 0.5 mm, and moisture content of 10%, the relax densities of corn straw, rice straw, selenium-rich rice straw, weigela japonica branches, and camphor leaves range from 360 to 820 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, with a processing energy consumption of 17,360 to 28,740 J/kg; meanwhile, the relax densities of argy wormwood, forage grass, green grass, and peanut shells range from 340 to 840 kg/m<sup>3</sup>, with a processing energy consumption of 33,510 to 73,700 J/kg. Therefore, the compaction pretreatment effectively regulates the density of biomass pellets and reduces the processing energy consumption. This study analyzed the differences in the quality of pellets caused by the inherent characteristics of biomass, providing strong support for the directional depolymerization and enhanced pretreatment technology for the scaled production of biomass alcohol fuels.https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/3/316biomass typephysicochemical propertycompactionpellet qualityprocessing energy consumption |
| spellingShingle | Yantao Yang Lei Song Yuanna Li Yilin Shen Mei Yang Yunbo Wang Hesheng Zheng Wei Qi Tingzhou Lei Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy Consumption Agriculture biomass type physicochemical property compaction pellet quality processing energy consumption |
| title | Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy Consumption |
| title_full | Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy Consumption |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy Consumption |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy Consumption |
| title_short | Effects of Different Biomass Types on Pellet Qualities and Processing Energy Consumption |
| title_sort | effects of different biomass types on pellet qualities and processing energy consumption |
| topic | biomass type physicochemical property compaction pellet quality processing energy consumption |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0472/15/3/316 |
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